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Redo of the 2017 draft

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Redo of the 2017 draft 

Post#1 » by ChettheJet » Sat Jun 25, 2022 1:34 pm

It's more than just repicking everybody 5 years later, this writer throws in a HUGE Bulls related wrinkle, NOT making the Jimmy Butler trade. Which throws the Bulls 2017 roster into a blender

and there's an eye opener later in the round that involves the Bulls today

https://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/redrafting_the_2017_nba_draft/s1__33343841#slide_29

OK so instead of drafting Lauri at #7 and ending up with Dunn and Zach the Bulls supposedly would have stayed at #16 and drafted Josh Hart. Now he played well but was no star for the early part of his career, would he have been better more quickly had he been on the Bulls, that's up for interpretation.


But checking here

https://www.whatifsports.com/nba-l/profile_team.asp?hfid=4&season=2017-18&view=1

you can see where the Bulls ended the season and missing 3 of the top 4 in minutes played would have made a gigantic difference

Butler Hart
Mirotic Portis
Lopez Felicio
Holiday Valentine
Grant Payne


being blunt that sucks and is a probable trip to the 2018 lottery



Now when you drop down to #28 the Lakers would again draft Tony Bradley. But read what it says about him last season

Last year was the first real time Tony Bradley got playing time in his three-year career. He proved to be a solid backup, averaging 15.5 points, 14.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per-36 minutes.


We saw Bradley play, he was awful except for mop up time at the end of games and that's why people are trying to find any capable backup center. THIS is why this per stat is absolute garbage. This writer saw his per and thinks he was a solid backup with his per stats. YOU saw him play, was there a single game when you thought he looked solid? STOP quoting that stat as meaning anything

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