National Basketball Association

Hunter gets new job with Bulls

Published Mar. 5, 2010 9:15 p.m. ET

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The Chicago Bulls have given former guard Lindsey Hunter a new role, hiring him as player development assistant after waiving him earlier in the week.

Hunter basically served as a mentor for the younger players during his 1 1/2 seasons with the Bulls, particularly All-Star Derrick Rose, and rarely got into games. He spent nearly 17 years in the NBA, winning championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2002 and Detroit Pistons in 2004, and was the league's oldest player at 39 when the Bulls waived him on Wednesday.

In a statement Friday, Hunter says the move is ``a natural progression'' that he hopes will help the team in the short term and in the future.