Portland Trail Blazers To Trade for Kirk Hinrich?

Portland Trail Blazers junkies have known that general manager Kevin Pritchard has had eyes for Chicago Bulls reserve point guard Kirk Hinrich since free agent small forward Hedo Turkoglu had a change of heart at the last minute and decided to sign with the Toronto Raptors, but it has only been since 3:37 Pacific Standard Time that trade talks have actually taken shape. ESPN's Mark Stein and Chad Ford have reported that the Portland Trail Blazers have entered into talks regarding a three-team deal with the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz. The big names included in this proposed deal are reserve point guard Kirk Hinrich and starting power forward Tyrus Thomas of the Chicago Bulls, and starting power forward Carlos Boozer of the Utah Jazz. Before the free agency period began, it was reported that the Detroit Pistons would be Boozer's No. 1 suitor if he had accepted the player option in his contract, making him an unrestricted free agent. Boozer declined this option, allowing ...