Gordon Vows to Reject Bulls Offer

By Prescott Carlson in News on Aug 16, 2008 1:17PM

Looks like the Bulls' top draft pick just got a little more important. Ben Gordon, the Chicago Bulls leading scorer for the last three years, announced at a charity event in New York last night that he absolutely wouldn't be signing a one year contract extension with the team worth $6.4 million.

"I'm definitely not taking it," Gordon said. "I've already expressed that to them. I mean, that's not an option."

But unless the Bulls work with Gordon on a sign-and-trade deal -- as we predict will happen -- as a restricted free agent his only options are to sit out a year or pack his bags for Europe.

If John Paxson does go ahead with the sign-and-trade, who do you think is the likely new player that will be donning a Bulls uniform? [Trib]