In many ways, the local angle to Thursday’s NBA trade deadline mirrors this Bulls season–lots of action, little result.
General manager John Paxson has worked the phones in advance of the 2 p.m. deadline, but all his talks might produce is a trade of Marcus Fizer.
Orlando, pondering some combination of Gordan Giricek and salary-cap equalizers, is a possible destination.
Talks with the Sixers about Jerome Williams for Aaron McKie and Amal McCaskill have cooled. Efforts to make sure the Bulls don’t lose Jamal Crawford for nothing as a restricted free agent this summer have produced little interest.
“We have explored just about every avenue. I’m not out to damage our future with these young kids. That’s the reality of it. Teams have certain beliefs about our players–some are positive and some are negative,” Paxson said.
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Talks with Detroit required the Bulls taking on salaries–Corliss Williamson, Chucky Atkins–that they didn’t like.