Oregon Live: Kirk Hinrich is telling friends that he is being traded to the Blazers.
CBS Sports: Updated mock has Bulls taking Johnson, Ellington
Chad Ford: Chicago has talked to the Nets, Bobcats and Pacers about swapping No. 16 and No. 26 to get into the lottery. It sounds like the Bulls are down to one potential trade partner in the lottery.
The Nets are leaning strongly toward keeping their pick at No. 11. And if the Bobcats made a promise to Williams at No. 12, they’re out, too. That leaves the Pacers at No. 13.
ESPN: Chicago, by all accounts, has been increasingly open in its willingness to move power forward Tyrus Thomas.
Yahoo!: The Chicago Bulls are trying to convince the New Jersey Nets to take their 16th and 26th picks to move to No. 11, and one Eastern Conference executive says Chicago’s target is Wake Forest forward James Johnson.
Its a good thing Zoner does all my work for me. Anyways, pretty much any of these “deals” would be perfectly fine with me. Personally I am hoping for DeJuan Blair or Wayne Ellington to fall to the Bulls at 16 if they hang onto the picks. If they can move them, though, by all means they should. There are no sure things in this draft (beyond Griffin …sort of), so if they can get anything in return for the picks or are able to move up, that would be great.



