CBSSports.com has learned that the Bulls and Pistons may yet revisit Detroit's agreement with Ben Gordon and instead investigate a sign-and-trade that would send Allen Iverson to Chicago.
Discussions have not yet reached the highest levels of both organizations, but the revised look at how Gordon goes from Chicago to Detroit would benefit Gordon and the Bulls. Gordon would get an extra year, and thus more money, by signing with the Bulls and getting traded. The Bulls, who currently are getting nothing for losing him, would get Iverson -- a fading future Hall of Famer who would get to finish his career in a major market as long as he's willing to accept a secondary role.
It's a farfetched scenario, and not everyone involved would be on board -- particularly the Pistons. The major sticking point would be how to sweeten the deal for Detroit, which would only consider such an option if it would provide significant cap savings.
I do not think it's going to happen or even true but personally as much I respect AI for the sake of the Bulls future I hope it isn't true and the Bulls don't go through this.
im honestly tired of seeing this iverson playing a year and a half here, and a half a year there. I don't wanna see him on the bulls for 1 year and we don't need him next to Rose. AI is great, but I'd much rather see him go to a team that could use his services better than us, and for at least 2 or 3 years. I don't wanna see him here for a year and bounce to another team, and then another team.
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Iverson is a cancer. He almost single handedly ruined the Pistons. That and them being foolish enough to trade Billups. But I made money off of Iverson tanking that team.
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Iverson is a cancer. He almost single handedly ruined the Pistons. That and them being foolish enough to trade Billups. But I made money off of Iverson tanking that team.
Although I don't deny that the "Iverson is a cancer" debate has some legs, let's not blame the Pistons downfall on A.I.
He got on a sinking ship that was ripe for mutiny and was about to sail into a storm. It isn't his fault the Pistons were pretty much done before he got there.
That being said, I agree that it wouldn't work out here.
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I'm not sure if life or death situations really ties in here Dre. If a Grizzly is chasing Kobe, hes pissing his pants, not staring the bear in the eye and making a clutch play by ripping the bears heart out of its chest.
Gordon revisited: Sign-and-trade for Iverson
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