According to Bulls.com, Ben Gordon may have received an $11 million a year promise from the Pistons.

But I also heard that Gordon’s agent allegedly has been saying he has an $11 million promise from the Pistons.

This seems about what Ben Gordon is worth. Gordon’s scoring average this year fell right on the tier where I said he would be able to make $11 million a year when doing my analysis of whether the qualifying offer was a good idea or not.

I think it would be sickening to let Ben Gordon walk if this is all he is seeking. It will simply come down to the Bulls not wanting to pay Ben Gordon what he is worth.

Bulls’ management has conditioned the fans into thinking that the luxury tax is some thing that would be unacceptable for the Bulls to go into. The fact is that the luxury tax is not a hard barrier, and should not be a factor, at all, for the most profitable team in the NBA keeping their best player and leading scorer for the past four seasons.

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Tags: $11 million, 2009 free agency, Ben Gordon, Detroit Pistons, luxury tax

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