According to Marc Stein, the Blazers have inquired about Brad Miller. With Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla out for the year, the Blazers may look to trade for a big man with an expiring contract to fill that void.

But it makes little sense on the Bulls end. As I’ve touched on previously, the Bulls are looking to trade either Kirk Hinrich of John Salmons to get further under the salary cap in order to go after two big-name free agents this offseason. Miller has an expiring contract. So even if the Bulls traded him to the Blazers for expiring contracts, what sense does expiring for expiring make, especially when, as Stein notes, Miller pumped in 25 points against Houston this past weekend, and the Bulls have played great in the month of January?

The only way I could see the Bulls going for this is if Hinrich was also involved. The Blazers are rumored to be dangling Steve Blake as well, and his contract is expiring. So he could fill the guard void left by Hinrich, and if they send back all expiring in return, the Bulls might bite. But that’s an impossible prospect. If you put in all the expiring deals on Portland, it totals up to almost $9 million. Hinrich and Miller are making almost $22 million this year. So that trade wouldn’t work.

Stein notes Miller could be involved in a deal if the Bulls trade for Chris Bosh or Amare Stoudemire. If that’s the case, then it makes more sense, as these two would be one of the guys the Bulls will potentially target in the offseason anyway.

But Brad Miller will likely continue to be a Bull until further notice.

Remember when Joakim Noah’s Florida team beat Greg Oden’s Ohio State team in the 2007 NCAA Championship?

They met again last night. And Noah did this:

BOOM.

Oh, and there was this, too:

Mercy.

Oden got the last laugh, though: he had a similar thunderous dunk, and tied a career-high with 24 points on 7-of-8 shooting. He also kept Noah in check on the boards, as the league leader in rebounds was only held to eight. Additionally, the Blazers won 122-98.

The moral of this story is that you do not mess with or enrage the Oden. He only gets stronger. He’s like a superhero. A superhero that is 55 years old.