http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/bulls.asp Paxson, Reinsdorf to pursue Chandler in California By Mike McGraw Daily Herald Sports Writer Posted Saturday, August 13, 2005 Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is planning to accompany general manager John Paxson to California early next week to meet with Tyson Chandler and agent Jeff Schwartz, according to a team source. Chandler is a restricted free agent who has not reached agreement with the Bulls or received an offer from another team. Paxson has repeatedly maintained that he’ll match any offer sheet, which may have driven down outside interest in Chandler. The Bulls are expected to make an offer in the range of $60 million over six years but may try to work some incentives into the deal. The 7-foot-1 Chandler averaged 8.0 points and 9.7 rebounds in his fourth NBA season. His defense was an important factor in the team’s surprising drive to 47 wins . Grant may decide soon: Brian Grant expects to settle on a new team within the next few days, according to Chicago-based agent Mark Bartelstein. Grant, a 6-9 power forward, was waived by the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday under the NBA’s amnesty rule. General manager John Paxson and coach Scott Skiles spoke to Grant by phone Wednesday evening, and the Bulls believe they have a shot to land the 33-year- old free agent. Bartelstein said most every team in the league has expressed interest in Grant, and despite reports that he’d prefer a return to Miami, his ultimate destination is “way up in the air.” Amnesty clock ticking: NBA teams have until Monday to take advantage of the amnesty rule, which offers a one-time opportunity to waive a player and avoid playing luxury tax on his salary. The player continues to get paid but is free to join any team and cannot return to his original team for the length of the contract. Portland’s Derek Anderson, Orlando’s Doug Christie, the Los Angeles Lakers’ Brian Grant and Philadelphia’s Aaron McKie have already been released under the amnesty rule. Others likely to be waived are New York’s Allan Houston and Dallas’ Michael Finley. Some high-priced candidates who will probably not be released are Indiana’ s Austin Croshere, Boston’s Raef LaFrentz and Toronto’s Jalen Rose. Even though they are not in immediate danger of paying the luxury tax, the Bulls will exercise the amnesty clause on Eddie Robinson. He was released last year but is owed $5 million by the Bulls under terms of his contract buyout. Pargo checks options: Restricted free agent Jannero Pargo, who was scheduled to visit Cleveland on Friday, is seeking a greater role than he had last season with the Bulls. But that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s eager to leave. “Jannero loves Chicago, and (the Bulls) have been great to him,” said Mark Bartelstein, Pargo’s agent. “It’s not like he’s trying to escape. It’s a matter of working together to find the best situation for everyone. “I think a lot of people were waiting to see what happened with (Chris) Duhon. Once the Bulls make that official, I think that will open the floodgates for Jannero.” Duhon signed an offer sheet from Toronto, and the Bulls are expected to match by Monday. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 主要說到Paxson和Reinsdorf會在下週到加州和Chandler商討續約的事情 而可能開出六年六千萬的價碼 總之希望一切順利囉...:) 然後有提到特赦條款 有興趣自己看吧..:) 最後有說到Pargo日前拜訪騎士隊 然後Pargo很喜歡公牛隊, 加上騎士隊的首要目標是熱火隊的D.Jones 所以Pargo留下來的機會依舊很大...^^ --

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