(Luol) Deng has told friends and close associates he hopes to either avoid surgery altogether or postpone it until following the 2012-13 season. He wouldn’t reveal his plan Sunday, but sounded upbeat about the injury he suffered in January.

“The wrist is great,” he said. “I’m not thinking about it. I’m just playing out there. These games are helping me. So far, I’ve had no trouble. For those who say I only drive right, I drove left a couple times (Sunday).”

via K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune