Sacramento Kings' All-Star Peja Stojakovic told the Chicago Sun-Times that he would love to play for the Chicago Bulls.  

Bulls' GM John Paxson has admitted to calling the Kings to inquire about Stojakovic.

But Kings ownership says it has no plans to trade the deadly outside threat.

Even if this changes, the Bulls may not have the assets to pull of the trade.

Meanwhile, the Pacers are said to be offering former Bull Ron Artest, who is the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year.

''I love Chicago, and I have a lot of friends there,'' Stojakovic said. ''I also feel the Bulls are a great organization, and I especially like the fact that Scott Skiles is the coach there. He was my coach in Greece when I played for PAOK in 1998. We almost won the championship under him. He's a great man and a great coach.''

''Yes, I called and expressed an interest, but I have not talked with Geoff Petrie yet about it,'' Paxson said. ''So it was a one-sided phone call. Certainly, if a player of his caliber were available and he would be interested in Chicago, we'd obviously owe it to ourselves to take a hard look at it.''

The Kings need a big man after losing Vlade Divac to the Lakers, something that may have prompted Stojakovic's desire to leave Sacramento.