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8:00 pm EST Fri Feb 19, 2010

The Chicago Bulls worked toward their future by pulling off a pair of deadline deals Thursday. For the present, the Bulls are trying to remain in playoff contention and a trip to face the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night could help. Chicago sent former No. 4 overall pick Tyrus Thomas to Charlotte for a future first-round selection and the expiring contracts of Flip Murray and Acie Law. Earlier in the day, the Bulls shipped guard John Salmons and two second-round picks to Milwaukee for two more players with expiring contracts, Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander.

Those moves put the team about $18 to $20 million under the salary cap in advance of a free-agent class that could include LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Joe Johnson and Carlos Boozer. The future is unknown for the four newcomers, but they’ll try to help the Bulls to their second straight playoff appearance and fifth in six seasons. Winners of four of five, Chicago is currently tied for sixth in the Eastern Conference with Miami. The Bulls helped themselves with a home-and-home sweep of the New York Knicks earlier this week, which included Wednesday night’s 115-109 road victory. Derrick Rose scored 27 points in his team’s seventh win in nine road games. He’s averaged 28.0 points since his first All-Star Game appearance and registered at least 21 in each of Chicago’s past four wins.