Kobe traded?

[Bobby O'Shea]

Heard that they are finalizing it now and will announce it tonight before game time...anyone else hear this?

Kobe could be a bull tonight!

Bobby O

[BangTheBook]

Really? I know they are shopping him but havent heard of any teams yet

[Bobby O'Shea]

Kobe Bryant trade talk continues to be a hot topic, with the Bulls considered the frontrunner. Coach Phil Jackson was quoted in the Riverside Press-Enterprise as saying "We're listening ... That's part of the deal that we have (with Bryant), that we'd listen. And Chicago has been one of the active teams, but there's nothing imminent."

Bobby O

[Joey Spoons]

David Aldridge reports that Kobe going to the Bulls may not happen and if it does it will be around the trade deadline or in the off season. Jermaine O'neal to the Lakers is more likely.

Spoons

[Bobby O'Shea]

Mercurial Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says you can count out Dallas in the Kobe Bryant sweepstakes.

During Wednesday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cuban said that the team is not pursuing a trade for the Los Angeles Lakers star.

"We haven't talked to them," Cuban told ESPN's Lisa Salters during a sideline interview. "It's not going to happen. We've got a great squad. We like it."

Cuban was asked if the team has any interest at all in Bryant.

"We're always looking for bargains, but I don't think they're going to give us any bargains," he said.

The Bulls appear to be the primary partner in trade talks with Los Angeles. As ESPN.com reported on Saturday, the Lakers have asked for Luol Deng, Tyrus Thomas, Ben Gordon and rookie Joakim Noah as the core parts of any trade for Bryant.

Bobby O