The reliable Victor Bellan, on his site, rumorpress.net, is reporting that the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat have agreed on several trade scenarios involving Ben Gordon and Shawn Marion, but Ben Gordon’s contract demands are holding up the trade.

Bellan writes:

The Bulls and Heat have actually agreed on a few trade scenarios, however there is only one thing that is holding up a deal, Ben Gordon. The Heat do not want to pay Gordon what he is asking for and are hoping he will change his stance and accept what many would call a “fair” deal. Until Gordon agrees on a lesser deal the Bulls/Gordon stalemate will continue.

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One would have to assume that the Miami Heat would be offering Ben Gordon more than the Bulls are, but still less than Gordon’s desired amount. So it would come down to Gordon agreeing to terms with the Heat or Gordon signing the qualifying offer then.

This is probably just Gordon toying around with Pat Riley, seeing how much he can get from the Heat. There is no reason for this trade not to get done if the Bulls are ready to go. Completing this trade would be in the best interests of both Gordon and the Heat, and obviously would have a very high potential for being disastrous for the Bulls.

Dwyane Wade will allow Ben Gordon to fit into the point guard role while not being the primary ball handler, a role Gordon should excel at. The trio of Gordon, Wade, and Beasley should be highly successful, and the team will be even more deadly after they add a fourth piece to the puzzle in the 2010 free agency. Ben Gordon would go from having all the defensive attention in the world as the Bulls first option, to very little, with Wade and Beasley as the top two scoring options taking up the defense’s attention.

If everything pans out well in Miami, Ben Gordon will be set up for a big payday on his 2nd NBA extension. Miami as a franchise, has never had any problem paying their players big money.

If Miami is truly interested in Gordon, it is hard to see something not getting done by the time training camps start.