Bulls / Blazers still working on Rudy trade?

[Derkach77]

This is just a rumor....I don't think this will happen.

[TheStig]

If we are really offering a 1st for him and not just james johnson they will do it before training camp. If they don't they are just gonna lose him for nothing and have him be a distraction all year. They should have traded him his rookie year when he had value.

[Bullsman24]

i think they're holding out for the charlotte pick. i wouldn't give that up for just rudy

[waldo7239117]

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=17309

Word out of Portland is that closure on the long running Rudy Fernandez situation may be coming to an end in the coming days.

The Blazers and Rudy have been at odds over his future in Portland and sources close to the situation say that Blazers' GM Rich Cho has a couple of offers on the table and that he could trigger a deal before camp opens in 12 days.

The New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls are believed to be the most vocal suitors for Fernandez with the Bulls offering a package centered on James Johnson and possible a second-round draft pick.
The Bulls have more than enough cap space remaining to simply absorb Fernandez for draft picks and a Traded Player exception, but Chicago is unwilling to part with a first-round pick for Rudy.

The New York Knicks have very little to offer Portland in terms of players or first-round draft picks, but there was talk New York could make a deal involving second-round draft selections to nab Fernandez.

The Knicks have virtually no cap space to absorb Fernandez outright, so including Bill Walker and his $854,000 contract seems like the only way a deal to New York gets done.
The Blazers have 15 players on guaranteed contracts and have a Qualifying Offer out to Patrick Mills making him a 16th deal. The Blazers are sitting about $600,000 over the Luxury tax line so trading Fernandez for simply a draft pick solves two problems for the Blazers. It rids them of Rudy and his guaranteed $1.24 million salary and it would return a Traded Player Exception and drop the team under the tax line. The Blazers have been holding out for a first-round draft pick for Fernandez and that does not look like it's going to happen. Cho and company do not want the distraction that Rudy could be, in training camp, so a deal to move him could drop this week.

[Bullsman24]

honestly that's kinda stupid. why won't we part with the 25+ overall pick in the draft for a proven shooting guard

[USCChiFan]

I'll believe these rumors when he's either a Bull or a Blazer on Opening day

[TheStig]

Originally Posted by waldo7239117

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=17309

Sigh, if we aren't even giving up a first, why not just take him for a 2nd and get it done. Clearly they don't want to pay the LT for James Johnson. This will net them like 4 mil. Of course this all could be poopsworld nonsense.

[NealKleren]

I've been thinking that they were still trying to get something done.I don't see it happening.If it happens great,but if not it isn't a big deal.

[NealKleren]

I also don't want to here the I want to leave the NBA stuff either if he does come here.

[Crystallas]

I don't want Rudy anymore. He just wants to go back to Europe.

Unless he has some kind of press release saying what he wants in an NBA team, he can kiss my asssssss!!!!!!!!!!