Bulls Free Agency 2012: C.J. Watson Says Goodbye To Chicago

With the drafting of rookie PG Marquis Teague and the signing of combo guard Kirk Hinrich, it became no secret that C.J. Watson's time as a member of the Chicago Bulls was likely over. Late Tuesday night, Watson confirmed as much, tweeting that he was "clos[ing] one chapter" and "open[ing] another."

Chi- Town its been real. I appreciate you all. No love lost enjoyed my timein the windy city. Close one chapter open up another

— cj watson (@quietstorm_32) July 11, 2012

The Bulls had an option on Watson for next season that would've paid the guard $3.7 million, but they've declined to pick it up as the team tries to stay under the luxury tax line. Watson put up a 13.3 PER last season as Chicago's first guard off the bench and as their starting point guard while Derrick Rose was injured.

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