John Paxson
John Paxson
John MacBeth Paxsonis an American basketball administrator and former player who has been Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association since 2009, after serving as team general manager from 2003 to 2009...
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For what we're working for, he's a key component, a component that defensively could be special down the road.
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What we have available to us now in terms of technology is unprecedented. With that said, I'm not sure there is a foolproof way of safeguarding against something that could possibly go undetected in an athlete and that is the greatest concern.
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Kirk is a very big piece of this team's foundation. He is a great leader for our team both on and off the floor and I am very excited to watch him develop.
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He would have an above-average lifestyle that would put him in a position that most other people aren't in,
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Whether they choose to go out and get an offer sheet (the Bulls can match), I don't want that to happen. I think they want to be here. I expect us to sit down and negotiate and get a deal done that's good for them and good for us.
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We're not under any obligation to anything we don't want to. I respect the fact that he wants to play. We're also playing his contract, and we have the right to make sure it's the best thing for us.
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We've done everything in our power to be protective of Eddy, show our concern and passion for him,
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I would never put a player on the floor in a Chicago Bulls uniform if I didn't do everything in my power to find out all the information that was available. You can debate genetic testing till you're blue in the face. But from what I know, from what I've learned over the last six months, that test could have helped us determine the best course of action.
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You can have a team full of guys who play hard and hustle, ... But let's not fool ourselves. You need talent to win.
I never think about it. You can't. What's done is done. It's over and done with.
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In essence, our guys are complementary-type players. We still have to find a mix that works and is balanced.
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This is a very easy decision for the organization and I am extremely excited to watch these players continue to develop as Chicago Bulls.
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It's negligent not to take the test. Though it cannot rule anything out absolutely, it is something we all could use to help figure this out.
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In this business, things don't always happen at the pace you would like, but I knew from the onset that we would make this happen and Jeff Schwartz played a key role in the negotiations.