Chicago Bulls: NBA Draft

KINGSTON, R.I. -- Will Daniels is set to play with the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 Orlando Pro Summer League at the RDV Sportsplex from July 7-11.

"The Bulls are a well-known organization and I'm excited for this opportunity," Daniels said. "I'm looking forward to getting on the floor, competing, and playing the best basketball I can."

An hour and a half into the 2008 NBA Draft, and ten guys have been picked. Nothing too extraordinary so far, though Charlotte's selection of DJ Augustin is a head-scrather.. replacing Ray Felton with another smallish point guard makes little sense.  The Sonics/Clippers trade fell apart, and the Sonics took Russell Westbrook with the fourth pick. I've been down on him for weeks, a product of a good NCAA Tournament run in my opinion..

 

Team by team 2008 Draft links and rumors:

2007-08 Record: 33-49; 4^th Central

Draft Picks: 1, 39

 

Key Free Agents

F Luol Deng (restricted)

G Ben Gordon (restricted)

G Chris Duhon

 

How they got here and what they need

The 2008 NBA Draft Lottery was held Tuesday night, May 20th.  The Bulls were the big winner, moving up to the 1st despite owning less than 2% of the ping pong balls. Seattle was the biggest loser as they fall down to the 5th spot.. a frontcourt of Kevin Durant and Michael Beasley will no longer be possible.

 

Actual order:

 

Speculation season has come early this year with the Spurs mercifully ending the Finals and beginning all the draft hype sooner than usual, which is probably a relief to most basketball fans. Last week I predicted a deluge of links once the Finals ended and, unfortunately for me, I was correct. So we’ll go heavy on the links and light on

It’s true that the NBA draft is a crapshoot.  When looking through the history of the NBA draft it is also very apparent that some NBA teams are better dice throwers than others.  It is also true that hindsight is 20/20 but some of these picks leave the onlooker scratching their heads.  The fact that some of the game’s greatest players of all-time, including Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell, were passed over by teams in the draft is bewildering.  It’s time to play Monday

This is Part Two of Adam Stanco's Lottery Lowdown, a Two-part look at what the Draft means for the Top 14 picks.

 

7. Minnesota Timberwolves