So, with Francisco Garcia coming back to the Kings’ lineup soon and Omri Casspi finding his way into the Rookie of the Year discussion– and, to a lesser extent, SG Kevin Martin already being back since Friday — the Kings finally find themselves with a plethora of wings. They’ve been rumored to be wanting a big man.

So Sam Amick of the Sacramento Bee connects some dots here as trade season really starts to heat up: Nocioni (the odd man out at small forward) for Tyrus Thomas.

League sources continue to indicate Nocioni is the likely log to leave – by a long shot.

The six-year veteran is owed a combined $21 million during the next three seasons, and the Kings could either trade him for expiring money and gain $6.85 million in salary-cap room this summer, or include him in a deal for the additional big man they need. It bears watching whether Chicago shows any interest in re-acquiring the player they traded last February.

The Bulls are believed to still think highly of Nocioni, and they just so happen to have a defensive-minded big man in Tyrus Thomas who they are reportedly open to trading. Thomas is owed $4.7 million this season and is a restricted free agent this summer, meaning the Kings could give him a long look before deciding whether or not to keep him.

On paper this makes some sense. The Bulls want to trade Thomas. It looks like the Kings could unload Nocioni.

But.

The Bulls are not interested in taking on any more salary — especially for a player of Nocioni’s caliber. Heck, they’re also looking into trading Kirk Hinrich, who’s got two years and $17 million left on his deal, in an effort to shave even more salary to really be under the cap this summer. (The dream is to have enough money to attract LeBron James and Chris Bosh, because there are rumblings they want to play together. Odds of the Bulls pulling this off are likely pretty low, further complicated by the fact Bosh could be traded to another team before the deadline if the Raptors feel like he’s not going to re-sign this summer. But it’s still the dream.)

There is no way in hell the Bulls would agree to this deal, because it trades one of their expiring deals and add on another almost $7 million in salary next season, which means the Bulls wouldn’t be able to add on a free agent in a max-deal. (Unless the Bulls were able to unload Hinrich or John Salmons for expiring contracts before the deadline.)

So yes: the dot connecting makes some sense here. But because of money concerns on the Bulls end, it’s incredibly unlikely the Bulls would even consider Nocioni, at the expense of being unable to pursue Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire, LeBron James, James Johnson or Dwyane Wade.