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Chicago Bulls Reportedly Sign Former New Orleans Pelicans Player

The Bulls have reportedly made a new roster move.

Joey Linn

New Orleans Pelicans forward E.J. Liddell (32) and his team huddle during a timeout against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the fourth quarter at Target Center.
New Orleans Pelicans forward E.J. Liddell (32) and his team huddle during a timeout against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the fourth quarter at Target Center. / Brad Rempel-Imagn Images
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The Chicago Bulls will play their final NBA preseason game on Friday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Currently an even .500 on the preseason with a 2-2 record, Chicago is looking to keep the Cavaliers winless, who enter this game 0-3 on the preseason. 

Following this game against the Cavaliers, the Bulls will prepare for their regular season opener against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 23. 

It was announced on Friday by Michael Scotto of HoopsHype that the Bulls had made a roster move. Recently agreeing to an Exhibit 10 contract with former Pelicans forward EJ Liddell, Chicago has reportedly converted the former second round pick into a two-way contract

Via Scotto: “The Chicago Bulls and forward EJ Liddell have agreed to a two-way contract, league sources told @hoopshype. The Illinois native impressed during training camp and is now set to remain with the organization heading into the 2024-25 season.”

Liddell appeared in eight games for the Pelicans last season, and was selected 41st overall by them in the 2022 NBA draft. Just 23 years old, Liddell is getting an opportunity to join a rebuilding Bulls team where he could potentially play his way into a legitimate role.

This two-way opportunity will give Liddell the chance to spend time with the NBA club, but he will likely spend most of his time with the Windy City Bulls (Chicago’s G League affiliate). 

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JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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