Guard Jannero Pargo has accepted the Bulls' one-year qualifying offer, and agent Mark Bartelstein said the former Robeson High standout will sign a contract Friday or Monday. Pargo will make $875,000.

The New York Post reported Thursday that the Knicks' sign-and-trade proposal for center Eddy Curry, rejected weeks ago by Bulls general manager John Paxson, would have sent Tim Thomas and Michael Sweetney to the Bulls. Curry is expected to accept the Bulls' one-year qualifying offer and has until late Saturday to do so. The Bulls haven't ruled out extending the deadline, according to a source.