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    About Me: Jim Scheffres was born in Elmhurst, Illinois and, after attending college at the Illinois State University, he now resides in Rockford, Illinois. Jim's enjoys writing opinionated columns about the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA and NCAA athletics.
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    Bulls Would be Crazy to Deal Gordon

    Tuesday, May 16, 2006, 12:36 PM EST [Ben Gordon]

    The Chicago Bulls finally have a legitimate, big time scorer and now they appear to be willing to deal Ben Gordon via trade. It just doesn't make sense. Sure, the Bulls need a big man; a guy who can guard the low post, grab 10 rebounds a game, and possibly score 20 points. They had that a few years in Elton Brand, whom they traded to the Clippers for Tyson Chandler. If GM John Paxson is hell-bent on bringing C Kevin Garnett to Chicago, he has to find a way to do it without trading their leading scorer. Gordon appears to be a future 25 ppg player and the Bulls, even with Garnett at C, couldn't replace his points. The Bulls should offer both of their first round picks in 2006 and their first rounder in 2007 to Minnesota for Garnett. If they are unsuccessful in acquiring him for that price, Paxson would be better off using the draft picks to select LaMarcus Aldridge from Texas or Tyrus Thomas from LSU with their highest pick, and UCONN's Josh Boone later in the first round. Paxson could also make a run at signing free agent Al Harrington to play Forward. Gordon is the type of player the Bulls should build around, not trade away like they did with Brand.
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