BASKETBALL OPERATIONS FRONT OFFICE EXECUTIVE V.P. – BASKETBALL OPERATIONS E C I F F O John Paxson T N Executive V.P. – Basketball Operations O R F Paxson remains at the forefront of the organization in his role as S Executive VP of Basketball Operations and works in tandem with General P O Manager Gar Forman in an effort to bring the Bulls back to one of the L L elite teams in the NBA … named to his current role on April 14, 2003, A B Paxson previously held the position of General Manager for the Bulls for T E six seasons (2003-2009) … Paxson has been a part of the organization as K S a player, coach, broadcaster or front office executive since 1985 … Paxson A B is the sixth individual to head basketball operations in the history of the S Chicago Bulls, joining Dick Klein (1966-69), Pat Williams (1969-73), Dick R E Motta (1973-76), Rod Thorn (1978-85) and Jerry Krause (1985-2003) … Y A Paxson has positively implemented change upon the Bulls roster, coach - L P ing staff and basketball operations department, with the Bulls making playoff appearances in five of his seven years as head of basketball operations (2005-07, 2009) … in 2004-05, the A B Bulls won 47 games (a 24-game improvement from the previous season) with 13 of his player acquisitions leading N E the way … in overseeing five NBA Drafts (the Bulls were without a pick in 2005), Paxson selected four NBA First- H T Team All-Rookie selections … in 2003, with his first draft pick, he selected Kansas guard Kirk Hinrich with the sev - enth selection … Hinrich was selected to the All-Rookie First Team … in 2004, at the helm for his second draft, S T Paxson chose Connecticut guard Ben Gordon third overall and traded for the draft rights to Duke forward Luol N E Deng, selected seventh overall … in Gordon’s rookie season he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year and Deng N joined Gordon on the NBA All-Rookie First Team … Paxson drafted Memphis guard Derrick Rose with the first over - O P P all pick in NBA Draft 2008, Rose went on to be named 2009 NBA Rookie of the Year, as well as named to the NBA O All-Rookie First Team … also active on the free agent front, Paxson signed Spanish League star Andrés Nocioni prior to the 2004-05 season and watched the Argentina native significantly bolster the Bulls’ frontline … Paxson N O has also proven an adept player in the free agent market, signing four-time All-Star and four-time NBA Defensive S A Player of the Year Ben Wallace in the summer of 2006 … John spent seven seasons as a color analyst on both the E S Bulls’ radio and television networks, providing expert analysis to Bulls’ broadcasts … spent one season (1995-96) 0 1 - 9 as an assistant coach, helping the Bulls to an NBA-record 72-10 mark and the 1996 NBA World Championship … 0 Paxson spent nine of his 11 NBA seasons as a player with Chicago, helping the Bulls to three consecutive NBA World Championships (1991, 1992, 1993) … for his career, he averaged 7.2 ppg, 3.6 apg and 1.2 rpg in 772 games, S D including 369 starting assignments, shooting .499 from the floor, including .355 from three-point range, and .804 R O from the free-throw line … enjoyed a career year for the Bulls in 1986-87, averaging a career-high 11.3 ppg (third C E on the team), to accompany a team-leading 5.7 apg, shooting .487 from the floor, .371 from three-point range R (with a career-high 52 three-point field goals) and .809 from the free-throw line … he shot a career-high .548, fin - S D ishing 10th in the NBA, en route to averaging 8.7 ppg and 3.6 apg in helping the Bulls to a then-franchise record 61 R O victories in 1990-91 … shot a sizzling .650 from the floor in the Bulls’ first NBA Finals appearance and capped the C E experience with a memorable 20-point performance on a spotless 8-of-8 from the floor in the title-clinching R F game five over the Los Angeles Lakers, including 10 points in the final 3:54 of the contest … Paxson was also F O responsible for one of the most memorable shots in NBA history during the 1993 NBA Finals, sinking a game-and- Y A series-winning three-pointer with 0:03.9 seconds remaining to defeat the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix, giving the L P Bulls their third straight NBA World Championship … his NBA career began after being selected by the San L Antonio Spurs in the first round (19th overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft … he became a Bull after signing as a free A C agent on Oct. 30, 1985 … a 1983 graduate of the University of Notre Dame … played four seasons at Notre Dame I R and was a two-time first-team All-American during his tenure … he still ranks among Notre Dame’s all-time lead - O T S ing scorers and averaged 12.2 ppg, shooting .526 from the floor for his four-year career … as a senior, Paxson cap - I H tained the Irish to a 19-10 record and averaged a career-high 17.7 ppg, shooting .533 from the floor ... John’s father Jim, played two seasons in the NBA during the 1950’s (1956-58) … John and his wife, Carolyn, reside in Lake Bluff, A I D Ill., and have two sons, Ryan and Drew. E M Y T I N U M M O C 22 EXECUTIVE V.P. – BASKETBALL OPERATIONS F R O N DRAFT PICKS T O 2003 2006 F F I Kirk Hinrich (seventh) LaMarcus Aldridge (second) - traded to Portland C Mario Austin (36th) Rodney Carney (16th) - traded to Philadelphia E Matt Bonner (45th) - traded to Toronto B 2007 A Tommy Smith (53rd) S Joakim Noah (ninth) K E 2004 Aaron Gray (49th) T B Ben Gordon (third) JamesOn Curry (51st) A L L Jackson Vroman (31st) - traded to Phoenix 2008 O P Chris Duhon (36th) S Derrick Rose (first) Sonny Weems (39th) – traded to Denver P L A Y FREE AGENT SIGNEES E R Malik Allen, Andre Barrett, Eddie Basden, Corie Blount, Tyson Chandler, Jamal Crawford*, Eddy Curry*, Luol Deng , Chris Duhon, S Ronald Dupree, Lawrence Funderburke, Kendall Gill, Stephen Graham, Adrian Griffin, Othella Harrington, Kirk Hinrich, Randy T H Holcomb, Lindsey Hunter, Linton Johnson III, Randy Livingston, DeMarcus Nelson, Demetris Nichols, Andrés Nocioni, Jannero Pargo, E N Scottie Pippen, Jared Reiner, Luke Schenscher, Paul Shirley, Joe Smith, Darius Songaila, James Thomas, Gary Trent and Ben Wallace B A * indicates the player re-signed with Chicago in a sign-and-trade deal with another team O Bold indicates free agent signee is still on Chicago’s roster P P O N TRADES E N JUNE 26, 2003 - Conveyed to Toronto the draft rights to No. 45 pick Matt Bonner in exchange for a future second round selection. T S DEC. 1, 2003 - Acquired Antonio Davis, Chris Jeffries and Jerome Williams from Toronto in exchange for Jalen Rose, Donyell Marshall 0 and Lonny Baxter. 9 - 1 0 DEC. 16, 2003 - Acquired Rick Brunson from Toronto in exchange for Roger Mason, Jr. S E A S JUNE 24, 2004 - Acquired the draft rights to No. seven pick Luol Deng from Phoenix in exchange for a future conditional first-round O pick, the draft rights to 31st pick Jackson Vroman and cash considerations. N AUG. 5, 2004 - Acquired Dikembe Mutombo, Othella Harrington, Frank Williams and Cezary Trybanski from New York in exchange for R E Jamal Crawford and Jerome Williams. C O R SEPT. 8, 2004 - Acquired Eric Piatkowski, Adrian Griffin and Mike Wilks from Houston in exchange for Dikembe Mutombo. D S OCT. 4, 2005 - Conveyed to the New York Knicks the contract of Antonio Davis and the signed-and-traded contract of Eddy Curry. In P L exchange, New York conveyed to Chicago the contracts of Tim Thomas and Michael Sweetney, the signed-and-traded contract of A Y Jermaine Jackson, New York’s conditional 2006 first-round pick and New York’s regular second-round draft choice in 2007 and 2009. O F F JUNE 28, 2006 - Acquired the draft rights to No. four pick Tyrus Thomas and Viktor Khryapa from Portland in exchange for the draft R E rights to No. two pick LaMarcus Aldridge and a future second-round pick. C O R JUNE 28, 2006 - Acquired the draft rights to No. 13 pick Thabo Sefolosha from Philadelphia for the draft rights to No. 16 pick Rodney D Carney, New York’s 2007 second-round pick and cash. S H JULY 14, 2006 - Acquired P.J. Brown and J.R. Smith from New Orleans/Oklahoma City for Tyson Chandler. I S T O JULY 20, 2006 - Traded J.R. Smith to Denver in exchange for two future second-round draft picks. R I C AUG. 18, 2006 - Acquired Martynas Andriuskevicius from Cleveland in exchange for Eddie Basden. A L FEB. 21, 2008 – Acquired Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes, Shannon Brown and Cedric Simmons from Cleveland in exchange for Ben M Wallace, Joe Smith and Chicago’s 2009 regular second round draft pick; also traded Adrian Griffin to Seattle. E D I JUNE 26, 2008 – Acquired the draft rights to No. 36 pick Omer Asik from Portland in exchange for the draft rights to No.