Odom to Chicago?

There are rumors floating around that the Bulls may enter as a third team in a deal that would send Kings forward Ron Artest to the Lakers.  A potential deal involving the three teams would have the Bulls sending Kirk Hinrich to Los Angeles and Tyrus Thomas to Sacramento and receiving Lakers forward Lamar Odom in return.  The Lakers would also receive Artest from the Kings and send guard Jordan Farmar and center Chris Mihm to Sacramento.

This would be a good trade for the Bulls.  Odom would immediately be one of the best power forwards in the Eastern Conference and supply the Bulls with the low-post scoring they’ve lacked since trading Elton Brand.  Hinrich has become expendable since the Bulls drafted Memphis point guard Derrick Rose and has been part of trade speculation for the past few weeks.  The trade would also give the Bulls the low-post scoring they passed on when they picked Rose over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley.  Odom can really score from inside and out, but he’s also unselfish, which would work well on a team with other stud players who share the ball in Rose and Luol Deng (whom the Bulls are trying to re-sign).  These three guys would make up a formative trio that would likely have the Bulls right back in the playoffs.

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