Dan Z wrote:DuckIII wrote:Dan Z wrote:Mock drafts:
Tankathon has the Bulls selecting Jase Richardson
NBADraft.net has the Bulls picking Asa Newell
EDIT: NBADraft.net hasn't updated the lottery results.
Those are basically the only 2 guys being talked about in the top 15 that I absolutely do not want.

I more or less really like everyone else.
Is there a player that you hope the Bulls are able to get?
I've wanted the Bulls to draft Kasparas Jakucionis, but I bet he'll be gone by the time the 12th pick comes along.
So lets start with the following assumption: In some order, Flagg, Harper, Ace, VJ and Tre Johnson go top 5. That's not a lock, but I'm pretty confident all 5 of those guys can safely be taken off the board for the 12th pick.
So here is who I like of the rest, not in order:
KJ
Kon
Essenge
Fears
Maluach
Demin
CMB
Queen
Bryant
Fleming
Riley
Saraf
That's 12 more guys that I like beyond the consensus top 5. And I like them all more than I like Newell or Richardson.
But I don't like them all equally. The ones that would really excite me would be, in order KJ (I consider him a top 6 talent in this draft), CMB, Maluach and Demin. They all have very unique attributes and, other than Maluach who is raw, the other 3 play with extremely high BB IQs and might be the 3 best passers in the draft. I am putting a high emphasis offensively on shooting (duh) and especially ball movement, creativity, and "doesn't stick in my hands-ness". With Giddey, lets just get out and run with smart guys who share it and see what happens. That's what I want. Run and gun the **** out of it.
Maluach is an exception just because he's unique and guys like him are becoming more important to roster construction. We also have about the worst interior D you are going to find.
We aren't gonna be contenders, but we could think about the game differently and be novel and entertaining. I could live with that until we get a FO interested in patient, sustainable team building.
The ones I'm meh about at 12, even though they made my list, are Saraf, Fleming and Bryant. But again, if any of these guys on my list get their name called at 12, I'm fine with it.