Trade Deadline Countdown, All The Latest As It Happens Right Here Options

[truthandbasketba...]

With the all trades due to made by 2pm CT Thursday, no major moves have been made yet. The clock is ticking.....

[soxfan3530]

THIS JUST IN!!!.........................................

still nothing has happened!


sorry had to do it!

pull the trigger pax on something

[Chicago Bulls Fr...]

Yeah Im pretty nervous because I think if we don't get Gasol or a above average big man we will not get past the first or second round of the playoffs.

[Balta1701-B]

Yeah Im pretty nervous because I think if we don't get Gasol or a above average big man we will not get past the first or second round of the playoffs.

We may not this year...(although we have a really freaking good shot at it, esp. in the East), I see no reason at all why this team can't get 5-10 games and a round or two better in the playoffs next year as well.

[Chicago Bulls Fr...]

We may not this year...(although we have a really freaking good shot at it, esp. in the East), I see no reason at all why this team can't get 5-10 games and a round or two better in the playoffs next year as well.

With this team????? I dont think so. We have no inside scorer AT ALL. Pj Brown is worthless (For scoring) Malik Allen can be released as far as im concerned, he can't jump which is probably my best guess on why he can never get a rebound without it falling in his hands. Unless the big 3 (Kirk,Ben, and Deng) have great nights, there is no way this team can win a playoff series. No Way!! The Playoffs are about easy baskets and this team can't get that when you shoot jump shots. Pau would give us 5-7 easy shots a night which lead to 10-14 points that might not have been scored regularly. It doesn't take a genious to figure out that this team is only a piece away from becoming a contender in the East. Wallace only has 1 or 2 good years in him left so Pax should make a move for him and give up what is necessary unless its the 2 core players and we will become a force in the East.

Some people say Pau isn't a consistent rebounder and is lazy on defense. We don't need anymore defense, we have more than enough. Pau is a great counterpart to Wallace because alls he has to worry about is scoring and Wallace does his dirty work like usual. The two of them together would thrive off each other and it would lead to Pau probably upping his average to around 20-25 ppg with offensive rebounds and put backs from Big Ben's 2 foot misses

The more the days pass the more Im begging for Gasol. I realize Paxson doesn't want to part ways with the so called "Core" or mess with the chemistry but this team doesnt have great chemistry to begin with. They still are among the tops in the league in turnovers per game and they have no fluid offense because they dont have a set offense. It's all predicated on screens and drive and kicks.

But if you were Jerry West and your team sucks wouldn't you think about totally revamping the team and giving away your best player for a good future star in Deng or Gordon. Plus an expiring contract in PJ Brown and also a first round draft pick that would probably be top 10-15 to build through the draft and make Rudy Gay your franchise player.

But think for a second if we did give up Deng and Gordon for Gasol and say Warrick. How much would that effect our team in a positive way? My guess on the new starting SG is as good as yours. I would assume it'd probably be Thabo. Then you would insert Nocioni to the SF and obviously Gasol and Wallace at PF and Center.

*PRAYING* PLEASE PAXSON, BRING US GASOL!

[truthandbasketba...]

As we wait for something to happen here's a brief history of trade deadline deals -

Feb 24, 2006 (6 trades involving 20 players)
SEATTLE acquired G Earl Watson, F Bryon Russell, a 2008 second-round pick and cash from DENVER.
DENVER acquired F Reggie Evans from the SEATTLE, and F Ruben Patterson and G Charles Smith from PORTLAND.
PORTLAND acquired G Voshon Lenard from DENVER and F Brian Skinner from SACRAMENTO.
SACRAMENTO acquired C Vitaly Potapenko from SEATTLE and G Sergei Monia from PORTLAND.
SEATTLE traded G Flip Murray to CLEVELAND for G Mike Wilks and cash considerations.
NEW ORLEANS/OKLAHOMA acquired C Marc Jackson, F Linton Johnson and cash from NEW JERSEY for F Bostjan Nachbar.
MIAMI acquired G Derek Anderson from HOUSTON for G Gerald Fitch.
CLEVELAND acquired F Lee Nailon and a 2006 second-round pick from PHILADELPHIA for a conditional 2006 second-round pick.
NEW YORK acquired G Steve Francis from ORLANDO for G Trevor Ariza and G Anfernee Hardaway.

Feb. 24, 2005 (10 trades involving 29 players)
BOSTON traded F Jiri Welsch to CLEVELAND in exchange for a future first-round draft pick.
NEW ORLEANS traded F Jamal Mashburn and F Rodney Rogers to PHILADELPHIA in exchange for F Glen Robinson.
MILWAUKEE traded G Mike James and C Zendon Hamilton to HOUSTON in exchange for G Reece Gaines and a 2006 and 2007 second-round draft pick.
MILWAUKEE traded F Keith Van Horn to DALLAS in exchange for C Calvin Booth, F/C Alan Henderson and cash.
HOUSTON traded F Maurice Taylor to NEW YORK in exchange for F Vin Baker, G Moochie Norris and a 2006 second-round draft pick.
ATLANTA traded F Antoine Walker and cash to BOSTON in exchange for G Gary Payton, F Tom Gugliotta, C Michael Stewart, and a future first-round pick.
NEW ORLEANS traded G Baron Davis to GOLDEN STATE in exchange for C/F Dale Davis, G Speedy Claxton and cash.
NEW YORK traded C Nazr Mohammed and G Jamison Brewer to SAN ANTONIO for F Malik Rose, two future first-round picks, and cash.
CHARLOTTE traded G/F Steve Smith to MIAMI in exchange for F Malik Allen and cash.
DENVER traded F Nikoloz Tskitishvili and F Rodney White to GOLDEN STATE for F Eduardo Najera, G Luis Flores, and a future first-round pick.

February 19, 2004 (Four trades involving 13 players)
DETROIT traded G Lindsey Hunter, Chucky Atkins its 2004 first round pick and cash to BOSTON in exchange for G Mike James while sending C Zeljko Rebraca, G Bob Sura and a first round pick (pick will come from Milwaukee if the Bucks qualify for the playoffs) to ATLANTA in exchange for F/C Rasheed Wallace
ORLANDO traded G Gordan Giricek to UTAH for DeShawn Stevenson and a conditional second round draft pick.
ORLANDO traded G Shammond Williams to NEW ORLEANS in exchange for C Sean Rooks.
PHOENIX traded F Tom Gugliotta, two conditional first round picks, a 2005 second round draft pick and cash to UTAH in exchange for F/C Keon Clark and F/C Ben Handlogten.

Feb. 20, 2003 (Three trades involving 10 players)
BOSTON traded Shammond Williams, a 2003 second-round draft pick and cash cash considerations to DENVER for Mark Blount and Mark Bryant.
NEW ORLEANS traded Elden Campbell to SEATTLE for Kenny Anderson and cash considerations.
SEATTLE traded Gary Payton and Desmond Mason to MILWAUKEE for Ray Allen, Kevin Ollie, Ronald Murray, and either a 2003 first-round draft pick or two 2003 second-round draft picks.

Feb. 21, 2002 (Two trades involving nine players)
DALLAS traded Juwan Howard, Donnell Harvey, Tim Hardaway, a 2002 first round draft pick and cash consideration to DENVER in exchange for Nick Van Exel, Avery Johnson, Tariq Abdul-Wahad and Raef LaFrentz.
GOLDEN STATE traded Marc Jackson to MINNESOTA in exchange for Dean Garrett and Minnesota's 2007 second-round draft pick.

Feb. 22, 2001 (Four trades involving 22 players)
ATLANTA traded C Dikembe Mutombo and F Roshown McLeod to PHILADELPHIA in exchange for C Theo Ratliff, F Toni Kukoc, C Nazr Mohammed and G Pepe Sanchez.
TORONTO traded G Mark Jackson and G Muggsy Bogues to NEW YORK in exchange for G Chris Childs and the Knicks' lottery-protected first-round pick.
WASHINGTON traded F Juwan Howard, C Obinna Ekezie and F Calvin Booth to DALLAS for F Christian Laettner, F Loy Vaught, F Etan Thomas, G Hubert Davis and G Courtney Alexander.
TORONTO traded F Corliss Williamson, F Tyrone Corbin, F Kornel David and a first-round pick to DETROIT for F Jerome Williams and C Eric Montross.

Feb. 24, 2000 (One trade involving one player)
ATLANTA traded G Anthony Johnson to ORLANDO in exchange for a conditional second-round draft choice.

March 11, 1999 (Five trades involving 18 players)
CLEVELAND traded F/C Vitaly Potapenko to BOSTON in exchange for F/C Andrew Declercq and a conditional 1999 first round draft pick.
HOUSTON traded G/F Rodrick Rhodes to VANCOUVER in exchange for G/F Sam Mack.
NEW YORK traded a conditional first round draft pick to PHILADELPHIA for the draft rights to F Mirsad Turkcan.
PHILADELPHIA traded F Tim Thomas and F/C Scott Williams to MILWAUKEE in exchange for F Tyrone Hill and G/F Jerald Honeycutt.
MILWAUKEE traded G Terrell Brandon to MINNESOTA and G Elliot Perry to NEW JERSEY in exchange for NEW JERSEY trading G Sam Cassell and F/C Chris Gatling to MILWAUKEE and F Brian Evans and future draft considerations to MINNESOTA in exchange for MINNESOTA trading G Chris Carr, F Bill Curley and G Stephon Marbury to NEW JERSEY and C Paul Grant to MILWAUKEE.

Feb. 19, 1998 (Four trades involving 13 players)
CHICAGO traded F Jason Caffey to GOLDEN STATE in exchange for F/C David Vaughn and 1998 and 2000 second-round draft picks.
L.A. CLIPPERS traded G Brent Barry to MIAMI in exchange for C Isaac Austin, G Charles Smith and a conditional 1998 first-round draft pick.
NEW YORK traded F Ronnie Grandison and C Herb Williams to PHILADELPHIA in exchange for F Terry Cummings.
NEW JERSEY traded F David Benoit, C Yinka Dare and G Kevin Edwards to ORLANDO in exchange for C Rony Seikaly and F Brian Evans.

Feb. 20, 1997 (Six trades involving 15 players)
CHARLOTTE acquired F Ricky Pierce from DENVER for C George Zidek and G Anthony Goldwire.
TORONTO acquired G Shawn Respert from MILWAUKEE for C Acie Earl.
DENVER acquired G Jerome Allen from INDIANA for F Darvin Ham.
GOLDEN STATE acquired G/F Scott Burrell from CHARLOTTE for F Donald Royal.
INDIANA acquired G Mark Jackson and F/C LaSalle Thompson from DENVER for G/F Vincent Askew, F Eddie Johnson and second-round draft picks in 1997 and 1998.
LAKERS acquired F George McCloud from NEW JERSEY in exchange for C Joe Kleine, a 1997 first-round pick and a conditional second-round pick.

Feb. 22, 1996 (Six trades involving 19 players)
ATLANTA acquired F Christian Laettner and C Sean Rooks from MINNESOTA in exchange for G Spud Webb and C Andrew Lang.
TORONTO acquired F Sharone Wright from PHILADELPHIA in exchange for C Ed Pinckney, F Tony Massenburg, the right to swap first-round draft picks in 1996 or 1997 and a second-round option.
PHOENIX acquired G Terrence Rencher from MIAMI in exchange for G Tony Smith.
MIAMI acquired G Tim Hardaway and F Chris Gatling from GOLDEN STATE in exchange for F Kevin Willis and G Bimbo Coles.
MIAMI acquired F Walt Williams and F Tyrone Corbin from SACRAMENTO in exchange for F Billy Owens and G Kevin Gamble.
ORLANDO acquired F Kenny Gattison and a 1996 second-round draft pick from VANCOUVER in exchange for F Jeff Turner.

Feb. 23, 1995 (One trade involving two players)
DALLAS acquired G Scott Brooks from HOUSTON in exchange for G Morlon Wiley and a 1995 second-round draft pick.

Feb. 24, 1994 (Four trades involving eight players)
CHARLOTTE acquired F Frank Brickowski and a conditional first-round draft pick from MILWAUKEE in exchange for C Mike Gminksi.
ATLANTA acquired F Danny Manning from the L.A. CLIPPERS in exchange for F Dominique Wilkins and a 1994 or 1995 conditional first-round draft pick.
LAKERS acquired F Danny Schayes from MILWAUKEE in exchange for a 1995 conditional second-round draft pick.
UTAH acquired G Jeff Hornacek, G Sean Green and a 1995 or 1996 second-round draft pick from PHILADELPHIA in exchange for G Jeff Malone and a 1994 conditional first-round draft pick.

Feb. 25, 1993 (Two trades involving three players)
CHICAGO acquired F Ed Nealy from GOLDEN STATE in exchange for a 2001 conditional second-round draft pick.
MILWAUKEE acquired F Orlando Woolridge from DETROIT in exchange for G Alvin Robertson.

Feb. 20, 1992 (One trade involving two players)
NEW YORK acquired C James Donaldson from DALLAS in exchange for F Brian Quinnett.

Feb. 20, 1991 (One trade involving two players)
SEATTLE acquired C Benoit Benjamin from the L.A. CLIPPERS in exchange for C Olden Polynice, a 1991 first-round draft pick and a 1993 or 1994 first-round draft pick.

Feb. 22, 1990 (Five trades involving seven players)
SAN ANTONIO acquired C Uwe Blab from GOLDEN STATE in exchange for C Christian Welp.
CLIPPERS acquired G Winston Garland from GOLDEN STATE in exchange for two future second-round draft picks.
NEW YORK acquired C Stuart Gray from CHARLOTTE in exchange for a 1991 second-round draft pick.
CHARLOTTE acquired Randolph Keys from CLEVELAND in exchange for a future second-round draft pick.
MINNESOTA acquired F Brad Sellers from SEATTLE in exchange for Steve Johnson and a 1991 second-round draft pick.

Feb. 23, 1989 (Two trades involving five players)
NEW YORK acquired F Kiki Vandeweghe from PORTLAND in exchange for a 1989 first-round draft pick.
BOSTON acquired C Joe Kleine and F Ed Pinckney from SACRAMENTO in exchange for G Danny Ainge and F Brad Lohaus.

Feb. 25, 1988 (Three trades involving nine players)
PHOENIX acquired G Kevin Johnson, F Tyrone Corbin, C Mark West, 1988 first and second-round draft picks and a 1989 second-round draft pick from CLEVELAND in exchange for F Larry Nance, F Mike Sanders and a 1988 second-round draft pick.
MILWAUKEE acquired G Jay Humphries from PHOENIX in exchange for G Craig Hodges and a 1988 second-round draft pick.
SEATTLE acquired G Sedale Threatt from CHICAGO in exchange for G Sam Vincent.

Feb. 15, 1987 (One trade involving one player)
CHICAGO acquired F Ben Poquette from CLEVELAND in exchange for a future second-round draft pick.

[truthandbasketba...]

Heres what the papers are saying -

Gasol? Randolph? NBA rumor mill getting into high gear

February 21, 2007
BY BRIAN HANLEY Staff Reporter
If a team is in the market for a middling player who has a long-term, big-money contract, there are numerous deals to choose from as the NBA's 2 p.m. Thursday trade deadline looms.
The Bulls are not interested in acquiring such an onerous commitment, but they would consider taking on a rich contract for a starter who could fill their interior scoring need.

Bulls general manager John Paxson dislikes having his players' names bandied about in trade rumors, so he wouldn't be happy to hear the one making the rounds at the United Center on Tuesday. The unsubstantiated talk was that a package including Chris Duhon, Tyrus Thomas, Andres Nocioni, and a first-round draft pick could seal a deal for Memphis Grizzlies forward Pau Gasol.

As for a report that the Bulls could get Zach Randolph from the Portland Trail Blazers without losing a young talent such as Ben Gordon or Luol Deng, Blazers president Steve Patterson laughed before telling the Portland Tribune, ''Guess again.''

''We don't have any interest in trading Zach,'' Patterson said.

Some teams likely will have interest in the expiring $8 million contract of P.J. Brown. The veteran forward, who has backed off his early-season desire to be traded, said he is prepared for whatever happens before the deadline.

''I've been through this many times, so I'll be prepared to play [for the Bulls] at Cleveland, no matter what,'' he said. ''That's ... my game plan.

''Trade rumors are trade rumors. My name has been involved in a lot of stuff -- different teams, different years -- so all I can do is wait and see. If I'm wanted, I'll be here. If I stay, I'll look forward to that and hopefully help us get to the playoffs. If something happens and somebody else wants me, it's going to happen. That's the business end of it.''


FORWARD PROGRESS?

Nocioni missed his seventh consecutive game with plantar fasciitis in his right foot.

''He's just not quite ready,'' coach Scott Skiles said. ''It's a little stiff, not as sore today. If we can get him through tonight, maybe he can practice a little [today] and get a real good read on him. He may go half the practice, depending how it feels.''

Nocioni did some significant running Tuesday for the first time since being out and could be ready to play at Cleveland on Thursday.

''He was doing laps, he was changing direction,'' Skiles said. ''So it's just a matter now of getting him cutting, getting him up to full speed, things like that. I'd imagine it would be soon, a couple days away if he doesn't have a setback.''

bhanley@suntimes.com

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/265753,CST-SPT-bullnt21.article


Trade deadline likely to pass minus splash

By K.C. Johnson
Tribune staff reporter
February 20, 2007, 10:51 PM CST

If the Bulls had met expectations to this point, this trade deadline week would have carried no drama.

As it stands, there is little, as talk around the league suggests the Pau Gasol talks are all but dead unless the Grizzlies drastically lower their asking price by Thursday.

General manager John Paxson is said to be contemplating several smaller deals for players with long-term contracts but ultimately comes to the same conclusion: None of them make the Bulls appreciably better and would damage the organization's fiscal plan.

That means on Friday this group should be largely intact. Do they have enough to win?

"I think so," Luol Deng said. "We have a good group. We just have to focus in and play more consistently."

Added P.J. Brown: "This is a playoff team. This team has a chance to do some good things. When you get to the postseason, it's a brand new year. We can make some noise. We know who the tough teams are in this conference, the Detroits, the Miamis. It's going to be a hard road no matter where you're seeded. But I like our chances as much as anybody else's."

Both Deng and Brown are sick of addressing rumors and, when pressed, admit they will be happier once Thursday has passed. But Deng downplayed a theory that the Bulls would want to reward Paxson's faith in this squad if he stands pat.

"The GM has to do what is best for the team," he said. "It's not about whether you're friends or not. If he thinks we're a better team without moving anything, maybe he thinks players will be better in the future. That's just him doing his job."

Close, but not quite

Despite doing some end-to-end running during individual pregame warmups, Andres Nocioni missed his seventh straight game because of plantar fasciitis in his right foot.

The Bulls face a stretch of four games in five nights starting Thursday in Cleveland, although coach Scott Skiles said that isn't why Nocioni sat.

"He's just not quite ready," Skiles said. "It's a little stiff, but it's not as sore. We feel like if we can get him through [Tuesday], maybe he can practice a little [Wednesday] and then we can get a real good read. He was running, doing laps, changing direction. It's a matter of getting him cutting full speed."

Copyright © 2007, The Chicago Tribune

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/cs-070220bullsbits,1,1337472.story?coll=cs-bulls-headlines

[truthandbasketba...]

Apparently the J-Kidd deal to the Lakers is hinging on the Nets ability to also deal Vince to the Clippers in an all or nothing situation.

[madisonsmadhouse]

I wouldn't count on a deal getting done. We might do something small, but I doubt it. The Bulls are dead set against breaking up the core, as well they should be. If history has taught the Bulls anything, its that we should not trade away these kids too early.

[soxfan3530]

Brown to dallas. i'm not sure what they could really offer us though...


Bulls Notebook
Mavericks showing interest in Brown

February 21, 2007
By Paul Ladewski Staff writer

Bulls forward P.J. Brown had one of his best performances of the season at both ends of the court in a 96-85 victory over Dallas last month.

Apparently, Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson and owner Mark Cuban haven't forgotten it.

The Mavericks are said to be one of the teams interested in the 37-year-old Brown in advance of the trade deadline on Thursday afternoon.

"I haven't heard that, but it's an interesting possibility," said Brown, who added of the perks of a Cuban-owned team, "They got a great record and a nice locker room. They got lots of nice things there. I wouldn't have a problem with that."

Brown didn't hurt his stock with seven points and five rebounds in the first half against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.

"It's good to hear my name mentioned anywhere because it means that I'm wanted,'' Brown said. "I still got some game left."

If no deal is made, Brown is prepared to spend the final months of his contract in Chicago.

"If it doesn't happen, I got no choice," said Brown, who expressed disappointment in his reduced role earlier this season. "I'll be ready to play and play hard and do what I have done the last several weeks.

"This team has a chance to do some good things this year. The postseason is a brand new ballgame. Anything can happen."

[MB33]

Abdur rahim will be a decent upgrade!

[GreatScott82]

At this point i don't see a trade happening... Pax will just adress this need via free agency or trade during the offseason.
Who is to say this team can't catch fire during the 2nd half of the season and make a decent run in the playoffs? This team is not yet championship worthy, but pending on what Pax does this offseason they will be next year. Pau Gasol is damn good. But he is NOT worth 2 core players. He is worth 1 core player, a first round draft pick and maybe a mid-level player like P.J. Brown or Malik Allen. Maybe Jerry West will come to realization w/ that right before the deadline and pull a deal. He has to look to the future, if you can get a guy like Gordon and have 2 high draft picks for next year, your team will be a very good young team next year. THey can have guys like Gordon, Gay, Noah or Odgen to build around.

[soxfan3530]

k.c. johnson and david schuester just said on the Score that they expect nothing to happen and that the gasol deal is "dead in the water."
DAMN!

[TeaLeafReaderII]

k.c. johnson and david schuester just said on the Score that they expect nothing to happen and that the gasol deal is "dead in the water."
DAMN!

just wait til the dead line.

[bschmaranz]

I know it's not the best of options but what about talking to the Kings about Brad Miller?