According to Bulls.com, the Chicago Bulls have re-signed center Aaron Gray.

September 22, 2009 - The Chicago Bulls today re-signed center Aaron Gray. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Chicago drafted the 7-0, 270-pound center with the 49th selection in NBA Draft 2007. During his two seasons with the Bulls, he has appeared in 117 games (19 starts), and averaged 3.9 ppg and 3.3 rpg in 11.4 mpg.

It’s a good thing that the Bulls re-signed Gray, otherwise they wouldn’t have anyone to knock out Royal Ivey or light up the Raptors.

I like that the Bulls brought Gray back. It’s nice to have one of the biggest players in the league as your team, even if he is a limited player.

With Gray back, Mario Austin’s chances of making the final roster now appear to be slim.

According to Mike McGraw’s blog, the Bulls are expecting to re-sign Aaron Gray.

The only other bit of news I found was center Aaron Gray still hasn’t signed his one-year qualifying offer. His agent might be thinking there’s still a chance for a two-year guarantee out there somewhere. Either way, the team expects Gray to be the 13th player on the roster.

I am a bit surprised that Gray hasn’t been able to find a two year deal. Standing at nearly 7′2″ with shoes on, Gray is one of the tallest players in the league. A guy as tall as Gray who has some post scoring ability should have been able to find a two year deal from someone. That just goes to show how bad the economy is, that they don’t want to sign solid backups like Gray.

According to the Yahoo Sports twitter page, the Bulls are expected to re-sign Aaron Gray this week.

Bulls C Aaron Gray is expected to re-sign before week’s end, an NBA source said.

Aaron Gray is a nice guy to have on your team. There aren’t many 7′2″ players in the NBA, and Aaron Gray is one of them. There is the old saying, you can’t teach size, and Aaron Gray has that.

The East is littered with some big starting centers. Shaquille O’neal for the Cavs, Dwight Howard for the Magic, and Kendrick Perkins for the Celtics. Aaron Gray will be handy to have around when the Bulls have to face those big bodies, especially with guys like Shaq and Dwight who will likely get our front court into foul trouble.

Good re-signing for the Bulls.