Ball in Gordon’s Court

With NBA training camps opening in about a week, the Bulls and restricted free agent shooting guard Ben Gordon appear to be at a stalemate.  It was been recently reported that there has been no movement on either end in recent weeks, aside from some bluffing on the Gordon end.  The Bulls have made their final offer to Gordon, to the tune of six years and $60 million.  Gordon seems to think he’s worth much more than that, in fact, more than Luol Deng.

The ball is entirely in Gordon’s court at this point, and he essentially has three options.  He can accept the six-year deal, one that appears to be of fair market value for the undersized two guard.  He could also accept the one-year qualifying offer, worth around $6.5 million, that the Bulls have made and become an unrestricted free agent next summer.  His final options would be to make a similar play as Anderson Varejao did last summer with the Cavs and hold out into the season in hopes of securing a bigger deal (Varejao was unsuccessful in getting more money).  Gordon should take a look at all three options and realize that only the first two are viable, and that the first one is his best option.

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