Gordon Likely Gone

It’s looking more and more like Ben Gordon has suited up for the Bulls for the last time.  Gordon was recently quoted as saying, “”I guess it’s safe to say I’ve played my last game in a Bulls uniform.”  Gordon said that his agent has been discussing sign-and-trade options with other teams and that a stint in Europe is not out of the question.  The Bulls have reportedly offered Gordon approximately $60 million over six years, but the 25-year-old shooting guard feels that he’s worth more.  He is supposedly asking for more money than the $71 million that forward Luol Deng received this summer.

While it appears that the Bulls are pretty set with a backcourt rotation of Derrick Rose, Larry Hughes, Kirk Hinrich and Thabo Sefolosha, it’s hard to imagine someone paying Gordon the kind of money he’s seeking.  Is there a team out there that deems him a “best player on the roster” kind of guy?  We’ve seen crazier things happen.  Gordon has said that he won’t sign the Bulls’ one-year qualifying offer of $6.4 million, which would allow him to play out the season with the club and become an unrestricted free agent next summer.  While the sign-and-trade idea is floating around NBA circles, this blogger wouldn’t be surprised to see Gordon end up overseas with a short-term contract.

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