I don’t follow the NBA that closely. I am curious to hear what you guys think about whom the Bulls will draft, and whom they should draft.
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I don’t follow the NBA that closely. I am curious to hear what you guys think about whom the Bulls will draft, and whom they should draft.
Trae Young.
Trae Young.
Poor mans Ben Gordan IMOTrae Young.
Trae Young.
I don’t follow the NBA that closely. I am curious to hear what you guys think about whom the Bulls will draft, and whom they should draft.
I don’t follow the NBA that closely. I am curious to hear what you guys think about whom the Bulls will draft, and whom they should draft.
I like Bamba as the best fit for the Bulls of the top players outside of Ayton. Huge untapped upside but an impact player as is that fits well with the Bulls existing core. I think the Bulls will need to trade up to get him and I think they might. Whatever they do, please stay away from Trae Young.
For their other first round pick. I would really love to see an athletic perimeter player who can shoot. Donte Divincenzo is the guy I think will really blossom as an NBA player. Once again, I doubt Donte is their at 22 but perhaps the Bulls can figure out a way to get him.
Poor mans Ben Gordan IMO
He's supposed to fall a few below the bulls.
I like Bamba as the best fit for the Bulls of the top players outside of Ayton. Huge untapped upside but an impact player as is that fits well with the Bulls existing core. I think the Bulls will need to trade up to get him and I think they might. Whatever they do, please stay away from Trae Young.
For their other first round pick. I would really love to see an athletic perimeter player who can shoot. Donte Divincenzo is the guy I think will really blossom as an NBA player. Once again, I doubt Donte is their at 22 but perhaps the Bulls can figure out a way to get him.
I don't think the bulls are going to get a bargain to trade up and the bulls front office is probably a bit wary of packaging picks since the doug mcdermott fiasco.
My guess is their big board for realistic targets at 7 is
Bamba
Porter
Carter Jr
If all those guys are on the board then a more big time prospect will have been falling and they'll probably draft them.
Personally, I'd like to see the bulls swing for the fences a bit more and take Trae Young. He's a really divisive prospect but conservative drafting hasn't gotten the organization to a championship position.
I like Bamba too, but he's not going to be around at 8, we'd have to move up.
What do you have against Trae Young? He's going to be like Steph Curry.
Listened to some analysts talking about Bamba a couple days ago. The young man is pretty bright and very interested and engaged in a lot of different subjects with many outside interests. Some NBA GM's see that as a negative which I think is simultaneously hilarious and depressing.
GarPax are locked in on the second pick. LeBron could fall to 22 and they would skip him.
There seems to be a top 4 of Ayton, Doncic, Bagley and Jackson. The next 3 are Bamba, Young and Carter Jr. Then you have the wildcard which is Porter.
The Bulls are weak at Center and a wing spot. The safe route would be to pick whichever Center is available between Bamba or Carter and try to sign a wing. Jabari Parker is available via free agency and if healthy is a real nice player. Between him and LaVine, they'd have no wings with knees.
The other option is to take Porter who could be the best player in the draft. Back issues could derail his career, but I think he'll be ok.
I would not take Trae Young. Too small, no defense, ISO player that will get lost with NBA defenders.
Are you referring to the Hutchinson kid? A nice player but if Divincenzo is there, they’d be stupid to pass him up. I have a feeling and fear Danny Ainge is going to find a way to get Donte.
I agree we would probably have to trade up to get Bamba and I think the Bulls May be willing to do that.
They should feel free to throw Denzel Valentine into the deal. Even if after the fact. Like, "thanks for doing the deal and to show our appreciation we're giving you Denzel, no strings attached."
Last year's draft was terrible. This years draft is incredible. Ball wouldn be drafted around 8 this year.I don't see anyone putting Jackson in that top 3. Bamba is with that group. Porter and Jackson are in the next tier.
Carter has a high floor, but not an exciting ceiling. He'll be solid player. As I said, I'd rather we swing for the fences and aim for a potential franchise player. I'm not sure Porter is potentially the best player in the draft - he's as weak for a big man as Young is for a guard, and a you pointed out that back is troublesome, but I'd prefer him to Carter. Of course of the three you gotta take Bamba - if he's still there at 7, which I doubt, then you take him.
I get the reservations on Young vis a vis his size and defensive concerns, but frankly, everything you just said about him is exactly what they said about Steph Curry, and Young was arguably more impressive in his one year at OU than Steph did. How many players have ever lead the nation in both points and assists? And Trae did hit a wall when defences keyed on him and doubled and tripled him regularly. They won't be able to do that in the League. He's small, but he's already getting bigger and the bet is that he makes it like Steph did and like AI did. I don't know - I read the ESPN article on him, his story, his work ethic, his desire. And all I know is I wouldn't bet against him.
If Lonzo Ball is a #2 pick, not sure why people would be lower on Young. I'd take Young over Ball any day of the week.
My take is that you try to fill you roster gaps if there are no potential program changers out there. You don't take a Sam Bowie over a Michael Jordan just because you need a big. If Bamba and Young are on the board, I take them in that order over need. (Bamba of course fits a need as well).
Based on what I have read about Young, I am terrified the Bulls will take him.
Apparently they tried to trade up for Bamba or Bagley.The Bulls F’d it up again. Carter is a nice player who if we are lucky turns out to be Bobby Portis. That’s just not the type of impact talent you need to get when you draft at 7. Gar/Pax need to go.
Apparently they tried to trade up for Bamba or Bagley.
The Hawks took Young at #5. Yikes.
The Bulls F’d it up again. Carter is a nice player who if we are lucky turns out to be Bobby Portis. That’s just not the type of impact talent you need to get when you draft at 7. Gar/Pax need to go.
I agree. Floor is Taj Gibson. Ceiling is Karl Malone. He’ll be productive, and he’ll fit perfectly next to King Lauri.I’m no guru, but I don’t get all the negativity about Carter. He sounds like a very good player—rebounding, passing, outside shooting—and a very good teammate and hard worker. It’s certainly a safe pick, but he’s a very good complement to the current group.
I think it's a bit of an upgrade on Portis and the second pick is a bit of an upgrade on Valentine (more athletic but not the same passing/shooting...ok, maybe not an upgrade to valentine).
I tell you who Carter reminds me of.....David Greenwood. In 79 the bulls lost the coin flip to the Lakers. The Lakers took Magic Johnson and the Bulls took David Greenwood. Greenwood was a sturdy, serviceable power forward who did everything well but wasn't outstanding in any one area.
What's depressing about this is that the Bulls f'd up the year-long tank and ended up with this. This is now what you tank for.
Well at least they got the second best player from Duke, or maybe the third or... At least that they didn't get Young.The Bulls F’d it up again. Carter is a nice player who if we are lucky turns out to be Bobby Portis. That’s just not the type of impact talent you need to get when you draft at 7. Gar/Pax need to go.
What is that scarf thing that Carter is wearing?We're not talking about Trae Young's suit. I'm not a reliable prognosticator on much of anything and fashion is probably on the top of that list. But I'm going out on a very thin limb to say that style will not catch on.
But God bless him. I love it when they throw it all out there with the cloths. It's the greatest.
I agree. Floor is Taj Gibson. Ceiling is Karl Malone. He’ll be productive, and he’ll fit perfectly next to King Lauri.
What is that scarf thing that Carter is wearing?