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According to new Detroit Pistons guard Ben Gordon on ESPN 1000 this morning, the Chicago Bulls didn’t even make a contract offer to him when he became an unrestricted free agent yesterday. Typical. But according to new General Manager Gar Foreman, Gordon was the Bulls top priority this summer. What a bunch of tripe. Whether you wanted Gordon to stay or go, there should be some serious concerns about Foreman and Bulls management (not that this development is something new from an organization that wanted desperately to move on AM — After Michael). Continue on to examine why Foreman is a perfect fit for the Bulls, a colossal joke of an organization when it comes to valuing its players.

The day I’ve been dreading for the last three years has arrived. Ben Gordon has left the Chicago Bulls, signing with the rival Detroit Pistons earlier this afternoon. That’s right. The Bulls let their best player from the last five seasons go to a division rival for nothing. All the while this could have been avoided last summer if the Bulls weren’t such a bunch of bitter jerks. One of the most unappreciated players in team and Chicago sports history, Gordon has his fair share of detractors who say he can’t play defense and is too small and streaky. All I know is that all Gordon did with the Bulls was play hard, score and be a professional on the floor. He played with heart and guts, something that the Bulls lost today and will not get back with Luol Deng returning next season. Ultimately, Gordon is better off and the Bulls have further solidified their image as a terrible organization to deal with. Good luck next summer trying to get Chris Bosh or Dwyane Wade.

The Chicago Bulls used their two first round picks in tonight’s 2009 NBA Draft to select two power forwards: Wake Forest sophomore James Johnson and USC junior Taj Gibson. With players like Tyler Hansbrough, Gerald Henderson and Earl Clark off the board and others like Dejuan Blair and B.J. Mullens on it, the Bulls opted for the potential of the freakishly versatile Johnson at pick 16. With Blair still on the board at pick 26, the Bulls made a surprising and disappointing selection in Gibson. Continue on to examine Chicago’s 2009 NBA Draft.

What’s the greatest moment in Chicago Bulls history? How about John Paxson’s three-pointer to beat the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the 1993 NBA Finals, which secured Chicago’s first three-peat on Father’s Day 16 years ago today. Sure, it’s hard to exclude many of the miracles produced by Michael Jordan during his career, but Paxson’s three was pure exhilaration and madness, and the Bulls had never won three straight championships before his shot. Nearly everything about this play, from watching its development to seeing the ball leave Paxson’s hands, appeared to be in slow motion, that is before the ball fell through the hoop and absolute euphoria set in. Continue on to examine this amazing shot in NBA Finals history, including what it demonstrated about Phil Jackson and his coaching staff’s abilities.

Let me be the first person from Chicago to express my gratitude to the Portland Trail Blazers on this the 25th anniversary of the greatest gaffe, make that gift, in sports history. On this day in 1984, the Blazers went the traditional route of drafting a center — Kentucky big man Sam Bowie — with the number-two overall pick in the NBA Draft, allowing the Bulls to pick at third a player whom Ray Clay would later describe as being “from North Carolina, at guard, 6-6, Michael Jordan.” Bowie would have his career shortened by knee injuries while Jordan would only win six championships and go down as the greatest player of all time. Continue on to examine how some interesting circumstances, including the Bulls missing on another Hall-of-Famer in the 1983 NBA Draft, ended up leading Jordan to Chicago in the 1984 NBA Draft.

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