Bulls sign top picks Gordon and Deng
07.27.2004
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The 21-year-old Gordon was taken with the third overall selection in the 2004 NBA Draft. Gordon declared for the draft following his junior season at Connecticut. His 1,795 points at UConn ranks him sixth in school history.
Gordon was named to the All-Big East First Team following the 2003-04 campaign as well as the Final Four All-Tournament team. In three campaigns with the Huskies, he averaged 16.9 points, 4.1 assists and 3.9 rebounds per contest.
Deng was originally chosen seventh overall in June’s draft by Phoenix. However, the Suns traded his rights to Chicago for the rights to the 31st pick (Jackson Vroman) and a future first-round selection.
Deng spent just one season with the Duke Blue Devils and was the second- leading scorer during the regular season with a 15.1 points-per-game average. He also contributed 6.9 rebounds per outing and was the 10th freshman in ACC history to pace league rookies in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage (.475).
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