If the Bulls do complete the series win over Atlanta, they face a likely Eastern Conference Semifinals matchup with Miami, where Gibson would be called upon to provide defensive help against Heat forward Chris Bosh and try to exploit matchups with Udonis Haslem and Joel Anthony. He’s going to push you. But the Bulls saw in the USC product a polished forward who could come in right away and play in the NBA, and they got exactly what they wanted. Gibson, represented by Priority Sports agent Aaron Mintz, has two more years left on his rookie deal with Bulls -- both of which are technically team options for the franchise worth just short of a combined $3.5 million. That curiously followed up perhaps the best game of his career -- 24 points on 10-for-10 shooting in the first-round opener against Boston College. “Guys get multiple chances when you look around the league. Published on Jan 23, 2014 Watch as BullsTV takes you through a day in the life of Taj Gibson as … He was relegated to more of a bench role when the Bulls signed Carlos Boozer in the offseason -- after missing out on the LeBron James sweepstakes, of course -- but Gibson was called upon to start the first dozen-plus games of the year when Boozer was still limited with a broken hand. Gibson, in fact, indirectly took a shot at the young Wolves. But he was just fine, returning to action the next weekend to lead USC to a near-upset over the Tar Heels with a team-high 16 points and 12 rebounds. Some people take it as being hard. Gibson, a Brooklyn native, called Thibodeau his “second pops.” If he is hired here, there’s a good chance Gibson will be back too. Sometimes young players don’t understand it.”. Chicago has his rights for the 2013-2014 season as well, and it's likely that the rising Bulls will keep him under contract for as long as possible, especially at such a bargain-basement rate. He loves the game of basketball. Knicks starting center Taj Gibson has always adored Tom Thibodeau, who groomed him in Chicago and then brought him over to Minnesota. “They worshipped the guy. “He wanted to win.
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