Yeah I was hoping to slip into the top 5 if possible. Of the guys initially that would be in that 5-7 range I was hoping for Jaren Jackson Jr. Seems like he is moving up on the boards however. Porter Jr. seems to be slipping. Would you take a chance on him at 6-7?

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Is anybody actually going to play tonight or are they just gonna send a bus to Hoffman to pic up the WC squad?

Down 19 to start the 4th quarter. Alright!!

Not interested in a guy who has already had back surgery with a top 10 pick.

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2018 Lottery Odds:

21 wins — Suns (25%)
22 wins — Grizzlies (19.9%)
24 wins — Mavericks/Hawks (each 13.75%)
25 wins — Magic (8.8%)
27 wins — Kings/Bulls (each 5.3%)
28 wins — Nets (2.8%)

Lottery’s Tuesday, May 15th. Top 3 picks drawn first and then order set accordingly. Even though both the Kings and Bulls have a 5.3% chance at the #1 pick, they have an 18.25% chance to land in the Top 3. If neither team lands in the Top 3, a random drawing is done to see who picks before who.

I wonder if St. Louis Bulls Man is proud of all the hard work the Bulls put in this season. That Grizzlies game where Tyreke Evans fouled Blakeney to send him to the line for 3 FTs and seal the game 111-110. What a game!! And what a learning experience for the guys!! The Orlando game at home when the Magic had the last possession tied 101-101, Simmons threw away the inbounds pass, LaVine stole it and slammed it down!! Awesome win!! It meant so much! I feel like the players matured after that one.

Nikola Mirotic is the main culprit in all of this. They went from 3-20 to 13-22, including a 7 game win streak where he averaged 20 and 8. Now all those Bulls Mirotic step back jump shots are just dust in the wind.

How does the Pelicans pick shake out with all the ties?

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Tiebreaker coin flips. Pick #20, #21, #22, or #23. If the Bulls don’t end up in the Top 3, I wonder if they could move up a spot or two to get the player they really want. A team like the Hawks or Magic looking for depth might accept the Bulls #6, the Pelicans pick, and an expiring contract like Robin Lopez or (cheap expiring) Justin Holiday.

I don’t think he slips that far but who knows. Seems like nobody is talking about Doncic much anymore. Where does he go. I’m scared about Porter’s back. I’d like to think his conditioning was the main reason he looked like shit in the 1st round.

FWIW, This mock has Porter going 2nd. Also has Bomba to the Bull
http://www.nbadraftroom.com/p/2018-nba-mock-draft.html

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My guy says that the Bulls want Bagley in the worst way.

Trades are a very real possibility.

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I'm only a casual follower of the league but it seems like this is the type of draft where no one will trade out of those top picks. Maybe if the Bulls can get in the top 4 in the lottery they can make some movement.

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Bagley’s awesome. My favorite player in the draft. It’s fun watching him work in the post. He and Markkanen together would be a thing. If the Bulls aren’t lucky, I hope he comes home to Phoenix. Devin Booker, Josh Jackson, and Bagley would be a hell of a trio. The Suns deserve it after all the drafts picking between #13 and #15.

Dolphin, it’s impossible the Bulls land the 4th pick. The first 3 teams are drawn randomly with the ping pong balls (any of the 14 lottery teams can make it in the top 3). After that, remaining teams are set accordingly by record. So the Bulls can land in the top 3 — but if they don’t then they’re picking 6th or 7th, depending on the coin flip/drawing with Sacramento. Although highly unlikely, the Bulls could end up picking 8th or 9th. That would only happen if teams like the Lakers and Hornets swoop into the top 3. That’d be fucked up. Hopefully the Bulls have that luck and swoop in.

I agree though. If Bagley is there guy and they land in the top 3, I wonder what it would take to move up a spot. If they end up at #6, would team X picking 2nd or 3rd accept the Bulls #6, Pelicans #20 or #21, and say Bobby Portis. Maybe a future 1st rounder too. Like 2021, when the Bulls ideally will be very good and that pick would be in the mid to high 20s.

The only thing the Bulls have on their roster that could be added to the #6 pick to move to #3 is Lauri or possibly their #1 draft pick next year. Even that is doubtful for such a big move up the ladder. For reference, last year Philly moved from #3 to #1 and it cost them the #3 pick as well as a future first round pick that could be very high (if they get the Sacto pick vs Philly pick, not sure how that works). And that also involved a trade with a partner who actively wanted to move down in the draft to pick Tatum.

#6 and next year's first might get you from 6 to 3 this year if the team at 3 isn't committed to the pick. Do you want to give up that much? I sure don't. I imagine we'll have a very nice pick next year as well.

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If #6 and next year’s 1st (top 5 protected if the Bulls can get away with it) can move you into the top 3, I’d do it. LaVine, Lauri, Dunn, Portis, and one of Ayton, Bagley, or Porter, is definitely a playoff team. So that 2019 1st round pick would be no higher than #15.

I lied about the Kings/Bulls drawing. These things are confusing. The drawing was done today. Bulls won the tie breaker. They’re 6th. Kings 7th. Pelicans/Bulls pick #22

I would love to get a top 3 pick.

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Looking over mock drafts there appears to be a lot of different opinions on the top 10 guys.

I think I could be happy with just about any of the top guys with the exception of Bamba. I think he has bust all over him.

Trae Young's stock appears to be slipping while Jaren Jackson and Wendell Carter appear to be on the rise.

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Because we won the tie breaker yesterday, I’d like to think the NBA gods will bless us again and move the Bulls into the top 3.

I'd be pretty upset if the Bulls picked Carter or Young. They are the top 2 top prospects I don't like.

I like Bamba. Seems like there is Gobert type potential defensively for him.

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What don't you like about Carter?

Young is intriguing. No idea what to make of him and how he will translate into the league.

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So they will draft either 1,2,3,6,7,8,9.

My guess is one team jumps them and they end up 7.

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I feel like this was said about Steph Curry in 2009.

That one team will be the Bulls. The lottery’s in Chicago. Positive thinking conns. Positive energy.

Probably so in some form. I know people expected him to be a good shooter, but obviously no one saw what he was really going to become.

I feel like so many people are looking for the next Curry that they are over inflating the positives in Young.

But again who knows. I think right now there is a slightly better chance that Young is a bust than he is the next Curry.

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Seems like he’s gonna be role player and that’s it.

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Trae Young is going to be a spark plug off the bench at best.

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If Doncic slips to 6th that would be great. He seems like a perfect fit for what the Bulls are trying to do at the 3. Highly skilled. If the Bulls can draft either he Porter or Jackson at 6 then its a good draft.

Bamba scares me as a prospect. He might be the 2nd coming of Hasheem Thabeet for all we know.

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