Nate Robinson unlikely to return to Bulls next season

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Nate Robinson wasn’t only the Bulls’ main scoring punch during the playoffs, he symbolized the team’s heart, as well.

Robinson put in many memorable performances during his injury-ravaged team’s run into the second round, including leading Chicago to a thrilling triple-overtime win over the Nets in the fourth game of that series, and helping to steal Game 1 on the road in Miami against the defending champion Heat.

Robinson won’t soon be forgotten by Bulls fans for what he did for the team this season. But he also likely won’t be returning next year.

As an unrestricted free agent, Robinson is going to look to get a multi-year deal, and one that is more than the veteran’s minimum he played for in Chicago that wasn’t even fully guaranteed at the beginning of the season. But more than money being a potential issue is the fact that when healthy, the Bulls are very deep at the guard spot, which would make the services of Robinson somewhat expendable.

From Aggrey Sam of CSN Chicago:

However, with Rose’s expected return next season, Hinrich having another deal on his contract and rookie point guard Marquis Teague needing at least the opportunity to develop in game situations, it’s unlikely that next season will be in Chicago for the instant-offense scorer and fan favorite.

If it was up to Robinson, though, the little man with the big heart would be back in the Windy City.

“I would love to. Honestly, I really would, but knowing the guys we have here, I know it’s probably limited space for me. But we’ll see how it goes. Talk to my agent and stuff like that and figure out what’s the best plan for me,” the loquacious speedster said. “I love this team, I love these guys and if I could stay here, it would be wonderful.”

Robinson averaged 16.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 4.4[..]ists in 33.7 minutes per game during the playoffs. There will be teams out there who will pay for that level of production, but the Bulls won’t be one of them given the wealth of guards on the roster that are expected to be fully healthy for next season.

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2012-13 NBA All-Defensive First Team


Position Player, Team (1st votes, 2nd votes, total points)

Forward LeBron James, Miami (25, 2, 52)

Forward Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City (17, 12, 46)

Center Tyson Chandler, New York (9, 6, 24)

Center Joakim Noah, Chicago (8, 8, 24)

Guard Tony Allen, Memphis (25, 3, 53)

Guard Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers (15, 7, 37)

2012-13 NBA All-Defensive Second Team


Position Player, Team (1st votes, 2nd votes, total points)

Forward Tim Duncan, San Antonio (3, 14, 20)

Forward Paul George, Indiana (7, 13, 27)

Center Marc Gasol, Memphis (5, 2, 12)

Guard Avery Bradley, Boston (10, 5, 25)

Guard Mike Conley, Memphis (4, 11, 19)

All other vote-getters with point totals (First Team votes in parentheses): Andre Iguodala, Denver, 16 (2); Larry Sanders, Milwaukee, 16 (4); Thabo Sefolosha, Oklahoma City, 15 (2); Luol Deng, Chicago, 11 (1); Dwight Howard, L.A. Lakers, 9 (3); Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers (6 (1); Roy Hibbert, Indiana, 6 (2); Kenneth Faried, Denver, 4 (1); Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City, 4 (1); Shane Battier, Miami, 2; Nicolas Batum, Portland, 2 (1); Corey Brewer, Denver, 2; George Hill, Indiana, 2; Mike James, Dallas, 2 (1); Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio, 2, (1); Tony Parker, San Antonio, 2 (1); Dwyane Wade, Miami, 2; Metta World Peace, L.A. Lakers, 2 (1); Eric Bledsoe, L.A. Clippers, 1; Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City, 1; Jrue Holiday, Philadelphia, 1; Andrei Kirilenko, Minnesota, 1; Iman Shumpert, New York, 1; David West, Indiana, 1.

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