Charles Barkley said the Bulls are in trouble during a conference call on Tuesday, saying that while they have some nice, little pieces, they should have traded for a top player when they had the chance, the Chicago Tribune is reporting.

"They have a bunch of good, little pieces, but they should have made trades," Barkley said. "Who is their best player? We start with that. Who is their best player? To be a great team in the NBA, you have to have at least one really good player. When you think about the Bulls, you don't even know who their best player is."

Fellow TNT analyst Reggie Miller says that the beginning of the team's woes were the declined extensions by Ben Gordon and Luol Deng.

"When these guys turn down $10 million to $12 million (per year), I'm like, 'Are you kidding me?'" he said. "First of all, that's highway robbery if you get that much money. They're just good players, not great players."

"If you offer a good player $10 million a year, he should get a pen as fast as he can."