coldfish wrote:From the Raps board:
blueseeka wrote:7. Toronto spit in their face and told them on no uncertain terms to screw themselves if Deng was their best offer for the SnT. Chicago reacted by hitting the phones hard, looking anywhere for someone that could take Deng off their hands the way Hinrich was moved. Hence that Portland rumor of Deng for Przybilla and Bayless. Chicago went to tell Toronto about the deal and got another flat out rejection since Przybilla and Bayless are even scrubbier than Deng (who isn't actually that scrubby but does make 12M per which would definitely harm a team trying to rebuild like the Raptors).
8. Chicago was left with no better options at the end of the night, and Bosh and Wade departed from the meeting with Henry Thomas and Bulls management without a commitment but a preliminary idea to start up negotiations again the next day with the Raptors and other teams to find a way to push through a SnT for Bosh.
You would think that Bulls were prepared as it never seemed that the Raps would be interested in Deng with that contract. I love how Bosh is seems like the greedy one when i havent heard anything about a S&T mentioned for either Miami or or Cleveland. If all the above is true or close to the truth, it does seem like Chicago has no interest in giving up Noah. I would guess if it meant the difference between Bosh and Wade or the status quo, they would give up on Noah. Time will tell
This is the part that reads dubious to me. I don't see Colangelo playing this kind of hardball with Bosh. If they don't like Deng then Bulls have other attractive things (Taj, JJ, TPE, picks) that should be as appealing as anything Toronto is likely to get from other Bosh suitors.
But if it were to be true, then I keep thinking of SpinninHouse's sig, "Luol Deng Ruined My Life."
I have read on here that he is going to be sooooo easy to move just because someone overpaid Rudy Gay. That he's practically underpaid! According to K.C, he's been anything but.
