Published 7/3/2009
by Bhavik Darji
at Bleacher Report - NBA
We all know that Ben Gordon has agreed to terms to sign with the Pistons as soon as the players are eligible to sign on July 8. It's how Ben Gordon is going to get to Detroit city that has been talked about recently.
Although the talks between the Bulls and the Pistons are not heated at the moment, there is always a chance the Bulls would do a sign-and-trade for Allen Iverson.
It has been revisited a ton of times and talked about how it would benefit Gordon and the Bulls.
Ben Gordon would probably get an extra year in his contract, worth around the same the Pistons have offered.
The Bulls, on the other hand, would receive Allen Iverson, a surefire Hall of Famer who does seem on the downside of his career.
Just picturing Derrick Rose and Allen Iverson is pretty mind-shattering actually. Both are very speedy guards, but Iverson would have to accept the secondary role behind Rose, Deng, and maybe even Salmons.
The only way this would be possible is if the Pistons gain anything else out ...
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