Bulls sign Chris Richard to 10-day contract

The Chicago Bulls today signed forward Chris Richard to a 10-day contract. Richard, a 6-9, 256-pound forward, will be in uniform tonight in Atlanta when the Bulls take on the Hawks at Philips Arena at 7:00 p.m. (CT).

In nine games (all starts) with the 66ers, he averaged 10.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 1.22 spg, 1.11 bpg, 0.9 apg and 30.6 mpg. He shot .623 from the field and .600 from the line while in Tulsa.

In a nod to his strong performance Saturday night against the Heat, not to mention mounting minutes for Brad Miller, Chris Richard remained in the rotation Tuesday.

"Of course I believe I can stick here the whole season," Richard said. "Otherwise, why even go out there?"

Signed to a 10-day contract Friday, Richard finished with five rebounds in 11 minutes. He also offered some much-needed rest for Miller, who averaged 38 minutes in the first two games Joakim Noah sat with plantar fasciitis in his left foot.