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Chicago has been in contact with representatives for Crawford and Afflalo since Wednesday morning, and now the team is “getting creative” as they try to land one of the highly coveted guards. The Bulls will contact the Atlanta Hawks and Denver Nuggets to see if either team is interested in a sign-and-trade deal, and sources believe Chicago will offer a package that includes Ronnie Brewer among others. HoopsWorld

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KC Johnson: As Ronnie Brewer talked to media, Thibodeau came into same room---laughed and then left. #Bulls following the rules of incidental contact. Twitter

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Ronnie Brewer: S/O to @CJ Miles my guy making nice rap songs during the #LOCKOUT get it how u live big homie if thats your passion continue to get better Twitter

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Alex Kennedy: Ronnie Brewer (@Ronnie Brewer) has received several overseas offers. He says he'll consider signing abroad "If we miss extensive time." Twitter

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What are your thoughts on the lockout? Are we going to have a season? Ronnie Brewer: My teammates and I are very optimistic. Hopefully talks will speed up and get resovled like they did in the NFL. No one wants to miss an entire season. It's our livelihood and we just want to play. When they don't let us play, that's when guys go overseas. complex.com

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Is that something you'd consider? Ronnie Brewer: My agent approached me about it. If it's an option and he finds the right situation for me, I'd think about it. But right now, my main focus is the Chicago Bulls and trying to help us win a championship. complex.com

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What's the most money you've ever spent on an item of clothing? Ronnie Brewer: My rookie year in Utah, Coach Sloan had a rule about no jeans or tennis shoes. So I had to buy a lot of khakis, ties, blazers, and suits. So I've bought suits ranging from $1,500 to $4,000. complex.com

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Smith & Wollensky was packed with sports stars Monday evening as Bulls guards Kyle Korver and Ronnie Brewer had dinner there. Also spotted were ex-Bulls Kirk Hinrich and B.J. Armstrong. Chicago Tribune

Chicago Bulls, Kirk Hinrich, Kyle Korver, Ronnie Brewer 

The Bulls reported to the Berto Center for a late afternoon practice where they received phonebook-size scouting reports on the Pacers. The No. 1 seed Bulls play host to No. 8 seed Indiana at noon at the United Center. "If y'all could see the playbook we had at the beginning of the year, it's the same thickness," Ronnie Brewer said. "And this is just for one team." ESPN.com

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Thibodeau's preparedness has reached legendary status among his players. The team's NBA-best 62-20 record attests to how the Bulls have taken to their coach, and the playoffs mean he and his staff have more time to focus on one opponent. "That made me excited," Brewer said of the scouting encyclopedia. "The preparation that he had, that pretty much speaks of how we're going to approach it. We're going to take it one game at a time and focus on every single person and how we're going to slow them down, shut them down. We gotta know our opponents better than they know us and that's what we intend to do." ESPN.com

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Ronnie Brewer laughed when pregame locker room talk shifted to Celtics forward Glen Davis' takedown of Kurt Thomas, who drew a technical foul Thursday for standing over and taunting Davis. "Somebody showed me a YouTube clip of Kurt and all it was all fights," Brewer said. "You don't want to mess with that guy." Thomas' 16-year run dates to a different era, when fights didn't always result in lengthy suspensions or hefty fines. "I feel I'm old school, so I definitely like when you're able to bang bodies," Thomas said. Chicago Tribune

Chicago Bulls, Kurt Thomas, Ronnie Brewer 

Citing sources, the Chicago Tribune also reported that the Bulls offered Ronnie Brewer, two first-round picks and one second-round pick for Mayo but the Griz declined. A source with knowledge of Grizzlies' trade-deadline dealings claimed the Bulls' proposal only included Brewer. "I'm happy that it's all over. At least I know I'll be here all the way through the end of the season," Mayo said. "You can't control what goes on in this business other than going out there and giving 120 percent. That's what you can control." Memphis Commercial Appeal

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The Bulls "aggressively pursued" Memphis Grizzlies guard O.J. Mayo, according to a Chicago Tribune report citing multiple league sources. The Bulls offered guard Ronnie Brewer along with two first-round picks and one second-round pick to the Grizzlies but were rebuffed, according to the report. Forman balked at dealing Gibson and Asik, who was reportedly the target of the Houston Rockets in a potential trade for shooting guard Courtney Lee. "Obviously you get asked about [Gibson and Asik] quite a bit. We're very high on both of them," Forman said. "We think not only for what they can do for our team today, but I think there is so much potential for growth with both of those players. Taj is in his second year in the league, and obviously Omer is a rookie. If you look back historically at teams that have had great success in this league, size matters. It's a big deal. You've got to have size on the front line and thus to us, those two guys are very, very valuable." ESPN.com

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KC Johnson: Sources said Bulls offered Ronnie Brewer and three draft picks for O.J. Mayo but were turned down. Twitter

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Though one league insider familiar with the talks said, “It looked like (Michael) Heisley didn’t want to deal with the Bulls.” Heisley lives in the Chicago area and long has had an ambivalent relationship with the Bulls. NBA.com

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The Bulls supposedly offered the Grizzlies three draft picks, a player and were willing to take a bad contract from Memphis, but were turned down. Though there were questions on whether it ever reached the stage of an actual offer. “That told me they didn’t want to deal with Chicago,” the source said. NBA.com

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Mike McGraw: Knicks offered Corey Brewer, sources say, but Bulls happier with Ronnie Brewer. Twitter

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(Ronnie) Brewer is better than nearly all of the guards — Courtney Lee, Daniel Gibson and Anthony Parker among them — who have been mentioned as trade possibilities. “It doesn’t bother me,” Brewer said of the trade chatter. “If they need to make a move, an improvement, in that spot and they have a deal they like, go for it. All we can worry about is what we have and try to get better day in and day out with coach Thibs.” Chicago Sun-Times

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Wolves basketball boss David Kahn says he has no intention of dealing Corey Brewer before the Feb. 24 deadline. But with the Wolves thick with wing players and with Brewer headed toward restricted free agency this summer, he knows anything is possible. Brewer's name surfaced recently in a rumored three-way trade involving the Knicks and Nuggets that would move Carmelo Anthony to New York. "You hear all these rumors, you don't know what's going to happen," Brewer said. "Your name turns up on ESPN and everybody starts calling you. "I don't know what's going to happen. I'm like, 'I don't want to go nowhere, I'm happy here.' I try not to pay any attention to it." Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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John Hollinger: Scout told me Brewer "like a cat" -- aborts and starts looking for ground any time he feels contact. Missed dunk play just now good example. Twitter

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