<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Bulls operations chief John Paxson remains convinced Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry represent the Bulls' future, but it appears he is prepared to let those players test the market as restricted free agents after next season. Chandler and Curry are in their third seasons and are eligible for lucrative contract extensions in the summer of 2004, but it's likely Paxson will let them become restricted free agents in 2005. The Bulls would be able to match any offer. ''If a guy thinks he's a max player, you risk absolutely nothing by letting him play [without an extension] that fourth year because you can always match it,'' Paxson said. ''It makes some sense from our end to let the guy play that fourth year out and let the market dictate.</div> Chicago Sun-Times
