As if we couldn't get enough of the injury bug. 
Tyrus Thomas is the latest victim to miss a significant amount of time. Thomas will undergo surgery on Saturday to repair a fractured radius in his left forearm. Thomas injured his right arm during a weightlifting session Friday morning. He's expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
Taj Gibson looks to be the prime beneficiary here as he started yesterday's game in Cleveland with T² dealing with the flu. Gibson actually put up respectable numbers against a great defensive team (11 pts, 7 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk). If he gets minutes, he'll be able to put up some decent numbers worthy of short-term value. I'd wait to see what Vinny Del Negro does with his lineup before picking up Gibson.
I have a feeling the Bulls might move Brad Miller into the starting lineup and slide Joakim Noah to PF, so Gibson might be irrelevant. Another option Del Negro could turn to is going small again. He could move Salmons to SF, Deng to PF, and put Kirk Hinrich back into the starting lineup. Or he could also use his other rookie James Johnson.
Tyrus Thomas is the latest victim to miss a significant amount of time. Thomas will undergo surgery on Saturday to repair a fractured radius in his left forearm. Thomas injured his right arm during a weightlifting session Friday morning. He's expected to miss 4-6 weeks.Taj Gibson looks to be the prime beneficiary here as he started yesterday's game in Cleveland with T² dealing with the flu. Gibson actually put up respectable numbers against a great defensive team (11 pts, 7 reb, 1 stl, 1 blk). If he gets minutes, he'll be able to put up some decent numbers worthy of short-term value. I'd wait to see what Vinny Del Negro does with his lineup before picking up Gibson.
I have a feeling the Bulls might move Brad Miller into the starting lineup and slide Joakim Noah to PF, so Gibson might be irrelevant. Another option Del Negro could turn to is going small again. He could move Salmons to SF, Deng to PF, and put Kirk Hinrich back into the starting lineup. Or he could also use his other rookie James Johnson.
Gibson, Hinrich, and Johnson are the three guys to keep an eye out for. They could have short-term value while Thomas recovers.
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