1) You think Conley will last that long?
Why wouldn't Atlanta or the Celts take him?
Other than the fact that their GM's are morons.

2) Why do you feel Green goes before Brewer?
Skills or need?

To me Brewer has Pippen like potential.
If the Bulls got Brewer, I wouldn't get too pissed if they then moved Deng.

I'd take Hawes over Noah. There was word in the Sun Times that the Bulls told a guard from Ok St that they would take him in the 2nd if he is there.

Do you think there's any chance that they might trade up in the second round to get somebody like Big Baby? From everything I've ready, he's looked really good in his workouts.

I originally thought Conley would go as high as #3 to ATL, but Horford looks like he'll be a double-double guy within a few years, and they can come back and get a PG at #11 (though they should take Law, I think).

Do you think there's any chance that they might trade up in the second round to get somebody like Big Baby? From everything I've ready, he's looked really good in his workouts.

You think Conley will last that long?
Why wouldn't Atlanta or the Celts take him?

Why do you feel Green goes before Brewer?
Skills or need?

A lot of people were projecting Brewer into the top 4. Then, they measured him. No pun intended, but he’s nowhere close to as long as he was advertised. Still a very good player, but perhaps not as much of a perimeter vulture as he was billed to be.

Green, to me, is this year’s Brandon Roy. Not in terms of style of play, but a guy shooting up the draft charts. He was originally projected as late lottery, now it appears he could go as high as 5 to Boston. He’s a combo forward that does a bit of everything. If we didn’t already have Luol & Tyrus, Green is the guy I’d be promoting (and heavily).

Conley is one of the tougher guys to pinpoint. I don’t think Atlanta wants to take him as high as 3, and the Celtics seem very pleased by the development of Rondo. I’ve seen Conley lasting all the way to 11 (the Hawks’ 2nd pick) on some mocks, but I don’t think there’s a chance in hell that happens. He’d never get by Sacramento, and even the Bulls would probably draft him just for the opportunity to trade him later. Milwaukee makes the most sense to me, unless Atlanta finds a way to trade down a few spots.

How long do you see Aaron Aflalo and Alando Tucker lasting in the second round?

If Conley falls to #9, I pray to God that the Bulls pick him--to keep, not to trade. He will be a better PG than Hinrich very quickly, in my opinion.

BOS - PF - Yi Jianlian - China

Any thoughts on the Suns cap situation?
How likely are they to trade their picks, and would it make sense for the Bulls to move up to get one of them?

Draft Express also has the Bulls taking Noah, with Jianlian falling to Sacramento at #10. Unless Mike North is making this year's pick instead of Paxson, I don't see the Bulls passing on Jianlian....

NBAdraft.net, meanwhile, has the Bulls taking Hawes and Conley falling to #11. I don't think the Bulls would ever pass on Conley in favor of Hawes.

Buckets you are being lazy. It shouldn't take you this long just to key some names. I expect more from you. Last year you had more to say. Bring it next time.

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Any thoughts on the Suns cap situation?
How likely are they to trade their picks, and would it make sense for the Bulls to move up to get one of them?

A daily blog would be great.

Something breaking down all the trade possibilites, scouting reports etc

Phoenix made their own bed on this one. They gave way too much money to Boris Diaw, and they should have found a new home for Kurt Thomas 4 months ago. That would have solved all of their problems. Now, they’re either going to have to spend significantly more money than they’ve ever spent before, or they’re going to have to throw away draft picks in order to move bad contracts. I have no sympathy for them, and I also feel Steve Kerr is the wrong man for the job. Other than that, they should be fine.

As for the Bulls, if they land their big at 9, I don’t know that they’d try to get another 1st rounder, unless someone they really loved fell about 10 spots beyond projections. If they end up with a Jeff Green or a Mike Conley, then most definitely they might try to jump back in. Otherwise, I suspect Pax will grab Noah or Hawes, then look for value near the top of round 2. A trade involving Duhon within the next 7 days could change things, though.



I wish I led this Jeff Lebowski life that you all must envision for me, but unfortunately I occasionally have shit to do. Will post more as the draft approaches.

Also, the comments were not eliminated based on laziness. I actually cut them because they were getting too long.

What kind of compensation do you see the Bulls getting for Duhon ?