Deng commerce? Question of the luxury tax could be honest Bulls

  John Paxson took over as general manager first and Bulls in 2003, he mentioned a piece in the

early advice he received from a senior colleague: "Never trade an established player for a player

nonestablished."

Paxson has given way to Gar Forman, but surely the Council was passed in the meeting room Berto

Center.

So why even think about the Bulls trying to Luol Deng for a high draft pick to negotiate?

This does not seem to be one of the strategies taking into account at this time, confirmed the

league sources. A meeting of the camp project North Carolina forward Harrison Barnes has been

mentioned on the website of the team, but there is probably no single target.

And yes, it seems odd that Deng would go from leading the NBA in minutes per game trade bait.

However, this can be explained.

The Bulls are disappointed Deng was planning to wait until after the Olympic Games in London in

order to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist. Really, though lacking the first two months of

next season, it is irrelevant in the long run.

The Bulls have much love for Deng. The problem here is backed up against the luxury tax and

trying to create flexibility for the future.

Next season, Deng, Derrick Rose, Carlos Boozer will make about $ 56 million Joakim Noah combined.

When these four were the Bulls in the NBA Finals run, would there be any problems. Do you

remember how injuries could spoil the next season, the greatest strengths of the team the last

two years, Rose and depth.

The Bulls have to leave at the depth where they can move one of the top players-employees. Rose

is not everywhere, of course, and there is virtually no interest in the league in Boozer. Of the

other two players, Noah is probably more difficult than mobile 7-footer who can replace anchor

the defense.

While the leaves are purchased by Deng as the best candidate to. Trade is not one thing is for

sure, since Deng has two more years on his contract with a major $ 27.6 million and could miss

the start of next season.

The ideal partner would be a team with cap room and a full list of young players who could

benefit from the presence of veterans Deng. Minnesota is a nice fit, but the Timberwolves traded

their lottery long ago.

Golden State, with selection No. 7, a player could win story of Deng. The problem is, the

Warriors have four players come at high prices in Andrew Bogut, David Lee, Andris Biedrins and

Richard Jefferson, with an extension for Stephen Curry to be in a year or two.

Toronto, picking No. 8 might be interested. The Raptors have cap room, but they were not in a

position to win, too many free agents in Canada in the past, make sense to negotiate for Deng

could. In 2004, the year Deng in the draft, the No. 5 Dallas won election in exchange for Antawn

Jamison. It seems unlikely that the Bulls could get such a high choice this summer.

There is no shortage of teams to get involved - Sacramento at No. 5 in New Orleans 10, Milwaukee

12, Portland, with peaks sixth and 11th. In addition to Barnes, the Bulls were able to aim at a

shooting guard like Duke Austin Rivers, Jeremy Lamb servers Dion Connecticut or Syracuse.

The whole point is to create the flexibility to move around more in the near future to make it

without paying the luxury tax for teams that are struggling can to make the playoffs.

Deng negotiations for a draft pick is not the only option considered in this summer. But it shows

that Forman will not be content just waiting for Rose to recover. The plan is to retrofit the

list and hope the team is better equipped to reach the finals, when Rose returns to old form.