Player News and Notes

Luol Deng and the Bulls have reportedly reached a verbal agreement on a six-year deal worth more than $70 million.
Fantasy: under Vinny DeL Negro, Deng should became the centerpiece of the Bulls' offense, resulting in excellent fantasy averages similar to the one of 2 years ago (18,8ppg, 7,1rpg, 51,7FG%).

Nets' free agent Nenad Krstic has accepted a two-year, $9 million offer to play for Triumph Moscow this season. He's now at least the seventh player to leave the NBA this summer, joining Bostjan Nachbar, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jorge Garbajosa, Carlos Delfino, Primoz Brezec and, of course, Josh Childress.

The Charlotte Bobcats signed forward Emeka Okafor to a six-year, $72 million contract on Tuesday. The Bobcats upped their offer from $10 million to $12 million per season.
Fantasy: if healthy Okafor is one of the few centers who can really heavily contribute in 4 cats: points, rebounds, FG% and blocks. However, his FT% combined with the number of attempts could compromise your fantasy team in this category.