A day after the Bulls got Brad Miller and John Salmons from Sacramento for Andres Nocioni and Drew Gooden, Paxson was not done with his trading activity.
The Bulls made a trade with the Knicks sending guard Larry Hughes to New york in exchange for big men Jerome James and Tim Thomas. They also got guard Anthony Roberson, who I don't expect to see much playing time. With James at 7'1 and Thomas at 6'10, the Bulls have taken their small team and made them into a very balanced squad. Unfortunately James is out for the season with an achilles injury, but Thomas will add great depth to the front-court for the Bulls, and should be good relief off the bench. As I said in my last post, I thought Hughes was gone and sure enough he was gone the next day. Sure, he was a good player and all, but he just wasn't a good fit for this team. I think he will do really well in New York.
The Bulls also made a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder sending Thabo Sefolosha to OKC for a 2009 first round draft pick. I think it was another great move by Paxson. Again, Sefolosha is a good player, but he just doesn't fit with the team they have in Chicago right now. And with the Thunder having the third worst record in the league at 13-41, it looks like the Bulls are primed for at least another top five draft pick in the next draft.
Look out NBA, this squad could be really dangerous in a year or two. (Not that Bulls fans haven't been saying that for the last five years.)
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This years deadline was weak, but if a team did good, it was the Bulls. Hell, their deadline would have been good if the only move they made was getting rid of Larry Hughes.
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