Smith OKs 2-year deal with Bulls
The Bulls got their man.
League sources confirmed the Bulls reached agreement on a two-year contract with Joe Smith late Friday, the veteran forward who had been their No. 1 target in free agency.
Financial terms weren't available, but the Bulls had the midlevel salary-cap exception of $5.36 million at their disposal.
As recently as Thursday, general manager John Paxson had expressed pessimism the Bulls would land any of the veteran big men they had been targeting. Those included the Nets' Mikki Moore and the Lakers' Chris Mihm. Read more