The offer Ben Gordon received from the Bulls before the 2007-08 season has shrunk this summer.

"It looks that way," said Gordon. "I don't think they want to lose their leading scorer for nothing. Maybe they do, I don't know.

"After coming off a season like last year where we didn't make the playoffs, it's just tough to possibly go through another thing - there's too much tension there," Gordon said.

"I think, for me, I'd like to just have some clarity. We have all these guys at one position. I think things should work out naturally. There's no reason it shouldn't, for myself and the organization."

There are teams interested in doing a sign-and-trade transaction for Gordon. Still, the Bulls would likely refuse to take back salaries that would lift them into luxury-tax territory.

"All you need is one," Gordon said of a potential trade partner. "You don't need 29. All you need is one. A sign-and-trade, both sides would have to agree, so we'll see what happens.

"I want to make it clear to the fans that I want to come back. But something good has to be done that both sides feel comfortable with. That's pretty much it."

Via Daily Herald

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