Bulls’ Deng and Sefolosha Face-Off Overseas

There’s no question that Bulls’ power forward Luol Deng has been tearing up the court overseas this summer, but there’s also another Bulls star that’s making his mark in the off-season league. Thabo Sefolosha, guard and forward for the Bulls, has been playing for Switzerland during his break from the Bulls. Sefolosha scored over half of his team’s points and grabbed about a quarter of his team’s rebounds in their recent face-off against Great Britain. It’s not every day that teammates get the opportunity to play against each other in a different professional environment - and Deng and Sefolosha definitely did the Bulls proud in their recent match-up.

The two Chicago teammates met up earlier this week in a FIBA Division B playoff game in which Deng scored 31 points and snatched 12 rebounds. Deng’s Great Britain beat Sefolosha’s Switzerland 74-41, but both players put on stellar performances. Sefolosha, who earlier in the tournament pulled out a very impressive alley-oop to himself, is showing promise for the upcoming season, and it’s looking like he may be taking his rightful place as a significant reserve for Chicago this year. There’s no question that Deng is looking like the next Bulls All-Star – after a spectacular summer with Great Britain, Deng will return to the Bulls with more experience than any of his Chicago teammates. You can expect a lot more from both Sefolosha and Deng in the 2007-2008 season, as playing overseas has given them the practice and skill-development needed to shine in the windy city.

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