Bulls Draft Lachlan Olibrich

[Indomitable]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25216437-2025-nba-draft-scouting-report-chicago-bulls-no-55-pick-lachlan-olbrich

This sounds interesting.

Sabonis is a REALISTIC pro comparison?

Sure.

You know comparison is just used in reference to skill-set right?

Nobody with a brain would expect it. It is just to give you a frame of reference.

[Almost Retired]

I'm really surprised about the negativity about this guy. I originally wanted the 7'4 Australian, but after watching Lachlan's highlights, I'm not mad. Decent size. I love his touch around the basket. If he's a dog, he's gonna win a lot of hearts in Chicago.

We don't have room for him. Would he be OK with staying in OZ for another year? Or would he come over to play for Windy City for a year?

[nekorajo]

I'm really surprised about the negativity about this guy. I originally wanted the 7'4 Australian, but after watching Lachlan's highlights, I'm not mad. Decent size. I love his touch around the basket. If he's a dog, he's gonna win a lot of hearts in Chicago.

We don't have room for him. Would he be OK with staying in OZ for another year? Or would he come over to play for Windy City for a year?

It's hard to say what the roster is going to look like. We haven't even hit free agency yet. I just have a good feeling about the kid's game. He has no athletic advantages though, besides height. So he better be a hard worker.

[kodo]

I'm really surprised about the negativity about this guy. I originally wanted the 7'4 Australian, but after watching Lachlan's highlights, I'm not mad. Decent size. I love his touch around the basket. If he's a dog, he's gonna win a lot of hearts in Chicago.

We don't have room for him. Would he be OK with staying in OZ for another year? Or would he come over to play for Windy City for a year?

He's already here in Chicago and met the org and shown the facilities by Matas. Looks like he'll be training right away with Noa. He's a 2-way so he'll probably be in the G-League except as a injury call up.

[GoBlue72391]

I'm really surprised about the negativity about this guy. I originally wanted the 7'4 Australian, but after watching Lachlan's highlights, I'm not mad. Decent size. I love his touch around the basket. If he's a dog, he's gonna win a lot of hearts in Chicago.

We don't have room for him. Would he be OK with staying in OZ for another year? Or would he come over to play for Windy City for a year?

It's hard to say what the roster is going to look like. We haven't even hit free agency yet. I just have a good feeling about the kid's game. He has no athletic advantages though, besides height. So he better be a hard worker.

Not much different than Simonovic, Sanogo, Bairstow, etc.

Even if he's better than them that's not saying much.

[sco]

We don't have room for him. Would he be OK with staying in OZ for another year? Or would he come over to play for Windy City for a year?

It's hard to say what the roster is going to look like. We haven't even hit free agency yet. I just have a good feeling about the kid's game. He has no athletic advantages though, besides height. So he better be a hard worker.

Not much different than Simonovic, Sanogo, Bairstow, etc.

Even if he's better than them that's not saying much.

I am not a fan because his drafting seems to signal that AK remains fixated on the "Vuc architype". A scoring/passing/hub/poor defending C. My only relief is that he didn't use our first on Queen.

[Stratmaster]

I don't think it's worth fretting over a mid or late 2nd round pick. It's obviously a joke that we needed to trade the pick for cash considerations for our cheap **** owner however.

You don't sell stuff for cash that you don't want or have room for?

I think the issue is that we could have traded it for a future 2nd rounder or maybe two. We have a lot of expirings next season so could have room for some extra rookies.

Basically, if you don't want or have room for the pick, you can make a better trade for the future of your franchise. As opposed to getting cash for Jerry Reinsdorf.

I understand. But the Bulls don't care about 2nd round picks. I think they only have 2 left in the next 4 or 5 seasons. One in 2028 and one other I believe. They don't see any value in them. You can disagree with their position on that. But what they did makes sense in the context of how they view them.

Personally, not even a blip on my radar screen as far as the ways this front office has screwed up.

You can disagree

[TheJordanRule]

Since the new NIL rules came into play, the odds of getting an NBA caliber player at #45+ is just strikes me as incredibly low.

Super unlikely this guy is an NBA player, super unlikely any other guy we could have drafted was an NBA player, super unlikely if we stayed a #45 that we'd get an NBA player.

This is an undeniable fact. I think what rubs me the wrong way about this move more than anything is that our Bulls traded away a higher spot for cash considerations. From a philosophical standpoint, they should've done the opposite in a draft so deep apparently that KJ could afford to fall all the way to #20. Trade up through cash considerations, not down for cash considerations. That doesn't help the product on the floor.

[dougthonus]

Since the new NIL rules came into play, the odds of getting an NBA caliber player at #45+ is just strikes me as incredibly low.

Super unlikely this guy is an NBA player, super unlikely any other guy we could have drafted was an NBA player, super unlikely if we stayed a #45 that we'd get an NBA player.

This is an undeniable fact. I think what rubs me the wrong way about this move more than anything is that our Bulls traded away a higher spot for cash considerations. From a philosophical standpoint, they should've done the opposite in a draft so deep apparently that KJ could afford to fall all the way to #20. Trade up through cash considerations, not down for cash considerations. That doesn't help the product on the floor.

I'm not saying I'm excited about cash considerations, just on the order of dumb stuff we've done with 2nd rounders, this doesn't even remotely hold a candle to refusing to trade Andre Drummond for three seconds. Given our current roster / roster spot crunch, I'd have preferred to just flip this for a future 2nd than trade up, but I don't have strong thoughts once way or the other.

To me this is one of those things that has a high negative emotional impact due to scars over our cheapness than meaningful practical impact.

[TheJordanRule]

Since the new NIL rules came into play, the odds of getting an NBA caliber player at #45+ is just strikes me as incredibly low.

Super unlikely this guy is an NBA player, super unlikely any other guy we could have drafted was an NBA player, super unlikely if we stayed a #45 that we'd get an NBA player.

This is an undeniable fact. I think what rubs me the wrong way about this move more than anything is that our Bulls traded away a higher spot for cash considerations. From a philosophical standpoint, they should've done the opposite in a draft so deep apparently that KJ could afford to fall all the way to #20. Trade up through cash considerations, not down for cash considerations. That doesn't help the product on the floor.

I'm not saying I'm excited about cash considerations, just on the order of dumb stuff we've done with 2nd rounders, this doesn't even remotely hold a candle to refusing to trade Andre Drummond for three seconds. Given our current roster / roster spot crunch, I'd have preferred to just flip this for a future 2nd than trade up, but I don't have strong thoughts once way or the other.

To me this is one of those things that has a high negative emotional impact due to scars over our cheapness than meaningful practical impact.

You hit the nail on the head with that final sentence. That's where this reaction is coming from. Why are we so damn cheap so goddamn often? I thought that we were supposed to be a big market team capable of growing the brand. The product on the floor is not hurt by this by more than a smidge. It's just bad for the brand.

[Dominator83]

Sabonis is a REALISTIC pro comparison?

Sure.

You know comparison is just used in reference to skill-set right?

Nobody with a brain would expect it. It is just to give you a frame of reference.

I would be happy if hes Andres Nocioni

[ThisGuyFawkes]

This is an undeniable fact. I think what rubs me the wrong way about this move more than anything is that our Bulls traded away a higher spot for cash considerations. From a philosophical standpoint, they should've done the opposite in a draft so deep apparently that KJ could afford to fall all the way to #20. Trade up through cash considerations, not down for cash considerations. That doesn't help the product on the floor.

I'm not saying I'm excited about cash considerations, just on the order of dumb stuff we've done with 2nd rounders, this doesn't even remotely hold a candle to refusing to trade Andre Drummond for three seconds. Given our current roster / roster spot crunch, I'd have preferred to just flip this for a future 2nd than trade up, but I don't have strong thoughts once way or the other.

To me this is one of those things that has a high negative emotional impact due to scars over our cheapness than meaningful practical impact.

You hit the nail on the head with that final sentence. That's where this reaction is coming from. Why are we so damn cheap so goddamn often? I thought that we were supposed to be a big market team capable of growing the brand. The product on the floor is not hurt by this by more than a smidge. It's just bad for the brand.

I know that was the reason for my initial reaction. I like the kid though.

[Peelboy]

These are just more indications of cheap and stupid. Cheap to trade down for cash instead of future picks. Stupid that with a late pick to go for a guy who in the best state of the world is what - a 4th or 5th big? Versus going for someone with more upside?

I mean this FO drafts Dalen Terry in the first, that kind of toolsy guy you hope to coach up to develop into a 7th man is what late 2ds are for, and if Dalen had developed any offensive game, he'd be a really valuable player.

Then they draft this kind of guy (or Simonovich) in the 2d. It's like they think they're a title team ala OKC and looking for role players to fit around their stars. Except they have no stars, just a bunch of non-stars.

[Almost Retired]

You know comparison is just used in reference to skill-set right?

Nobody with a brain would expect it. It is just to give you a frame of reference.

I would be happy if hes Andres Nocioni

Nocioni was one of my favorite Bulls during that era. He gave you everything he had. Tough, hard nosed player.