When is kirk hinrich coming back

Hinrich actually ended his NBA career by playing in 11 games with the Atlanta Hawks during the season. That season saw him split between playing with the Bulls and the Hawks in the Eastern Conference.

He played alongside other rising talents at the time like two-way small forward Luol Deng and volume scoring shooting guard Ben Gordon.

Hinrich averaged The only other fellow former Bull included on the eligible list for is power forward Elton Brand. There are three or four players that should be considered locks for the NBA Hall-of-Fame if not next year than in the near future.

Kobe, KG, Duncan, and Bosh, fit into that elite category. Three of those four former superstars fit into the conversation of the 15 or 20 greatest players in NBA history too.

However, Hinrich might find it difficult to get close to an actual induction into the Hall-of-Fame. The best production for Hinrich came during his 11 seasons with the Bulls, though, where he averaged The organization -- there's definitely a lot of history there.

Hinrich has played all but two seasons in the NBA with the Bulls, and he has gotten his wish to remain with the team. Assuming Derrick Rose is healthy and able to start, Hinrich will be his backup.

Augustin was a backup as well last season, but he is currently a free agent. General manger Gar Forman talked about the possibility of re-signing either Hinrich or Augustin at the beginning of May, reportedly calling it a "goal" to bring back the year-old veteran.

Johnson from the Chicago Tribune. Hinrich also has been a team season leader various and multiple times in steals, assists, three pointers and minutes played.

A few months back after Hinrich established another of the franchise records, I sat with him to talk about his career with the Bulls. He was an Iowa high school co-Mr. Basketball along with future college teammate Nick Collison and led his basketball team to an record as a three-sport star as also a quarterback and baseball pitcher.

At the U. His No. Just being on teams where we were just trying to get the respect back. We were just trying to get the respect around the league, win games, prove ourselves as players. I grew up a big Bulls fan. To be drafted here and play most of my career here is such a blessing. Not as much to have been a teammate or a fan watching his play and commitment. He will be missed. Skip to main content. Posted: Feb 18, Facebook Twitter. By Sam Smith 2. Look, the Bulls fired Jerry Sloan, after all.

Hinrich, Kirk , Bulls. Hinrich: Once you were able to get him there on time, there were huge strides made laugh. I think at the beginning, he had the physical attributes and the skill level to be the type of player he became. And he had the mindset.

It was just picking up the nuances of how to do it in the NBA in terms of not missing assignments, being able to be counted on every play. Once he picked that up, he was as good of a playmaking, energy big man as there was for quite a long time there in his prime.

We just relied on him a lot more. A big advantage for us was to let him make plays and try to do it collectively. Offensively, he was huge for us in terms of making plays and bringing energy and setting screens and doing what he did best.