Gordon could benefit from rumored three-way trade

There has been little else but bad news for the Pistons the past couple of years. But ex-Bulls guard Ben Gordon could benefit from the rumored three-team trade that would send Richard Hamilton to New Jersey to join Denver's Carmelo Anthony.

Gordon joined a crowded backcourt when he signed with Detroit as a free agent in 2009. He's been starting recently, but is averaging a career-low 11.6 points after scoring just 5 in Monday's loss to the Bulls.

“I think right now we probably do need a change, because we're not playing up to our potential as a team,” Gordon said before the game. “If something happens, I guess everyone will be prepared for it and it's part of the business.

The Pistons have gone 39-80 since Gordon arrived.

“It's been tough for everybody here, especially for me,” he said. “It's just one of those years. We have to continue to try and find ways to work through it, that's pretty much my approach right now.

“I definitely have been a little confused at times. I guess I've got to get used to playing when things aren't as certain. That's just an adjustment I have to make. It's a tough one, but if I want to do better and help the team, it's just something I have to get used to, I guess.”

Room for second thoughts:

Ben Gordon received a five-year, $55 million offer to sign with Detroit. He was offered much less from the Bulls in the summer of 2008 and eventually tried to accept that deal, but the Bulls had pulled it off the table and refused to put it back.

Since Gordon is struggling with his new team and the Bulls are struggling to find a consistent shooting guard, it's easy to wonder if the divorce was a negative from both sides.

Gordon averaged 20.7 points for the Bulls in 2008-09 and delivered a long series of clutch shots during his five seasons in Chicago.

“I definitely look at it,” Gordon said of the Bulls' issues at shooting guard. “It's just funny when I see there were rumors they're looking for someone in that spot. I guess that's just how it worked out. It is what it is.”

Bulls pushing Rose votes:

In last week's all-star balloting returns, Derrick Rose trailed Boston's Rajon Rondo by about 12,000 votes for the second starting guard spot in the East. Miami's Dwyane Wade ranked first.

The Bulls and Adidas are sponsoring a push to get Rose over the top. Get-out-the-vote signs will be placed on every seat when the Bulls host Miami at the United Center on Saturday.

Paper balloting at NBA arenas ends on Jan. 17, while Internet and text voting wraps on Jan. 23.