Trade of the month: November

So maybe I'm not the most qualified person to fix the Bulls at this point. Because of work and night classes, I haven't actually watched a full game yet this season.

I've caught bits and pieces, as well as kept up on my daily Blog-a-Bull and Ball Don't Lie reading though, and, by all accounts, this Bulls team does indeed need fixing. There are still too many guards, too many guys playing out of position, and very little depth in the front court.

I'm also not sure if the Bulls have a second gun at this point. Derrick Rose is by far and away the best player on the team; no one else has looked like a keeper yet. We know Luol Deng will be around for a while, but he's been useless outside of a strong opening night revenge effort against Skiles, Boylan and Milwaukee.

So every month, we're going to try to propose a trade to help better shape this Bulls roster. Consider it our ode to Sam Smith. Since trade season got underway officially yesterday, today is a perfect time to debut it.

This first trade isn't really a biggie, but I think it is definitely fair. I also think most of you will hate it, but whatever. Go nuts in the comments, kids.


Bulls get

C Eddy Curry
G Mardy Collins

Knicks get

G Larry Hughes

That's right: Eddy Curry. This isn't a trade that will turn around the season or anything, it's more of a garbage-for-garbage swap. Still, I think it could work.

Why the Bulls do it

There are too many guards on this roster to keep everyone happy once Hughes comes back. Though Thabo may be the least offensively skilled guard I've ever seen, at least he knows his role is to be a defensive stopper and keep out of Rose's way. I'm not sure Hughes is so smart. That makes Hughes the fifth guard in a primarily three guard rotation. He's shouldn't ever get any PT now with Thabo ahead of him. So why not swap Hughes for Curry, who is stringing together some quality DNP - Coach's Decision's for D'Antoni in New York?

Say what you will about Curry (and I'm sure you will: he's fat, slow, lazy, impossible to motivate, ect.), but I think he's way better than Aaron Gray. That's what this trade would be about, cleaning up the guard glut and upgrading the fourth big. Gray is averaging about 14 minutes a game now, wouldn't it make a difference to get someone better in there when Tyrus, Noah or Gooden need a breather?

We know Curry can score inside, and that the Bulls haven't had anyone who can since he left. Sure it's all he can do, but his clear and mysterious rebounding problems won't be so disastrous when he's playing so little.

I also think Rose would have a calming effect on Curry. Having someone else from the city on the team takes a little pressure off of him to be a hometown savior, which I'm sure he felt big time during his first stint here. I also think handing Curry over to a players coach like Del Negro would benefit him when compared to a Facist like Skiles.