Bulls are cleaning salary-cap space for another Michael Jordan

The Chicago Bulls’ current biggest hope is to have enough salary-cap space to attract a super enough star free agent to help improve the team. In order to realize the hope, anything or anyone seems expendable.




After trading 7-foot center Aaron Gray to the New Orleans Hornets for guard Devin Brown, the Bulls are planning for another deal, which may involve guard Kirk Hinrich or forward John Salmons, so that the team can get someone with an expiring contract. That means the new-comer could be able to take off his Bulls jersey to clear the space just in time before the Feb. 18 trading deadline.

But the Bulls should be aware that other teams are also having the same hope as they do, and obviously it’s not an athletic smorgasbord for the Bulls only. Hope they have enough luck to have such a deal swing by them.

Rookie guard Gaines has another 10 days to show his value to Jazz

For hitting a key shot in the Utah Jazz’s 97-96 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, rookie guard Sundiata Gaines earned himself another 10-day contract with the Jazz, who has gone 4-1 since signing Gaines a 10-day contract last week.




Gaines had his first 3-pointer since putting on NBA jersey as a professional basketball player on Thursday night and that shot successfully beat the buzzer and lifted the previously 21-17 Jazz over the 30-10 Cavaliers. It also appeared to be a good sign for the rookie’s career.

Only playing five totally NBA games, the 6-foot-1 guard out of Georgia is averaging 4.2 points and 1.4 assists with the Jazz, having 9 points in Thursday night’s game, and there are still large space for him to improve as he was averaging 23.9 points in 14 games with the NBA D-League’s Idaho Stampede before signing with the Jazz.