Bulls are insignificant right now.

[Eli]

Apparently, they had a couple of other trades worked out that fell through; one sending Hinrich to the Wolves, another sending Hughes to the Knicks, although this sounds like a continuation of it.

The Wolves also just traded away McCants to the Kings, so that probably ends any Hinrich speculation there.  Maybe they can still get him to the Knicks or Blazers, but I doubt it.  Hopefully they can send him off, since that's the only way they can keep Gordon beyond this year.

[Waco Kid]

Marc Stein: Word is coming in that the Knicks are closing in on some new players.

It is not immediately clear if this would be two separate trades or a three-way exchange, but I'm hearing that Oklahoma City's Chris Wilcox -- who went back to the Thunder on Wednesday night when the Tyson Chandler trade was rescinded -- and Chicago's Larry Hughes are New York-bound.

To complete the transaction(s), Oklahoma City would get Malik Rose and Chicago would receive Tim Thomas, Jerome James and Anthony Roberson.

Trying to nail it all down for you.

Well it looks the Bulls are getting rid of one sack of shit (Hughes) and replacing him with another (Thomas).

[Slaky]

Marc Stein: Word is coming in that the Knicks are closing in on some new players.

It is not immediately clear if this would be two separate trades or a three-way exchange, but I'm hearing that Oklahoma City's Chris Wilcox -- who went back to the Thunder on Wednesday night when the Tyson Chandler trade was rescinded -- and Chicago's Larry Hughes are New York-bound.

To complete the transaction(s), Oklahoma City would get Malik Rose and Chicago would receive Tim Thomas, Jerome James and Anthony Roberson.

Trying to nail it all down for you.

Well it looks the Bulls are getting rid of one sack of shit (Hughes) and replacing him with another (Thomas).

Tim Thomas and Jerome James. The Bulls should replace their folding chairs with recliners. Those two are terrible.

[Waco Kid]

It's official.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi090219-chicago-bulls-larry-hughes-trade-knicks,0,2809280.story

[PenFoe]

It's official.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi090219-chicago-bulls-larry-hughes-trade-knicks,0,2809280.story

So basically this is a total wash.
Hughes has 1 year 13 million left, Thomas and James have 1 year and combined 13 million left.

So basically they're trying to get rid of the logjam at the 2 by having a logjam at the 4.

They should trade Jerome James for Ben Wallace to complete the cycle.

[Eli]

It's official.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi090219-chicago-bulls-larry-hughes-trade-knicks,0,2809280.story

So basically this is a total wash.
Hughes has 1 year 13 million left, Thomas and James have 1 year and combined 13 million left.

So basically they're trying to get rid of the logjam at the 2 by having a logjam at the 4.

They should trade Jerome James for Ben Wallace to complete the cycle.

Looks like I can finally bring my Tim Thomas jersey back out of the closet.

[PenFoe]

It's official.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi090219-chicago-bulls-larry-hughes-trade-knicks,0,2809280.story

So basically this is a total wash.
Hughes has 1 year 13 million left, Thomas and James have 1 year and combined 13 million left.

So basically they're trying to get rid of the logjam at the 2 by having a logjam at the 4.

They should trade Jerome James for Ben Wallace to complete the cycle.

Looks like I can finally bring my Tim Thomas jersey back out of the closet.

It's the one that looks exactly like your suit.

[Eli]

Also, Jerome James has some sort of career-ending injury, so it looks like the Bulls can try to get a medical retirement for him.  That would take his $6 million off the books for 2009, which would leave room to sign Gordon.

[RV]

Also, Jerome James has some sort of career-ending injury, so it looks like the Bulls can try to get a medical retirement for him.  That would take his $6 million off the books for 2009, which would leave room to sign Gordon.

The Jerome James signing is one of my favorite aspects of the Isiah Thomas era. The fat tub of goo put up a whopping 13 and 7 over 11 games in the 2005 playoffs and Isiah immediately signed him to a $30 million deal. And his nickname is Big Snacks. Awesome.

[Eli]

One more trade from the Bulls:

Chicago is dealing Thabo Sefolosha to Oklahoma City for a 2009 first-round pick, a league source said. The Thunder own the first-round picks of the Suns and Nuggets, and will send the least valuable pick to Chicago in exchange for Sefolosha.

Even a late first-rounder is a nice return for Sefolosha, who was never going to play anyway.

Edited to include link.

[PenFoe]

So, just to recap because my head hurts.


Bulls Get:                Bulls Trade:
Brad Miller               Gooden
John Salmons          Nocioni
Jerome James         Hughes
Tim Thomas            Ced Simmons
Anthony Roberson   Thabo
OKC's #1                Ruffin 

Did I miss anything? 

[Eli]

So, just to recap because my head hurts.


Bulls Get:                Bulls Trade:
Brad Miller               Gooden
John Salmons          Nocioni
Jerome James         Hughes
Tim Thomas            Ced Simmons
Anthony Roberson   Thabo
OKC's Denver or Phoenix's #1                Ruffin 

Did I miss anything? 

Not really.   

[PenFoe]

So, just to recap because my head hurts.


Bulls Get:                Bulls Trade:
Brad Miller               Gooden
John Salmons          Nocioni
Jerome James         Hughes
Tim Thomas            Ced Simmons
Anthony Roberson   Thabo
OKC's Denver or Phoenix's #1                Ruffin 

Did I miss anything? 

Not really.   

All in all, I think this is a pretty good showing for Paxson.

[Slaky]

So, just to recap because my head hurts.


Bulls Get:                Bulls Trade:
Brad Miller               Gooden
John Salmons          Nocioni
Jerome James         Hughes
Tim Thomas            Ced Simmons
Anthony Roberson   Thabo
OKC's Denver or Phoenix's #1                Ruffin 

Did I miss anything? 

Not really.   

All in all, I think this is a pretty good showing for Paxson.

I'd agree with that. It wasn't like he was going to get someone to turn the entire team around - but he did unload some crap. I still want to trade Joakim Noah to the graveyard.

[Eli]

So, just to recap because my head hurts.


Bulls Get:                Bulls Trade:
Brad Miller               Gooden
John Salmons          Nocioni
Jerome James         Hughes
Tim Thomas            Ced Simmons
Anthony Roberson   Thabo
OKC's Denver or Phoenix's #1                Ruffin 

Did I miss anything? 

Not really.   

All in all, I think this is a pretty good showing for Paxson.

I'd agree with that. It wasn't like he was going to get someone to turn the entire team around - but he did unload some crap. I still want to trade Joakim Noah to the graveyard.

I don't necessarily agree with the sentiment, but that's still a winner of a phrase.