"Neither coach Tom Thibodeau nor Richard Hamilton expressed an ounce of concern over the veteran's ability to pick up the Bulls' system on the fly following a three-hour practice Sunday at the Berto Center.

They also didn't say whether the team's only major acquisition was ready to suit up for the second and final exhibition game against the Pacers on Tuesday night at the United Center.

"It is going pretty good," Hamilton said. "The guys are really helping me out on the sets and things like that. A lot of the sets are pretty much the same but different terminology. Every day I get a little bit better.""