John Paxson was asked on Wednesday if John Salmons' arrival means the Bulls won't re-sign Ben Gordon this summer.

?Some of this will be financial, that's the nature of the business right now," said Paxson.  "We'd love to keep Ben Gordon. We tried the last two years and we made offers that were substantial. But for whatever reason, it didn't work out and I don't assign blame to anybody. I still think we'll have a chance in the off-season to look at the big picture and try to get him back.?