Why are other GMs able to trade for and/or sign superstar and allstar players while John Paxon is not?

You've got to have the room under the cap to make a major move in free agency, and there's got to be somebody available and willing to come to you.

When he had his shot, John Paxson did sign an all-star caliber player in Ben Wallace, but he doesn't exactly fill the need for an inside scorer.

To this point, he has seemed unwilling to trade/break up the core that he drafted.

I still believe this team will get this straightened out, but, I also think that John Paxson will have to face the possibility of breaking up his team next summer when Gordon and Deng become restricted free agents.

I expect Paxson to match any offer Deng gets, but I do believe that Gordon will become part of a sign and trade IF this team doesn't take the next step this year.

Looking at this team, it's obviously got several issues:

1) They don't have an inside scorer.
2) They have a smallish backcourt.
3) I don't think they have a true point guard. I see Kirk Hinrich as more of a hybrid guard. Yes, he can and does play point guard, but he's got some shooting guard tendacies.
4) Is Ben Gordon a 6th man or a starter ?
5) Is Ben Wallace able to contribute every night ? We really need him to clean up the glass consistently, but, too often, I feel as he doesn't care much about the regular season.
6) Can the Bulls get any consistent contributions from either Jakeem Noah or Tyrus Thomas ?

Saying all this, like I said, I still believe this team will get better. They do have a lot of issues, but they won't continue shooting 39% as a team, and I think the team defense will get better.

Paxson has a ego, and with that ego, he wants to win with the guys he drafted. He has drafted nice players, but none of them are stars, and will never be stars. Its time to wake up Pax, and make a move for a proven star player, but its probably to late for that to happen. If I was Pax, I would wait another year for Lebron and Wade to become free agents.

I think this will be especially difficult to do if this team does end up struggling this season. He will be under a lot of pressure to make a move this summer that would probably take away the space needed to make a big offer. We'll see though.

I agree with a lot of what you say, but I do think it will be difficult to shake the roster up this early in the season.