Paxson: Kobe Deal Won't Ge Done

[GangstaBoogy]

Chicago general manager John Paxson put an end to more than a week of feverish speculation, declaring, "There's not a deal to be done" in the Kobe Bryant sweepstakes following Thursday's practice.

"It's time to put it to rest," Paxson said.

Paxson acknowledged having several conversations with the Lakers regarding Bryant but refused to divulge specifics. It's known that the Bulls engaged in multiple talks trying to engineer three-team trades, but nothing ever got close, Paxson said.

Paxson refused to say his team was distracted by the daily rumors regarding the incident, saying merely that the Bulls "played poorly" in Wednesday's season-opening loss the Nets.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Bulls GM Paxson shoots down reports that Kobe may wind up in Chicago
 
By ANDREW SELIGMAN, AP Sports Writer
November 1, 2007

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Kobe Bryant won't be joining the Chicago Bulls anytime soon.

General manager John Paxson basically squashed the notion that the Los Angeles Lakers' superstar will wind up in Chicago, saying the teams were never on the verge of a deal and talks were over for now.

"There's not a deal done," he said Thursday. "There's not going to be a deal done. All the things that were out there were really unfair to all of us who were trying to do our jobs. The misinformation ... I think gets in the way of the process. It's just such a complicated thing and we kind of put it to rest now."

Paxson's comments came a day after a flurry of rumors. Speculation picked up Wednesday, with one report saying the Bulls, Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers were discussing a three-way deal that would bring the superstar to Chicago.

That scenario had Paxson sending Ben Gordon and a signed-and-traded P.J. Brown to Sacramento, Chicago's Ben Wallace and the Kings' Ron Artest heading to Los Angeles and the Bulls landing Bryant.

Bryant drew some boos during introductions before the Lakers' season-opening 95-93 loss to Houston on Tuesday, after calling the front office a mess and asking to be traded during the offseason. The jeers turned to cheers as Bryant scored 18 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter to lead a comeback.

The trade deadline isn't until February, so it's possible talks between the Lakers and Bulls could resume.

"Who knows?" Paxson said. "The reality is that right now, it's done."

Paxson was concerned the issue would become a distraction, so he decided to put it to rest.

"I think today sends a message to our players that nothing's going to be done," he said.
 

[Don Jacob]

good, for all the BULLshit (punn intended) we were going to get for him...

[thisoneguy360]

good, for all the BULLshit (punn intended) we were going to get for him...

 

[J$crILLa]

good ima huge bulls fan and i dont want kobe on my team

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

good ima huge bulls fan and i dont want kobe on my team

That's an oxymoron.

[Bay Area Jat]

good ima huge bulls fan and i dont want kobe on my team

i completely agree with u i wouldnt want a cry baby snitch on the Warriors either +1

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

^Kobe would rather die than play for a team built around losing.

[Bay Area Jat]

^^ what took u so long?

[MontrealCity's Most]

Another one voicing there opinion on this subject lol

[wcsoldier]

good ima huge bulls fan and i dont want kobe on my team

well , all the Bulls fans ain't agree with u ... to have the United Center chanting "Kobe, Kobe" during the Phily game is a good indication

[jeromechickenbone]

Makes you wonder if the talks are really off or not though.  It was of course a major distraction in the Bulls locker room, so either the Bulls have lost interest in, or Paxson is trying to keep his players focused on the game rather than these fuckin rumors.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

good ima huge bulls fan and i dont want kobe on my team

well , all the Bulls fans ain't agree with u ... to have the United Center chanting "Kobe, Kobe" during the Phily game is a good indication

LOL...Very true. He knows he would love it if Kobe were on his team. I hope so, at least.. for the sake of his sanity.

[GangstaBoogy]

good ima huge bulls fan and i dont want kobe on my team

well , all the Bulls fans ain't agree with u ... to have the United Center chanting "Kobe, Kobe" during the Phily game is a good indication

 

If yall wanna see it. go here, you gotta have an account there. its free.

http://www.nba.com/broadband/league_pass.jsp

check around the 2:16 mark.

[J$crILLa]

i would def not love it ---- why would i want kobe on this team.... lets break  up this young group and that plays well as a team for some ego craving selfish cry baby.... yes he is the one of if not the best player in the game but the game isnt about 1 on 1 its 12 on 12. and he dosent want 11 other players getting any of his shine.