Hughes to New Jersey?

Bulls guard Larry Hughes may be on his way out of Chicago before the trade deadline rolls around.  There is a rumored deal that would send Hughes to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Bobby Simmons and Maurice Ager, both Chicago natives.  Currently it appears that the Nets would rather land Mike Miller of the Minnesota Timberwolves, but Hughes is considered a backup plan for New Jersey.  Hughes has not had much of a role with the team this season and is seeing less and less playing time as time progresses, especially with the return of Kirk Hinrich.

This deal could work for the Bulls, but it won’t make the team a whole lot better.  The main positive of this trade would be just to get Hughes off the roster before he becomes a problem.  It’s no secret that Hughes is unhappy with his role, or lack thereof.  Hughes’ best days are probably behind him, and he seems content with just running around and taking a lot of shots, something that isn’t too conducive to winning.  Simmons has talent, but has been a pretty big disappointment since signing a sizeable deal with the Milwaukee Bucks a few years back.  Ager is an undersized shooting guard that has been pretty much a bust since entering the league out of Michigan State.

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