<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm not even sure about this one. So let's think about this together. What if the Bulls made a run at Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal in a package that would include Luol Deng and the Bulls' rights to New York's first-round draft pick next year? This presumes that the troubled Pacers would change course and go for a major rebuilding in the face of the strip-club ruckus at which Stephen Jackson fired a gun into the air. Jackson was booed by the home fans Saturday night in his first game since the incident that resulted in felony charges. Jackson, his disguise not working?he shaved his head?said he merely was protecting his teammates. That would be a more reasonable explanation had he not said the same thing when he went into the stands in Auburn Hills, Mich., two years ago and attacked fans. Click here to find out more! There's no question the Pacers have big image problems in a community growing embarrassed by its team. For now, it appears they'll forge ahead with their team as comprised, if not compromised. But they may have to reach a compromise. It's becoming increasingly hard in conservative Indiana to embrace Jackson and Jamaal Tinsley, whose car was found to contain marijuana the night of the incident. If the team also starts slowly, it's quite possible it could look to trade. O'Neal would be the only player who could bring them value to rebuild. If a team is going to rebuild through the draft, 2007 may be the year. Pacers general manager Larry Bird knows about the Boston Celtics' success through the draft with Bill Russell, Dave Cowens and then himself. This next college class could be one of the best ever for big men. Eligible players include Indianapolis native Greg Oden from Ohio State, Spencer Hawes from Washington, Joakim Noah and Al Horford from Florida, Tyler Hansbrough from North Carolina and Josh McRoberts from Duke. Giving up a season by going into the lottery always is painful. But a team can come out with talent that can carry the team for a decade. It's hard to see how these Pacers, with a core of O'Neal, Jackson and Tinsley, can be much more than a .500 team on the edge of the playoff race. It's the road to nowhere the Pacers were on in the 1980s. And perhaps no one could offer a better package then the Bulls, for both talent and financial relief. O'Neal, a perennial 20-point and 10-rebound low-post threat, makes $18 million this season. The Bulls would have to match salary, which would require Deng, P.J. Brown, Michael Sweetney and probably Chris Duhon. The only true core player lost would be Deng, and the Bulls will have to make a decision at some point on that issue. Does anyone really believe that Andres Nocioni, who will be one of the most sought-after free agents next summer, will re-sign with the Bulls to be a backup?</div> Source Will this guy ever stop?
<div class="quote_poster">Swish15 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Kirk Hinrich Ben Gordon Andres Nocioni Jermaine O'Neal Ben Wallace I just wet my pants.</div> If that happened, I wouldn't be a Sixers or a Laker fan anymore. I'll just switch teams and say that I'm a Bulls fan. But of course that would never happen.
The last thing the Pacers need is another SF. I'm sure the Pacers would demand for Hinrich if they planned on trading JO. I also don't see how it's remotely possible they would trade JO to a division contender and pair him with Ben Wallace. If anything the Pacers ship him to the West and try to put together a package deal for KG, Gasol, or some of Golden State's prospects.
<div class="quote_poster">Brian Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">If that happened, I wouldn't be a Sixers or a Laker fan anymore. I'll just switch teams and say that I'm a Bulls fan. But of course that would never happen.</div> what a true fan
Shapecity is right, this is highly unlikely. But I wouldn't mind if it did happen, however I don't trust JO to be healthy.
Shape is right, you don't trade your marquee player to a division rival. There would be plenty of teams who could put together a competitive package for JO. Would never, ever happen.
The Pacers would be laughed at. The only way I can see this happening is if the Bulls land the number one pick (Greg Oden) and the deal would go down on draft day, in which case Indiana would get probably a decent player + Oden.
But if we got oden wouldnt we keep him? ben wallace aint getting any younger. oden could be a dwight howard type player. i wouldnt trade oden for jermaine.
does anyone take steve smith seriously anymore? I wonder what sources he has or does he make this crap up all the time?
