Ben Gordon has been the subject of trade rumors for several months and on Tuesday he made it clear that he'd prefer to remain in Chicago.

"It's out of my hands," Gordon said Tuesday, acknowledging his name has surfaced in a few trade rumors. "I'm just going to continue to prepare for the games and keep a positive mentality (that) there's no doubt I'll be here.

"It's just another bridge that young players have to cross if their name is mentioned in some sort of trade rumors - or even if it's fact-based," coach Scott Skiles said. "Guys need to get used to that at this level."