Larry Hughes : Signed a 5 year, $60 million contract in July 2005. Contract contains incentives that are listed as "unlikely". Luol Deng: Drafted 7th overall in 2004. Signed to rookie salary scale contract for that year. Re-signed to a 5 year, $71,060,000 contract in July 2008. Contract contains incentives currently listed as "unlikely". Kirk Hinrich: Drafted 7th overall in 2003. Signed to rookie salary scale contract for that year. Signed a 5 year, $47.5 millionish extension declining in value in October 2006. Contract has performance bonuses that are listed as "unlikely". Andres Nocioni: Signed a 3 year, $11 millionish contract in August 2004. Qualifying offer extended in June 2007. Re-signed to a 6 year, $45 million contract in July 2007. Contract has performance bonuses that are listed as "unlikely". Drew Gooden: Re-signed to a 3 year, $20.25 million contract in August 2006, that paid more in the first year before decreasing, and which has $3 million in incentives boosting the value of it if met. (Listed without incentives) Ben Gordon: Drafted 3rd overall in 2004. Signed to rookie salary scale contract for that year. Really stupidly accepted the qualifying offer in October 2008. Derrick Rose: Drafted 1st overall in 2008. Signed to rookie salary scale contract for that year. Tyrus Thomas: Drafted 4th overall in 2006. Signed to rookie salary scale contract for that year. Joakim Noah: Drafted 9th overall in 2007. Signed to rookie salary scale contract for that year. Thabo Sefolosha: Drafted 13th overall in 2006. Signed to rookie salary scale contract for that year. Cedric Simmons: Drafted 15th overall in 2006. Signed to rookie salary scale contract for that year. Michael Ruffin: Signed to a one year minimum salary contract in October 2008. Ruffin is actually being paid $1,141,838, the minimum salary for an eight year veteran, but as his minimum salary contract is only for one year and he has more than three years of experience, the team is only billed an amount equal to the minimum salary of a two year vet. The league pays the rest. Demetris Nichols: Re-signed to a one year minimum salary contract in August 2008. Only $150,000 guaranteed, unless Nichols is not waived on or by 27th October, at which point contract becomes $350,000 guaranteed. Aaron Gray: Signed to a two year minimum salary contract in July 2007. Jim Curry: Signed to a two year minimum salary contract in July 2007. Second year was only $100,000 guaranteed until July 31st 2008. Waived before then.