Report: Gordon refuses to sign Bulls' offer
by FOXSports.com
Chicago Bulls guard Ben Gordon won't sign the club's one-year qualifying offer of $6.4 million, setting the stage for a possible departure from the team, The Chicago Tribune reported Saturday.
"I'm definitely not taking it," Gordon said. "I've already expressed that to them. I mean, that's not an option."
As a restricted free agent, Gordon can't force a sign-and-trade, but the Bulls' leading scorer for the last three seasons could sign with a European club.
Asked if he believed he'd played his last game for Chicago, Gordon said: "Yeah, I guess that's safe to say."
Gordon, who's averaged 18 points a game over four seasons, turned down a five-year, $50 extension last summer. Gordon is believed to be seeking about $72 million, which would put the club into luxury-tax range.
"I was definitely trying to work something out with the Bulls," Gordon said. "I told them I wanted to go back. It was a numbers game."
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