Chicago Tribune - According to the Chicago Tribune, Bulls guard Ben Gordon reiterated on Wednesday that he wants to remain a Bull and that he does not expect to be traded. "This is where I want to play for the rest of my career," Gordon said. "Hopefully, everything will work out that way." The New York Post printed an article earlier in the week citing that the two teams were discussing a deal focused around Gordon, a claim strongly denied by Paxson. "I have not spoken to that organization since last October, so the Post has printed something that is false," Paxson told the Sun-Times. "If the Knicks do plan on making an inquiry, they can save themselves a phone call because I'm not interested." Paxson delivered a similar message to Gordon's agent. "I was very happy with that," Gordon said after a news conference at "one sixtyblue" ? a restaurant near the United Center part-owned by Michael Jordan ? to launch his energy drink "BG7." "Paxson has told me numerous times throughout the season, and just recently, that they don't plan on trading me."
I mean nobody knows what he reall thinks, but what do you expect him to say even if he wouldn't mind getting traded? "I don't care if the Bulls trade me." No one is gunna say that, that's why sports interviews suck 99% of the time. Nobody says their true feelings, they only say the "right thing." That also was not bashing Gordon by any means if you took it that way, because I like him and he's a very good young scorer. But I don't see them dealing Gordon for anything cheap, aka not to the Knicks.
I doubt he's a Bulls for life. That rarely happens in the NBA, there will be a day when he's shipped just like most players. Like I thought Finley would retire a Mav, and now he's playing for the Spurs. It's just too hard to keep a player for their whole career nowadays.
It would be nice for Gordan to remain a Bull for his whole career but I don't see that happening. I mean he's a great player and he's young and full of potential and stuff but I think down the line, something will come up and the Bulls will either trade him for a better deal or let him become a free agent. Not a lot of teams pay a lot of money for a player when they can get a better deal elsewhere.
I wouldn't blame him. He's found success through his first years with Chicago, why would he want to change that? He definetly doesn't want to go to the Knicks where his situation would be rocky and he might not find success.
