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finally the bulls pulled the trigger on a trade. this one does not involve amare though. according to espn , the bulls and the sacramento kings reached a tentative agreement to ship brad miller and john salmons to the chicago bulls in exchange for andres nocioni, cedric simmons, and drew gooden. the portland trailblazers are also involved in the trade as the bulls also agreed to send michael ruffin to the blazers while portland will ship ike diogu to the sacramento kings. i think the bulls just got better with this trade. john salmons is a good wingman who will play well alongside derrick rose. also, brad miller is a great passing center who can rebound as well which means the bulls are not jeopardizing their inside presence. fortunately, the bulls will no longer face shaq and the phoenix suns this season. after all, the last time shaq tried to rearrange brad's face, miller was wearing a bulls jersey.

espn reported that the boston celtics agreed in principle (whatever that means) to ship sam cassell plus cash to the sacramento kings for a future second-round draft pick. the celtics moving cassell means they cut his salary from the team's luxury tax computation. also, they can add another player to their roster before the playoffs. it is also suspected that the kings would waive cassell as they do not exactly have anything to gain by giving him playing time. they are not exactly fighting for a playoff spot and they are currently looking to rebuild the team. so if ever sam is waived by the kings, i hope the hornets would sign him. i would love to see the hornets go deep into the playoffs and i think sam i am could be of great help to the team. while cassell is no longer the impact player he once was, i know that he can lead the second unit of the hornets while chris paul takes his break. also, his no-nonsense approach to the game would certainly give the hornets the swagger ...

from sactown royalty , here's another trade scenario involving the new orleans hornets' tyson chandler : the kings ship bobby brown, mikki moore, and john salmons for tyson chandler since i'm a new orleans hornets fan (although still a knicks fan) i'm going to look at this trade from the hornets' side. pros the hornets will get the wingman that they are looking for in john salmons. the guy can flat out score and can also do a little rebounding as well as pass the rock. plus, i like the guy's attitude. even if he knows he's got the talent, he doesn't go around asking for more touches or for more minutes even back when ron artest and mike bibby were with the kings. another thing is that he's relatively cheaper than other wingmen. miki moore can play too. last season, there was a stretch near the end of the regular season that moore became a major contributor for the kings. that was in february of last year when he averaged 10.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.7 ...

looks like shawn marion's name is connected with almost all trade rumors today. i've already mentioned that the matrix might be traded for jermaine o'neal. apart from j.o. though, i think miami is also looking for other big men to trade for marion. and one big man i think is ripe for a trade is brad miller. the center will be paid 11 million this year and 12.5 million next year. no doubt, the sacramento kings, looking to rebuild would want to unload that hefty contract. why the kings would want marion his expiring contract would give them more financial flexibility. they are not fighting for a playoff spot this year so dealing away their best big man won't be a big blow. plus spencer hawes and jason thompson have been playing well lately so it would be better for the kings to give these two big men the playing time they need. why the heat would want miller he's the big man that they need. if i were to pick between brad miller and jermaine o'neal for the miami he...