Sergio Rodriguez

His agent says he wants to be traded. Should the Bulls have talks with the Blazers for some sort of package deal?

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His agent says he wants to be traded, according to who?

Sorry, but at the moment, the headline of your fanpost links to itself. I’m just wondering where you saw it reported.

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by bullhockey on Nov 7, 2008 10:17 AM CST reply actions

Actually

I saw this as well. It was in a Spanish newspaper – he’s pretty angry they’re starting Blake.

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by MPG on Nov 7, 2008 11:16 AM CST up reply actions

translated quotes here

http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 7, 2008 11:24 AM CST up reply actions

if he's mad about blake starting

would he take well to still being on the bench on the bulls? on the other hand it’s rose… and not blake. i don’t actually know much about rodriguez, but from his stats he hasn’t done much. but if we tried to acquire him (getting rid of hinrich in a similar deal to the one below), i’d sure be willing to give him 15mpg behind rose.

by Jaina on Nov 7, 2008 12:32 PM CST up reply actions

If he does want to be traded

this would be the perfect trade partner for us because we can start of with a package that involves Kirk.

by J Theory on Nov 7, 2008 10:28 AM CST reply actions

i thought he was happy

now that his buddy Rudy Fernandez is on the team.

by kig on Nov 7, 2008 10:32 AM CST reply actions

How about this

and I would even give them this years first round draft pick.

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=19812456275045420153025&teams=22224444&te=&cash=

by J Theory on Nov 7, 2008 10:38 AM CST reply actions

restricted of course

by J Theory on Nov 7, 2008 10:41 AM CST up reply actions

i don't think they're going to want

two guys with 4+ years of big money left on each contract. That eats into the Roy/Aldridge/etc. second contracts. And they just signed Webster to a 5 year deal.

I could see Portland maybe going after Gerald Wallace…something where they only take on 1 long term deal.

by kig on Nov 7, 2008 11:38 AM CST up reply actions

Portland has an ace in the hole

their owner is willing to spend spend spend

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by your friendly BullsBlogger on Nov 7, 2008 12:02 PM CST up reply actions

Their owner

will put money into his team; especially if it throughs them into contention.

by J Theory on Nov 7, 2008 12:32 PM CST up reply actions

i would do that trade even without noce

i think hinrich for Sergio and LaFrentz works for what the Bulls should be trying to do. Screw coming out of a deal a clear winner. This team needs cap space and defined roles.

by DangerMouse on Nov 7, 2008 1:04 PM CST up reply actions

We have a point guard

If he’s unhappy about coming off the bench in Portland, how happy would he be here?

by Big D on Nov 7, 2008 1:03 PM CST reply actions

Because

we have Derrick Rose; they have Steve Blake….

by J Theory on Nov 7, 2008 1:36 PM CST up reply actions

Because he's getting no minutes and doesn't have a set role anymore

Blake starts, Rudy and Roy both handle the PG responsibilities as well, where’s the room for Sergio? It’s a glut of guards that no one seems to talk about, especially when you include Martell Webster.

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by Ozzie Montana on Nov 7, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply actions

We have a glut of guards too

And how much time would he even get behind Rose? Rose is probably going to be playing near 40 minutes a game in a year or two.

by Big D on Nov 7, 2008 5:29 PM CST up reply actions

At least he will know

he is the back up guard. In Portland he is the DNP. Also his agent talks about Sergio and coach Nate not getting along and that is probably driving the trade request more than anything.

by J Theory on Nov 7, 2008 5:40 PM CST up reply actions

How about this?

3 Way Trade

Why Chicago does it: Get a solid backup PG prospect and an expiring deal. Thabo could be included to one of the teams as well to clear the guard glut a little more.

Why Miami does it: They have allegedly coveted Hinrich in the past, plus they still get a nice chunk of expiring deals.

Why Portland does it: They immediately solidify their SF position for this year and retain their cap space, although I’m not sold that Marion is a great fit for their style.

by BNeL21 on Nov 7, 2008 3:36 PM CST reply actions

This is what happens when you have a team with great "depth".

I’ve got a feeling we’re gonna be hearing a lot more stuff like this coming out of Portland. Pritchard wants to keep gathering assets, but eventually those assets want to play big minutes. Plus if you can’t give those guys big minutes they never gain big time trade value.

by Juiceboxjerry on Nov 7, 2008 3:53 PM CST reply actions

I think they're pretty confident in who's a role player, and who has star potential

Roy and Aldridge are clearly the 2 best players on the team. Oden will probably be a very good player when he’s healthy. The only questions they have is at SF, where it’s either Batum or Outlaw, and how good Fernandez can be (they are hoping he becomes the next Ginobili.) The other guys like Frye, Blake, Rodriguez, Webster, Pryzbilla have set roles and their minutes can go up or down depending on how they’re playing, the only constants on that team are Roy and Aldridge.

by Ozzie Montana on Nov 7, 2008 4:56 PM CST up reply actions

I agree that they know who the star caliber palyers are, but

they’re still gathering up a bunch of players that should be either starting or getting big minutes. Every one of the players that you mentioned above probably feels they should be starting and you didn’t even include Jerryd Bayless. I’m not saying it will for sure, but it could end up being a messy situation.

by Juiceboxjerry on Nov 7, 2008 5:56 PM CST up reply actions