Bulls Making Small Moves

The Bulls have made a few moves while we’ve been wrapped up in trade talk on this blog.  The team re-upped veteran guard Lindsey Hunter and inked guard Jannero Pargo to a one-year contract.  These two moves put the team over the luxury tax, resulting in the buyout of forward Tim Thomas in order to get back below that threshold.  The Bulls have been immersed in trade talks involving Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer, most notably in a three-team scenario that includes the Portland Trail Blazers, but it looks like those talks have stalled due to the Bulls’ insistence that Portland include guard Jerryd Bayless in the deal.

Re-signing Hunter was a good move as he gives this young team a locker room presence and the veteran leadership that will help the younger players; he’s also a good on-ball defender.  The Pargo signing is a sneaky one.  Some may remember Pargo from his days with the Hornets.  He played last season in Europe after failing to receive an offer he liked from an NBA team.  He’ll be able to provide the team with outside shooting and can play the Ben Gordon role in crunch time.  Pargo been known to rise to the occasion when it matters most, which is probably one of the central reasons for this signing.

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