According to the New York Post, the Bulls and Knicks recently held trade discussions focusing on Ben Gordon. New York has acquired young talents Jamal Crawford and Eddy Curry from Chicago the last two offseasons, the latter giving the Bulls the Knicks' unprotected lottery pick this year, a pick which is top-5 guaranteed and has the second best chance of becoming the first overall selection. According to sources in Chicago and a source close to Gordon, the Knicks were interested in acquiring Gordon in exchange for, "one of the Knicks elite guards" and a No. 1 pick in next year's draft. The New York Post yesterday reported that the Knicks are looking into buying out coach Larry Brown and replacing him with GM Isiah Thomas, so any talks are in limbo. While Gordon is happy in Chicago, the New York Post states that the source in Chicago pointed out that Gordon is better suited to playing the point, and Kirk Hinrich seems entrenched as the starting point guard. According to published reports the Bulls have out feelers to gauge interest in Gordon. Marbury for Gordon and 1st round pick?
Wow! It looks like the Bulls have the keys to the Knicks house and their stealing the furniture! You'd think Isiah Thomas would have learned his lesson after getting molested in his last two dealings with Paxson. I guess he's a glutton for punishment. That's not to say Ben Gordan isnt a solid player. He's very good but not quite what the Knicks need. The Knicks especially dont need him as a point guard. With that being said if Isiah Thomas can get back Sweetney in the deal it would be his best trade yet. But I'm pretty sure that it's going to be another lopsided trade that lands the Bulls OJ Mayo in 2008. Anyway I think Isiah Thomas should be fired.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Tribute to H2O:</div><div class="quote_post">Wow! It looks like the Bulls have the keys to the Knicks house and their stealing the furniture! You'd think Isiah Thomas would have learned his lesson after getting molested in his last two dealings with Paxson. I guess he's a glutton for punishment. That's not to say Ben Gordan isnt a solid player. He's very good but not quite what the Knicks need. The Knicks especially dont need him as a point guard. With that being said if Isiah Thomas can get back Sweetney in the deal it would be his best trade yet. But I'm pretty sure that it's going to be another lopsided trade that lands the Bulls OJ Mayo in 2008. Anyway I think Isiah Thomas should be fired.</div> Well said. This isn?t even a fair trade for us. After getting hustled in the Curry deal, it looks like the exact same thing will happen if Isiah accepts this deal. Let?s compare Ben Gordon and our ?elite guards? which I assume is Marbury or Francis. Ben Gordon averages about 17 points and shoots 42% from the field and 44% from downtown. Other than scoring, Ben Gordon does absolutely nothing else. He doesn?t pass, rebound, play defense, and is very turnover prone. It definitely wouldn?t hurt if the Knicks had a player like Ben Gordon, but giving up Marbury or Francis, two better players, AND a first round pick is stretching it.
I don't think it's possible to trade two draft picks in consecutive years. The Knicks have enough scoring already, what they need to add are some defensive specialists to balance out their roster.
so does isiah think that the bulls is the knicks farm system or something? lol instead of the players, he should just go out and trade for the chicago scouts
well, ben gordon has been great for the bulls, and he is a young and upcoming star. i dont really see anything the bulls would want from the knicks except maybe frye and nate rob. but everyone else is either too highly paid or is just garbage
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting dj_premium_plus:</div><div class="quote_post">so does isiah think that the bulls is the knicks farm system or something? lol instead of the players, he should just go out and trade for the chicago scouts </div> lol http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...-home-headlines
This could go wrong, or could go great if they get him. But the first priority should be to try to get rid of Starbury......
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">''If the Knicks do plan on making an inquiry, they can save themselves a phone call because I'm not interested.''</div> Source John Paxson has spoken...
Thank goodness Paxson said no, it would just make Isiah look like an even bigger moron than before....
