Will Paxson have the balls to let Gordon walk for nothing in order to sign a free agent? I'm not saying that I want him to do that but it's definitely an option if he doesn't want to re-sign Gordon to big money. Plus by re-signing Gordon, Gordon will become a poisen pill and be untradeable for a couple of years. It still might not work out financially but maybe the Bulls do plan on going over the cap. Maybe Jerry decided to raise ticket prices for a reason to accomodate more salary. You never know.

The Bulls got the first pick and that opened the door to previously unforseen possibilities. Paxson lucked out and saved his job.