<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> As Ben Gordon heats up, so will trade rumors for the Bulls' second-year perimeter threat. The Denver Nuggets reportedly are the latest team to express interest in Gordon, but it's highly unlikely the Bulls will part with him, at least not this season. General manager John Paxson isn't about to give up quickly on his draft acquisitions, such as Luol Deng and Gordon. Deng actually draws the most interest from other teams, but the 6-foot-9-inch 20-year-old holds too much promise and is too talented to consider trading. Gordon, the most gifted scorer on the team, finally is showing the Bulls what he can do as a starter. The Bulls are in dire need of consistent scoring. And as good as he was last season off the bench, becoming the first rookie to win the NBA's Sixth Man Award, Gordon is the most qualified scoring threat. He leads the team in scoring at 14.1 points a game. "I'm looking for bigger and better things now," Gordon said when told he probably won't meet the criteria for a repeat Sixth Man title. "I already made history last year. I have to find another way to do it this time." Gordon blew opportunities as a starter last season and again in the preseason three months ago. But in his mind, he never had an ample chance to prove himself. "I didn't play well in a lot of games off the bench either," Gordon said. "That just has no validity."</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
Luol Deng would be the last person I would trade next to Hinrich. But it is good that we seem to be keeping the core players together.
