Bulls management has told Salmons to remain at team hotel as it works to finalize a trade. Won't play vs. Knicks

Anthony Morrow WOULD be sweet, but I highly doubt that. If it were Reddick or Mason would they assume his bench role? I don't see either of them contending for a starting role...

At this point, it'd be assuming the "Can't opt-in to a contract next year" role.

Thank God! Assuming we only get expirings from this trade, what sort of difference does this make for the offseason?

Source: Memphis a possible destination for Salmons, with Bulls potentially taking back Darrell Arthur and/or Demarre Carroll, maybe picks.

The Chicago Bulls are close to a deal to send John Salmons to the Milwaukee Bucks for forward Kurt Thomas and center Francisco Elson, according to sources that spoke to David Aldridge.

Both Thomas and Elson are expiring contracts.

This deal would mean Chicago is almost officially out of the running for Tracy McGrady, as Salmons would have been a component of that deal.



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I'm going to cry. I didn't think I'd care much what we did with Salmons but this is just the worst possible trade that can happen. Do we have a single guy on the team now besides Hinrich that can shoot a 3? You'd think we'd atleast get a player that can contribute in a Salmons deal. Even a JJ Redick is fine, but instead we get jack crap.

Would you relax for a second, my God.

First and foremost, NOTHING is official, nothing has even been agreed upon yet. Second, the deadline is tomorrow. There are more moves to be made. And third, who gives a crap? We're not winning anything this season anyway.

I care. I guess you don't but I want to make this team as attractive as possible for free agents and this trade makes us a worst team. This better not be the only deal we make.

By clearing out Salmons contract, the Bulls officially have enough money to make a max contract offer this offseason.

Don't they have enough to add to big contracts now?

i think there is another trade coming.if not are we really going to put pargo in the rotation?

So John Salmons is gone, likely for Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander, and I have to admit I’m a bit torn. It was necessary in the sense that we needed to dump his contract to assure we have enough cap space to sign a big free agent this off season. On the other hand, even though he was having a down year, Salmons was still one of our better offensive players for a team that desperately needs scoring. But more scoring could be on the way!

Here are some trades the Bulls have discussed and will continue to offer. The Bulls are willing to trade Brad Miller, Tyus Thomas and Jerome James in exchange for Tracy McGrady. In addition, the Bulls have asked that the Rockets release Miller in order for him to return to the Bulls. The Bulls are unwilling to add any picks or other considerations for a trade that helps them in no way financially for 2010. Its basically a trade to give away Tyrus and to add a scoring punch in McGrady. If the Rockets continue to play hardball, they will likely work out something with the Knicks or nothing at all.

If a Tyrus to Rockets deal falls through, the Bulls will likely trade him to the Knicks for Al Harrington. This would be a move, again, to add more scoring punch with the loss of Salmons. If for some reason the Knicks change their mind on trading Harrington or if he is packaged in a Rockets deal, there is a strong chance Tyrus stays for the remainder of the season.

Lastly, Chris Bosh for Deng and Noah was offered by the Bulls and is still on the table, however, its the Raptors who are reluctant. The Raptors were intrigued by the idea and do fear they will lose Bosh for nothing this off season, but seem unwilling to make such a huge splash and are highly attached to their franchise player. They’re reluctant to make such a drastic change, trade the face of their franchise and disrupt the chemistry of a playoff team. It’s an interesting proposal but seems too large scale for each team to handle. We will see though.

TechN9ne posted this update about the Bulls. Says the Deng + Noah for Bosh deal is still on the table but Toronto is reluctant to give up their franchise player. I'm still a bit torn with that whole situation, I really like Noah. Anyways, here's the article.



http://www.rumorpress.net/

That guy has never been right about anything. I'm pretty sure this Bucher or Woj would be all over that if true.

Why the change? Last night the Bucks were also exploring an alternative deal that would send Warrick to another team. However, those talks began to fizzle as the night wore on. If they heat back up today, then the Bucks can still insert Thomas and Elson (if necessary) back into the Salmons deal.

"It's a very unselfish team, easy to play with and fun to play with. It's a great group of guys. It really felt like we've been together since preseason, just the way the ball's been moving."
—F Hakim Warrick, on getting off to a fast start with his new team.

Anyone catch this?

So you're John Salmons, the best Milwaukee import since Bavarian hops, and you're going back and forth in the fourth quarter with Joe Johnson like Larry Bird and Dominique Wilkins, matching the Atlanta guard shot for remarkable shot in yet another of his habitually clutch performances for the Bucks.

So what's that like?

"The best person to explain that in this locker room is Brandon (Jennings)," Salmons said Monday night after dropping 32 on the Hawks, "because he got 55."

And that right there would be one of the better reasons to fear the Deer.

Jennings, a strong rookie of the year candidate in part because of the double-nickels he scored on Golden State back in November, had already showered, dressed and left the locker room. He had time to do that because he had poor shooting night, just 1 of 8, and wasn't on the floor when the Bucks wrapped up an exhilarating 98-95 comeback against the Hawks.

But Jennings wasn't the only one. Andrew Bogut struggled again, going 4 of 11. Ersan Ilyasova couldn't find the basket, either.

And still, these Bucks continue to find a way.

They did it with Luke Ridnour. They did it with Carlos Delfino. They did it with Salmons making five of seven shots and scoring 16 points in a fourth-quarter zone-like trance of which he said, "It was just one of those games where every shot you take was going to go in, no matter how you took it."

salmons did the same thing last year when we traded for him. we thought he was great, and then this year he went back to being himself. i bet the same thing will happen to Milwaukee