What will the Chicago Bulls do at the Trade Deadline

Think the Bulls miss Tom Thibodeau?

You know that saying from the old Joni Mitchell song: "You don't know what you've got til it's gone?" OK, maybe you don't know that song. Apologies for dating myself.

But here is something Bulls fans of all ages can relate to: The team, at 27-25, is one of the East's biggest underachievers, the trainer's room is overloaded, the immediate future is looking a bit bleak, and the trade deadline is going to come and go with the possibility that one of Thibodeau's biggest supporters, Taj Gibson, will be he main player moved by Chicago due to their logjam at the power forward spot.

Reports out of Chicago in recent days have said the Bulls intend to hang onto Pau Gasol, who plans to opt out of his $7.77 million deal for next season in order to cash in one one last major payday as the salary cap balloons to $90 million. He will probably get double that amount or more from the Bulls or someone else, and who can blame him for trying to get into the Derrick Rose (making $41.4 million this season and next) stratosphere. 

And speaking of Rose, folks in Chicago have clearly grown tired of him. By all appearances, he peaked four years ago. And if the Bulls could find a taker, they'd be eager to part with him, don't you think?

Well, here's the thing. The New York Knicks are looking for a point guard, and the only player on their roster who might be of interest to Chicago is Carmelo Anthony -- who flirted with Chicago in free agency before deciding to put his trust in Phil. I have gone on record saying the time for Phil Jackson to trade him is now, and on Tuesday morning I furthered that argument on the Mully and Hanley show on 670 The Score in Chicago. Enjoy.