With the league's trade deadline looming at 2 p.m. Thursday, several Bulls players were asked about possible trades, most notably Ben Gordon.

But as of Tuesday night, general manager John Paxson had no deal in the works involving Gordon, a source said.

Gordon said he is not worried about trade speculation. He also said he hopes his recent scoring surge makes it too difficult for Paxson to trade him. He has scored 30 points or more four times this month, and his timing couldn't be better.

"Hopefully what it will do is make me more valuable to the team so I won't be traded," Gordon said. "It never hurts to play well."