that we don’t need to worry about the clearing cap space for 2010 thing.

I also think this trade really just shifts the overload from the backcourt to the frontcourt in terms of too many players and not enough minutes.

So yeah, the trade pretty much sucks.

on how we can unload hughes before we unload hinrich.

if we could package hughes and thomas to a team looking to get a little quicker, say the knicks, for some of their baggage like a zach randolph, i think that could be attractive. the bulls would get a little lighter in the backcourt, opening the way for DRose, and provide a little more bulk in the frontcourt. the knicks would rid themselves of randolph, and pick up some cogs for d’antoni to install his offense.

i’m not thrilled with the idea of picking up a potential cancer in randolph with 1 more year on his contract than hughes, but i think randolph with prove to be more productive in this lineup than hughes is capable of being. and randolph can ‘occasionally’ run the floor and/ or fill the low post presence the bulls so desire, which would more than compensate for the loss of thomas and his ‘potential’.

this leaves hinrich on this team for at least another year to either prove himself worthy of his contract, or to at least soften the introduction of Drose into this league.

...chances of a deal happening between knicks and bulls ——> 0%

kirk is worth more than just miller alone. i think if we wanted to get other center, we should do with our 2nd round pick. Devon Hardin should still be on the board or even Dorsey(ben wallace jr.)

And NO!