Lou Amundson has received free agent interest from the Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics.

“Any of them would be great,’’ said Amundson, who has been working out in his hometown of Denver after being waived Feb. 8 by Minnesota, said of the teams looking at him. “They’re all good teams.’’

Amundson said that his agent, Mark Bartelstein, has had conversations with Heat president Pat Riley. 

The Heat are considering whether to fill their 15th roster spot.

Taj Gibson suffered an MCL sprain in his left knee on Sunday and could miss up to two weeks for the Chicago Bulls.

Gibson suffered the injury in the Bulls' blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

An MRI performed Monday confirmed the injury.

The Bulls are already dealing with a banged-up Joakim Noah, who has been hampered by plantar fasciitis, and do not have consistent front-court depth behind Gibson off the bench.

Russell Westbrook works out with Derrick Rose in the offseason and believes the Chicago Bulls' guard has looked better and better as he rehabilitates his torn ACL.

"I see that he's getting better," Westbrook said Sunday. "He's almost close to coming back."

Rose was shown dunking in stride during ESPN's broadcast of the Oklahoma City Thunder's blowout win over the Bulls on Sunday.

The Chicago Bulls attempted to unload the contract of Richard Hamilton at the deadline in order to get under the NBA's luxury tax line.

Teams that were in talks with the Bulls attempted to acquire a first round pick from the Bulls in exchange for Hamilton, according to multiple sources.

The Bulls will pay the luxury tax this season for the first time in franchise history.

The Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and New York Knicks are scheduled to pay the luxury tax this season.

The Bulls have never previously paid the luxury tax and were unable to shed salary at the deadline.

The Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs are less than $1 million away from the tax threshold.

The Warriors traded away Jeremy Tyler and Charles Jenkins on Thursday to get under the tax. Golden State has never paid the luxury tax in franchise history.

The Lakers will have the largest luxury tax bill, as they currently are nearly $30 million over the threshold, while the Celtics are over by less than $1 million.

Reggie Rose, brother of Derrick Rose, criticized the Chicago Bulls for being unable to put enough quality players around him to compete for a title.

Reggie Rose, who stated he was speaking for himself, said it could be a "big factor" in whether his brother returns from his ACL injury this season.

"What have you pieced together? Have you made any moves? Have you made any trades to get better? You know all roads to the championship lead through Miami," Reggie Rose said. "What pieces have you put together for the physical playoffs?

"Joakim Noah is a great player. Luol Deng is a great player. But you need more than that. You have to put together pieces to your main piece. The players can only do so much. It's up to the organization to make them better."

The Bulls didn't make a move in either direction at the deadline, meaning they will pay the tax for the first time.

Update: Derrick Rose released the following statement through the Bulls.

“I have always felt that the Bulls organization’s goals have been the same as mine and that is to bring another championship to this city.”

J.J. Redick will be looking for a four-year, $40 millon contract on the free agent market, according to sources.

Redick is unlikely to get a deal that hits $10 million annually, but teams with interest in dealing for him contend a $7 million per season amount is likely.

The Pacers, Bucks, Bulls and Wolves have been interested in Redick.

The Magic are willing to re-sign Redick at a deal at approximately $5 million per season.

Donte Greene has been cleared to play after recovering from a fractured ankle.

Greene has received interest from the Nets, Pacers, Hornets, Spurs, Bulls, Knicks, Magic, Rockets and Cavaliers.

Greene was expected to sign with the Nets before his injury.

The Chicago Bulls are open to trading away Richard Hamilton, according to sources.

The Bulls reportedly are again very conscious of the luxury tax and want to avoid burning a year toward the repeater-tax penalties.

The Bulls have never paid the luxury tax.

As scheduled, Derrick Rose participated in five-on-five scrimmages in Chicago Bulls practice on Monday.

"He did what everyone else did, just a normal practice," coach Tom Thibodeau said of Rose, who in interviews last week admitted he was unsure whether he would be ready to play this season.

The Bulls had seven- to eight-minute five-on-five drills in which Rose took part.

"He was able to get out there and it's good," Kirk Hinrich said. "It was something that us as a team needed, as far as every individual coming off the break needed to scrimmage a little bit. And I'm sure it was good for (Rose), helpful to see exactly ... give him a good gauge of where he's at."