Smith: Bulls fans want a trade for Christmas… but not yet

I know of one general manager who recently offered a high level near All-Star starter for two players not in a rotation with a good team, and the good team said it was giving up too much and declined the offer.

That will change in a few weeks. But now good teams feel a bit smug about themselves and bad teams' players look worse than they are. The two sides become closer before too long.

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"Bryan's in a panic," said one general manager. Toronto is said to be talking about various options, some of which could include the Bulls.

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Where the Bulls come in is Colangelo loves Thabo Sefolosha. The Suns tried desperately to get Sefolosha for a few years and Toronto desperately needs a shooting guard and small forward. Andrea Bargnani's name has come up with several teams, and I still have my doubts anyway. I'm not sure Sefolosha isn't better. But Colangelo is said to be holding off including Bargnani to anyone

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I've heard the Bulls have no interest in Miller, and if you think about it, he basically makes no sense for where the team is now. The Bulls aren't playing for a championship this season or next. So what's the point of picking up a 32-year-old center on the decline for one or more of their young players?

[...]If you want to give up Drew Gooden's expiring deal, go for someone like the Knicks' Lee and agree to take on someone with a longer deal like Jared Jeffries. For the Bulls, all deals should be about getting a useable piece as part of a larger deal.

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Then there's another possibility that could revive a Chris Kaman deal for the Bulls. There was preliminary talk of a multi-team deal last fall that might have landed the Bulls Kaman. He's still out as well, but seeing the Clippers in the East this week you know something big has to change.