John Paxson isn't pursuing a sign-and-trade for Eddy Curry, the Bulls general manager said Wednesday in an interview on WSCR-AM 670.

"If we were to do it, we'd have to get something we really like in return, and I don't think that's very realistic," Paxson said.

Paxson acknowledged the primary stumbling block in a sign-and-trade would be Curry's heart condition, for which he has no disability insurance.

Curry's agent, Leon Rose, had asked the Bulls to consider a sign-and-trade, according to a source familiar with the negotiations.

Curry has been offered a multiyear deal with "parameters that reflect concerns we have," Paxson said.

That proposal is believed to be for three years. If no deal is reached by October, Curry will play for the Bulls' qualifying offer of $5.14 million and could become an unrestricted free agent after the upcoming season.

Paxson also indicated the Bulls again will ask Curry to undergo genetic testing to determine if he is predisposed to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a potentially life-threatening condition. Curry declined the test last spring.

"Eddy can refuse to do it," Paxson said. "And if that happens when the day is done come October, then we have another issue we're going to have to deal with."