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07:43 PM ET 02.15 | The NBA trade deadline is next Thursday but we might have our biggest trade yet already nearing competition and is in the finalizing stages. The Chicago Bulls have been looking to dump Carlos Boozer and his bloated contract for some time now and it appears they have someone willing to take him on. The Toronto Raptors are a head nod away from acquiring both Carlos Boozer and Nate Robinson from the Chicago Bulls. Key phrase being "a head nod away." According to reports, the Bulls have already agreed to trade Boozer and Robinson in exchange for Andrea Bargnani and John Lucas III. The only thing holding the trade up from completion is for Toronto to sign off on it. In trading Boozer, the Bulls would dip back below the luxury tax threshold and would avoid having to pay a tax at the end of the season. Never in the history of the franchise have the Bulls had to pay the luxury tax and it was looking like this year would be a first. But moving Boozer means relieving $5 million as Bargnani's salary is $10 million versus Boozer's $15 million.

Carlos Boozer, Getty Images/Jonathan Daniel

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February 15, 2013 09:03 PM ET

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Please no Raps...

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February 15, 2013 09:04 PM ET

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Damn...the Raptors would have an alcoholic and a homosexual.

...the best policy

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February 16, 2013 10:13 AM ET

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Any Idea Would Be Good, Bros.

I Love LA

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February 16, 2013 10:24 AM ET

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Please no! Don't go over the salary cap for Boozer

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February 16, 2013 11:40 AM ET

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Don't get Bargnani. I don't want anyone from the Raptors on the Bulls team. Maybe Gay but just so we can trade him immediately for a super good SG. :)

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February 16, 2013 01:42 PM ET

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Originally posted 11:40 AM ET 02.16 by Bukowski

Don't get Bargnani. I don't want anyone from the Raptors on the Bulls team. Maybe Gay but just so we can trade him immediately for a super good SG. :)

neither do we want anyone from the Bulls exception maybe DRose just so we can trade him immediately for a super good center

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February 16, 2013 03:17 PM ET

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Originally posted 01:42 PM ET 02.16 by JIGSAW

neither do we want anyone from the Bulls exception maybe DRose just so we can trade him immediately for a super good center

Well said.