According to Adrian Wojanarowski of Yahoo Sports, the Bulls will not give Tyrus Thomas a contract extension and allow him to become a free agent this offseason.

With no more contract extension talks planned with the Chicago Bulls, forward Tyrus Thomas(notes) will become a restricted free agent at the end of the season, Yahoo! Sports has confirmed.

Bulls general manager Gar Forman and Thomas’ agent, Brian Elfus, had discussed broad parameters of a contract extension in recent months, but both sides said there won’t be any more talks prior to the Monday deadline.

This is pretty much the end of Tyrus Thomas as a Bull. I think there is a good chance that the Bulls don’t even extend the qualifying offer to Thomas next summer, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent.

I don’t think Thomas will be back with the Bulls next year. I think he will probably find a longerm contract somewhere around the MLE next summer as an unrestricted free agent.

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Tags: 2010 free agency, Brial Elfus, contract extension, Gar Forman, Tyrus Thomas

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