If you didn't know already, I am, and have ALWAYS been, a huge Chicago Bulls fan. Watching the NBA Draft Lottery last night, my team barely had a puncher's chance of drawing a top three pick, let alone pick number one.
But during the 30-minute broadcast, when it was announced 15 minutes in that the Bulls had moved up into the top three, I was giddy with excitement. Once it was shown that the Timberwolves drew pick number three (leaving the Bulls with a top two pick) a shriek, so high-pitched that all the neighborhood dogs may have gathered at my front door, escaped my mouth. When my wildest dream had come true, I jumped up and went fuckin nuts!
So what is John Paxson, the luckiest man in the world besides Tony Parker, going to do with his most valuable asset? Most mock drafts out there indicate that Michael Beasley, the consensus 1A prospect, will be his choice. The Bulls' glaring hole in the post has killed 'em for years, and Beasley, although still young, has a polished low post game for his age that will improve even more with time. He's also got the great jump shot that is so hard to find in a big man.
Those mock drafts, however, may not necessarily be right. Chicago-native Derrick Rose, the consensus 1B prospect, could be the pick. Rose is a point guard that blends freakish athleticism with excellent vision, a combination only the best of point guards have. However, considering the Bulls already have Kirk Hinrich, a decent point guard in his own right, choosing Rose wouldn't make sense to me unless the Bulls are ready to trade Hinrich away.
Rose seems like the sure thing of the draft, destined to be a 17 points/10 assists/2 steals-per-game guy. But Beasley, with his inside-outside dynamic, has a limitless ceiling that surely leaves scouts drooling. Either way, whichever player the Bulls rebuild around, I'll be happy.
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