Donyell Marshall is officially gone.

The Chicago Bulls signed the ex-Jazz forward on Friday to a three-year contract worth an estimated $15 million, according to the Associated Press and ESPN.com.

The team scheduled a news conference for Monday to make the formal announcement.

Marshall's departure from Utah was all but assured when the Jazz announced the signing of free agent Matt Harpring on Thursday. That signing came after negotiations between the Jazz and Marshall reached an impasse.

Marshall got less money from the Bulls than the Jazz had offered him. The team initially offered a three-year, $21 million contract. The most recent Jazz offer was four years for $27 million. The Bulls used their full $4.5-million mid-level exception to sign him.

According to reports out of Chicago, the Bulls actually were more interested in Harpring than Marshall.

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"We are extremely happy to have Donyell in our organization," said Jerry Krause, Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations, in a statement. "He is an eight-year veteran with excellent skills and has the character we want in our players. He can play either the three or four position and was a starter at the three position with Utah the last two years. His averages against Eastern Conference teams were three points and two rebounds higher than against Western Conference teams and he's a natural fit for us."

The Bulls have Eddie Robinson at small forward and Tyson Chandler at power forward, but both players are inexperienced.

Marshall averaged 14.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game with the Utah Jazz the past two seasons.

The 6-foot-9 forward played 6 1/2 seasons for Golden State before he was traded to Utah. He was drafted fourth overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1994 and then traded to the Warriors midway through his rookie season.

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