Bulls center Eddy Curry has a lot riding on this year's season, financially and emotionally. Under new management and flashing a new attitude, the new-look veteran is undergoing a radical revision as he heads into a contract year that will determine if the Bulls will lock him into a long, lucrative contract that could pay him close to $90 million over seven years.

A little over a month ago, he was doing all the wrong things. He was a slouchy hip-hopper tipping the scales at 320 pounds and headed in the opposite direction of the 285-pound target weight the Bulls had set. He got ripped in the media for being on track to come to camp overweight and out of shape for the fourth straight year since the Bulls drafted him out of Thornwood High School.

The Bulls were receiving many phone calls this summer inquiring about the availability of Curry.  He is still a very desirable commodity, with a massive upside, and now, with an improved work ethic, seems keen on fulfilling his talent and can become this season's Most Improved Player.