After Tuesday's nearly three-hour practice at the Berto Center, Bulls' Coach Scott Skiles all but said Andres Nocioni would start Thursday night when the club begins a six-game trip against the Phoenix Suns.

"One of our main offensive concerns is our spacing," Skiles said. "We feel like we have to open up the floor a little bit until our guys start making some shots. Hopefully, that will cause them to have a little more space and improve our ballhandling and passing and shot-making."

"Nocioni is a guy who has made shots for us historically. So right now, when we're struggling to shoot, it makes sense to try to get him into that lineup."