Chicago Bulls Free Agent Targets

So once again I have been very slow on getting these articles written and I am trying to keep up to date with all of the happenings in the sporting world, especially the NBA. As you all know the NBA is back and there is a great slate of games that are scheduled to kick off the NBA season on Christmas Day. On Dec. 9, the training camps will open and the free agent frenzy will be underway. One of the new things that was included in the latest collective bargaining agreement is the "amnesty rule," where each team is granted a way to release a multi-million dollar contract. Just like that, a bad situation is released from your team. This is a really good thing for a team that realizes they made a mistake on paying players a ton of money. Let's take Albert Haynesworth for example here, or actually lets not, I bet everyone is wishing they never signed him. The Chicago Bulls have been rumored to pick up a lot of solid names either through free agency, trade or this new amnesty clause. One player the Chicago Bulls have been rumored to be acquiring is Brandon Roy. He would have to be released and would be one of those bad contracts that the Portland Trail Blazers would be trying to get rid of. He has had injury struggles in the past and honestly, I like him, but the Bulls don't need a liability on their team, they need a scorer. Other options include Michael Redd, Rip Hamilton (through trade), Courtney Lee or Aaron Afflalo. Each one of those players would be an upgrade from Keith Bogans as far as scoring goes. Out of that group, Afflalo seems to be the most logical because of the fact that he is a young guy and could provide great scoring and he is a good three point shooter as well. Redd is coming off major knee injuries in which he played very little the past two seasons. Hamilton is getting older and he is still good, but I'm not sure if the Bulls have the pieces that they would be willing to give up to get Rip. Courtney Lee would be a very minor upgrade from Keith Bogans and honestly the Bulls shouldn't even think twice about going to get him. The one guy that is an unrestricted free agent and the Bulls would love to have is Jason Richardson from the Orlando Magic. He has played for the Phoenix Suns and the Charlotte Bobcats before and he is a magnificent player. He plays tremendous offensively and is able to contribute to the play even without the basketball in his hands. He is deadly from the three point line and it looks like Richardson would be a great compliment to the current MVP Derrick Rose. Jason Richardson has said that he would be willing to take a pay cut to go to a contending team and he can definitely find that in Chicago. I personally would love to see Jason Richardson wearing a Chicago Bulls jersey this upcoming season. He would be a fantastic acquisition to the Bulls organization. He seems to be a solid player as well as a great guy off the court. We will see what happens and how much money Richardson is willing to take and see if he would be okay with coming to Chicago for say $5 million a season instead of $10 million a year. I would really love to see Jason come to Chicago and be that great number-2 guy beside Derrick Rose.