Miller would make Chicago a pretty good team next year

I was just reading on RealGM about <a href="http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap.php">Miller Time in Chicago</a>, and was rather impressed with how good a deal that would be for Chicago to get Andre Miller from Cleveland for their #1 pick and Fizer. They would probably move Crawford to SG, which is his better position anyway. That would save a couple years in their rebulding process, perhaps even jump ahead of us. This is why I think we're planning on trading our pick, too - so we can get a couple players around Francis age which can help us get back to the playoffs and beyond. They'd have a pretty solid starting 5 of:

Miller
Crawford
Rose
Chandler
Curry

All potential future all-stars... Not bad...

Here's the article:

<b>Miller time in Chicago?</b>
Added: 24th April, 2002

Last season the Chicago Bulls decided to scrap their rebuilding plans and trade their leader Elton Brand to the Los Angeles Clippers for high schooler Tyson Chandler, drafted second overall. The idea was to stamp a more exciting brand of basketball into the city, keeping the fans interested while the team slowly moves back towards respectability. As the NBA’s youngest team got even younger, taking fellow high schooler Eddy Curry with their own pick, the Clippers and Atlanta Hawks took a different approach to the draft by trading their high lottery picks for players who became All-Stars this season, Brand and Shareef Abdur-Rahim.

This season the Bulls again have a high lottery pick, finishing the season tied for the last place in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors. There are many players who could help the Bulls when they draft – Jason Williams, Yao Ming, Dejuan Wagner, and Drew Gooden included – but do they actually want another young player with so many on their roster? With Jalen Rose now on board and demanding more veterans Sam Smith hints that the Bulls might follow the path caved by the Hawks and the Clippers and trade their pick for a seasoned veteran. How does Cavalier Andre Miller sound?

Some close to Miller believe the Cleveland Cavaliers are trying to run down Miller’s value in an effort to re-sign the NBA’s assists leader at a cheaper rate. Smith says there was talk during the season suggesting that the Cavaliers should be better if Miller was so good, and that he lacked leadership skills.

Eligible for an extension this off season, Miller will become a restricted free agent after the 2002-03 season.

Cleveland will have their opportunity to sign Miller to an extension between July and October this year, with Miller’s agent Lon Babby telling Cleveland reporters that his client would seek a maximum contract in the $100 million range. This could be the very reason, writes Smith, that the Cavaliers could be pushing to deal Miller.

General manager Jim Paxson said in a radio interview "There's not a real sense of urgency" in re-signing Miller.

If push becomes shove the Cavs may look to get some young an inexpensive talent for Miller, and this is where the Bulls come in. How does the Bulls high draft pick and, say, Marcus Fizer sound?