"It's possible, if not likely, Luol Deng will return from injury before Richard Hamilton.

All signs point to the Bulls resting Hamilton until he fully recovers from the deep right thigh bruise and lingering left groin issues he has battled. When he tried to play Jan. 4 in Detroit, he missed the next eight games. Similarly, Hamilton responded to playing 36 minutes against the Heat on Sunday by sitting Monday in Washington.

Hamilton now has missed more games than he has played, 12 to 11."