<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Plan A I believe the Timberwolves will not trade him. I believe they'll trade for someone like Stephon Marbury to dress up the roster for the season ticket-holders and make it appear there's a chance when, more likely, they'll struggle to make the playoffs or miss them again. Meanwhile, they'll be wasting what's left of Garnett. I've long talked about getting Garnett, but even I admit he's a risk now. He has played more than 30,000 minutes, a career for most in the Hall of Fame, and been mostly healthy. He probably only has a few good seasons left. He's a much bigger risk now. But if the Bulls don't have to break up their team to get him, Garnett would be worth the risk. He is the hard-working, unselfish type of player they covet and could help them make a major move next season. Here's the situation. It's nice to have all these talented kids from the draft, but it never works because you can't pay them all. Tyson Chandler's contract averages $10 million per year, Kirk Hinrich comes up for an extension this summer and Ben Gordon, Luol Deng and Andres Nocioni due next summer. With Chandler making $10 million, who will ask for less? You add to that draft picks and free agents from this summer and it's a payroll the Bulls could not afford as they'd owe a luxury tax that could cost them tens of millions of dollars. Only the Knicks operate that way. So you try to make the Timberwolves an offer that is very appealing and perhaps get someone to get in Garnett's ear and ask him if he wants a chance to end his career playing for a championship in the next few years, which the Bulls could do in the East. It's not about to happen for Garnett in the West. So here's the deal: Chandler, Gordon, the Bulls' two draft picks--hoping they have No. 1 or No. 2--and the right to have the Knicks' 2007 pick unless it's No. 1 overall. (No. 1 likely would mean the chance to pick Greg Oden.) That would give Minnesota three No. 1s this year with two high lottery picks and two young players, one a potential star in Gordon. Face it: What's the chance of Gordon happily accepting a backup role if the Bulls pursue a shooting guard, which they seem to have indicated they would with Gordon's contract coming up? As a sweetener, maybe you take one of Minnesota's bad contracts, like that of Troy Hudson or Marko Jaric. The Timberwolves have to be losing money with their payroll and a losing team in that market. They've made plenty of mistakes, so you figure they'll just ride it out and continue to be a non-playoff team with Garnett. But at least make a run at them. Plan B There's also Shawn Marion. The talk around the NBA is the Suns will be willing to listen very carefully for offers for Marion this summer with Amare Stoudemire and Kurt Thomas due back, Boris Diaw fitting into Marion's role and the possibility of re-signing Tim Thomas. They probably can't re-sign Tim Thomas, which owner Robert Sarver says is essential, without some changes to avoid paying a luxury tax. Marion will average about $16 million for the next three seasons and isn't the perfect player, especially in a half-court game. But the Bulls' movement offense should give him a chance to flourish and he's a hard worker and relentless defender. The Bulls are said to like LSU's Thomas, who is most likened to Marion. So if the real thing is available, why not take a shot? Marion probably would cost the better of the first-rounders and a player, probably Chandler, who might fit in the Suns' open-style game as Tim Thomas has. But the Bulls still could have money in free agency to get a center like Nazr Mohammed or Joel Przybilla. It's probably worth a look. Why wait when the Bulls can make a serious move into contention next season and not dramatically change their core? Plan C? The other big name that comes up often is the Pacers' Jermaine O'Neal. There's no chance they'd trade him in the division, and probably little chance they'd trade him at all. He'll be 28 next season, and there are few stars available anyway. Much around him will change because the Pacers seem to have bottomed out from three years of Artest-related mayhem. "There was just so much negativity going around, it got contagious," said Stephen Jackson, who probably was the biggest offender. "People were talking about one another. The team wasn't always together. It was an up-and-down rocky year." Even general manager Larry Bird admitted the players tuned out coach Rick Carlisle, and clearly one another. Figure Jackson to be gone for just about anything as well as point guard Jamaal Tinsley. Anthony Johnson and Sarunas Jasikevicius would take their places. O'Neal gives them a chance to get back into contention, and the Pacers don't need to rebuild in the East because they'll probably bring back Peja Stojakovic and aren't that far away with some attitude adjustment.</div> Source
I'm so sick of reading crap like this. Every week it's something new from these guys...but is is their job I guess. I can see us getting rid of the Knicks picks because we already have a young team and we don't want to get younger. I don't know what will happen but I would love KG in for those couple years just to mentor at least. Personally, I have a good feeling Al Harrington will be with us next year and we won't have to get rid of Gordon in order to have him.
The bulls will end up trading Gordon because he wants to play the point and will not get that chance in Chicago. I think they should trade Gordon, Chandler and their 1 pick(16) for J O'Neal
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting law1:</div><div class="quote_post">The bulls will end up trading Gordon because he wants to play the point and will not get that chance in Chicago. I think they should trade Gordon, Chandler and their 1 pick(16) for J O'Neal</div> where did you hear that he wants to play the point?
I think the Bulls are getting to full of themselves, thinking there gonna get all these stars this offseason...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting slpnsld23:</div><div class="quote_post">I think the Bulls are getting to full of themselves, thinking there gonna get all these stars this offseason...</div> These are just scenario's made up by a writer that follows the team. No team official has come out, and said where getting a superstar this summer. In fact they have said the opposite for the most part.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting slpnsld23:</div><div class="quote_post">I think the Bulls are getting to full of themselves, thinking there gonna get all these stars this offseason...</div> Coming from a Pistons fan? How's Rasheed's predictions coming along.
