According to Sam Smith, in his latest mailbag, the Knicks were trying to acquire Kirk Hinrich in exchange for Jared Jefferies.

I heard it was Hinrich the Knicks were trying to get for Jeffries not Tyrus for Harrington.

At first look, this trade idea sounds absurd, as Jeffries has had a reputation as a bad player on a bad contract for a couple of years now.

However, because of Kirk Hinrich’s complete uselessness on the basketball court, this trade is reasonable, as there is little difference between the on court product of Kirk Hinrich and Jared Jeffries.

The Bulls should keep on looking to see if they can find a fool to take Kirk Hinrich in exchange for an expiring contract, however, they are unlikely to find such a fool. If there are no better offers for Hinrich by the trade deadline, the Bulls should accept this trade.

The Bulls would have more cap space this upcoming offseason, as Jeffries makes less than Hinrich. But they also lose one year in contract when going from Hinrich to Jeffries. Jeffries could be used at the trade deadline next season as an expiring contract, in order to net the Bulls a useful player in return.

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Tags: Chicago Bulls, Jared Jeffries, Kirk Hinrich, New York Knicks, Sam Smith, trade

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