Memo to The Chicago Bulls: Get Off Your Butt and Trade For Amare NOW

There is a rumored deal in the works for the Phoenix Suns, in full-blown salary dump mode, to trade talented big man Amare Stoudemire to the Golden State Warriors.

The package is said to be centered around a couple athletic forwards and the seventh pick in Thursday night's draft, guard Stephen Curry.

Meanwhile, the Chicago Bulls have coveted Stoudemire for over a year now and just drafted two forwards that mirror two players already on their roster.

The Cliff Notes of this story: Hey, Gar Foreman... MAKE THE CALL!

The Bulls are in position to lose Ben Gordon as a free agent, taking a lot of instant offense off the floor. They also have a lot of "tweener" forwards on a roster that's expected to compete next year in an Eastern Conference that, in a series of moves on draft night, just got a whole lot bigger.

Here's my trade proposal: Kirk Hinrich, Luol Deng and Jerome James for Amare Stoudemire and Jason Richardson.

First, let's talk money. The Bulls would be moving roughly $27 million in 2009-10 salaries to Phoenix in exchange for approximately $31 million. A first round draft pick, or cash considerations, could cover the difference, but that wouldn't be required because of the small difference on contracts.

The perks to Phoenix in this offer is really three pieces.

First, they unload Richardson and his contract. He's set to make over $13 million in 2009-10 and over $14 million the following year. That's a lot of money for a backup shooting guard.

Secondly, in addition to Richardson's contract coming off the books, James is in a walk year. That takes even more money off Phoenix's books after this season. In fact, assuming players pick up player options, Stoudemire and Richardson make up $32 of $41 million the Suns are obligated to in 2010-11. That freedom could be huge.

Thirdly, the Suns are an aging team. Steve Nash isn't getting any younger, Shaq has been dealt to Cleveland for two players that will likely get cut (or retire), and the athleticism on what was once the best running team in the league is now questionable. By adding Deng and Hinrich, the Suns get two good, younger pieces to start rebuilding around.

The negatives for Phoenix are very simple: losing Stoudemire and Shaq in the same summer leaves an enormous hole in their frontcourt, and the salaries coming back from the Bulls are longer term than Richardson or Stoudemire.

Hinrich is signed for three more seasons, at $9.5 million the next two seasons and then $8 million in 2011-12. Deng, meanwhile, is signed through 2013-14, with salaries escalating from $10.3 million next season to $14.3 million at the contract's end.

While adding these two long term deals could be viewed as a negative, considering the point I already made about the money coming off the books for the Suns, both in this trade and other expiring contracts, they can more than afford to have to already-signed building blocks under contract.

For the Bulls, this deal should be a no-brainer. While the net increase to their bottom line in 2009-10 would be $4 million, adding a player of the size and caliber of Stoudemire is going to be required for this Bulls team to compete in the Eastern Conference moving forward.

The Bulls would then be able to play Thursday's top pick, James Johnson, at the three some while moving John Salmons to the shooting guard. Richardson would be the instant-offense to replace Gordon, but is tall enough to theoretically guard someone as well.

So, while the Warriors are having cold feet about moving Stephen Curry, it is time for the Bulls to be aggressive and make an offer the Suns' can't refuse.