Maurice Taylor and the Knicks are working on a buyout of his contract. The Knicks want to let go of Taylor b/c he makes $9 million.

I was wondering what everyones opinion was on possibly trying to sign Taylor to the veterans minimum. He would be another PF for us in case we have some injuries. I know he doesn't play center but he is a decent player. I know he has had "attitude" questions in the past but I think he would fit in nicely with the Bulls. The only thing is would he be willing to play if he isn't the second option off the bench? If we picked him up we could use Sweetney primarily at the center spot as Wallaces backup.

Then we could have P.J. Brown start with Tyrus Nocioni and Taylor backing him up.

I was wondering why I haven't heard anything about Mario Austin. Don't the Bulls still hold his rights?

I've got to imagine someone will offer him more than the vets minimum, but if the guy is willing to come here and listen to Skiles, I am willing to give the guy a shot.

Not sure if the Bulls still own his rights. He plays C/PF for a team in Jerusalem. I think he was the teams best player?

"Hapoel Jerusalem is just one piece away from completing its puzzle for the coming season after signing American power forward Mario Austin to a one-year deal Monday. Austin, 23, is a powerful 2.05-meter big man, whose promising career has been plagued by bad decisions and bad luck. He arrives from Italian side Biella, where he was among the top players in the Italian league last season, averaging 16.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Austin's deal is reportedly worth $600,000-$650,000 money the team would have spent on three foreign players before billionaire Arkadi Gaydamak became Hapoel's president. With his money, Edelstein has also signed point guard Horace Jenkins, swingman Roger Mason Jr. and brought back guard Meir Tapiro."

Not a bad chunk of change to play overseas if you ask me.

The links don't rely show his stats. From the one game I could find this is what it said: http://www.euroleague.net/ulebcup/noticia....a=16&id=844

Mario Austin of Hapoel led all scorers with 34 points on 14-for-25 shooting, including 4 of 6 triples.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/767574.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Austin
http://www.hapoel.co.il/hapoel.asp
http://www.hapoel.co.il/hapoel.asp