Ben Gordon and Luol Deng said they are ready to move on, though both Bulls were disappointed they could not come to terms on a contract extension.

As expected, general manager John Paxson made each player one offer - five years, about $50 million - and didn't deviate from it all the way to Wednesday's deadline.

"It was never really a negotiation," Gordon said. "It was kind of like take it or leave it. I didn't sign it, so I guess it's safe to say I never considered taking it

"I don't think it will affect my game. It hasn't affected my approach so far, and it won't throughout the year. My game and the contract are two separate things. It would have been great to get it done, but it didn't happen, so I've just got to play. It's a learning process. Hopefully, something will get done next time."

Deng said "nothing really changed" once the Bulls made their offer.