Over the summer, Bulls general manager John Paxson engaged in trade talks with Memphis counterpart Jerry West about Eddy Curry.
Names such as Lorenzen Wright and Bo Outlaw were thrown in the Bulls direction, prompting Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to preach caution to Paxson's desire to trade Curry, insisting he get more than serviceable players like the Memphis duo.
But now according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune two league sources indicated recently that Reinsdorf has acquiesced to Paxson's plan, no small philosophical shift for an owner who originally backed then-general manager Jerry Krause's idea to build around two big men making a bold leap from high school.
"We have played our best when we have played small," coach Scott Skiles said. "We haven't gotten it done consistently with our bigs out there.
"As soon as we went back to the big lineup [against Phoenix], we went down 20 again, almost immediately. That has happened quite a bit in 11 games (including eight exhibitions)."
Curry doesn't fit into the tough, hard-working, physical team Paxson and coach Skiles are trying to build and appears certain to join best friend Jamal Crawford out of town.
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Dennis Rodman is still attempting a comeback to the NBA. He has signed a contract with the Orange County Crush of the American Basketball Association on Wednesday.
Rodman has been trying to launch a comeback for several years. He played three games last season for the ABA champion Long Beach Jam.
Playing for the Jam was his first action since 2000, when his 29-day stay with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks ended when he was waived a day after he criticized owner-in-waiting Mark Cuban.
"Rodman is a great defensive player and he brings a multitude of basketball experience to the ABA," Crush coach Earl Cureton said.
Names such as Lorenzen Wright and Bo Outlaw were thrown in the Bulls direction, prompting Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to preach caution to Paxson's desire to trade Curry, insisting he get more than serviceable players like the Memphis duo.
But now according to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune two league sources indicated recently that Reinsdorf has acquiesced to Paxson's plan, no small philosophical shift for an owner who originally backed then-general manager Jerry Krause's idea to build around two big men making a bold leap from high school.
"We have played our best when we have played small," coach Scott Skiles said. "We haven't gotten it done consistently with our bigs out there.
"As soon as we went back to the big lineup [against Phoenix], we went down 20 again, almost immediately. That has happened quite a bit in 11 games (including eight exhibitions)."
Curry doesn't fit into the tough, hard-working, physical team Paxson and coach Skiles are trying to build and appears certain to join best friend Jamal Crawford out of town.
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Dennis Rodman is still attempting a comeback to the NBA. He has signed a contract with the Orange County Crush of the American Basketball Association on Wednesday.
Rodman has been trying to launch a comeback for several years. He played three games last season for the ABA champion Long Beach Jam.
Playing for the Jam was his first action since 2000, when his 29-day stay with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks ended when he was waived a day after he criticized owner-in-waiting Mark Cuban.
"Rodman is a great defensive player and he brings a multitude of basketball experience to the ABA," Crush coach Earl Cureton said.
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