Cavaliers power forward Drew Gooden shrugs off speculation he'll be playing elsewhere before the NBA's trading deadline.

"I've heard this stuff for the last three or four years," he said. "I don't worry about it."

Gooden, who is averaging 11.1 points and 8.8 rebounds in 28 minutes a game, will be a restricted free agent at the end of the season. The Cavaliers must decide which is their best course: keep Gooden, risk losing him in the off-season and get nothing or trade him before the Feb. 23 deadline to get something.

Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry does not comment on trade talk.

The Chicago Bulls, looking for frontline help, reportedly are interested in Gooden and have tossed out point guard Chris Duhon as bait.