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The Detroit Free Press and CBS Sports reported earlier this week a rumor that stated shortly after Ben Gordon agreed in principle to a deal with the Pistons, Chicago and Detroit were looking at a potential sign and trade involving Gordon and Allen Iverson. At first, I literally laughed out loud, thinking to myself, “Who makes up these rumors?” If Chicago did not even offer Gordon a contract, as he and his agent stated, why would they instead opt for Iverson, who at age 34, clearly has less years left in the league than who they already had? Furthermore, Iverson did not like coming off the bench in Detroit, so would you really want to start him in front of Loul Deng or John Salmons potentially?
As I have stated many times before, I am personally a fan of A.I, and hope he gets an opportunity to latch on with a team that will be able to maximize his talent. The Chicago Bulls are not the answer though. Chicago’s first round series against the Celtics will make many Bulls fans forget about the up and down regular season, in which inconsistency ruled. While it is noted that the trade of Brad Miller and John Salmons saved their season, the clutch play of Ben Gordon late in games will be missed. Perhaps the thinking was that Iverson could be that guy, but would Chicago really pay the luxury tax on that gamble? I doubt it.
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