Tech N9ne, also known as Victor Bellan, talks about Ben Gordon’s options. Here it is.

Ben Gordon needs to decide between basically four different options. The first is for the Bulls to sign-and-trade Gordon, which is a definite possibility. GM John Paxson has recently had disscussion with multiple teams. The Miami Heat, Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Hornets are the most recent teams trying to work out a sign-and trade for Gordon. The second option for Gordon is to sign the qualifying offer sheet, play out one more year and become an un-resricted free agent. If the Bulls cannot swing a trade, look for this to most likely happen. The third option would be for Gordon to sign an extension for less money than what he feels hes worth. This likely will not happen unless Gordon suddenly has a change of heart and realizes what the Bulls are offering is actually a pretty fair deal. The last option for Gordon is to leave for Europe, which is the least likely of them all. Gordon has mainly mentioned Europe to hopefully grab the Bulls attention.

I do not see any of these trades being made. I find it unlikely that Paxson would create a nice trio of Gordon, Wade, and Beasley down in Miami. That team would probably knock the Bulls out of the playoffs every year, slashing the Bulls championship ambitions. Even if the Bulls keep Gordon, it will be difficult to get past Wade and Beasley in future years, Paxson won’t compound the Bulls future problems by giving the Heat a perfect complement to Dwyane Wade.

Then, looking at the next two teams interested, you see two teams with dynamic point guards. The Bulls are trying to mimick the Suns style of ball, so if the Suns think Gordon is a good fit for them, even with Steve Kerr’s new defensive focus, Gordon is probably going to be a good fit for what the Bulls are trying to do. The Bulls also hope for Derrick Rose to be a Chris Paul like player. If the Hornets, who have done a great job rebuilding think Gordon is perfect next to Chris Paul, he is probably going to be a great fit next to Derrick Rose as well.

During today’s press conference John Paxson sounded optimistic about resigning Gordon. Gar Forman and Jerry Reinsdorf are doing the negotiations with Ben Gordon. When Jerry Reinsdorf does the majaority of the negotiations, things get done, such as the Tyson Chandler, Luol Deng, Ben Wallace, and Scott Skiles signings. Paxson fumbled the Skiles negotiations, had both Jamal Crawford’s and Eddy Curry’s end in sign and trades. Kirk Hinrich has been the only second deal negotiations that Paxson has handled all by himself that have led to the player being retained. The fact that Reinsdorf is handling the Gordon negotiations is a sign that the Bulls value Ben Gordon very much, and that something is likely to get done.