BULLS WIN DRAFT LOTTERY

Sorry for the all-caps title! this is gonna be a biased blog for my favorite team. The Chicago Bulls won the draft lottery and has a chance to get back to the playoffs as early as next year. For me, I think the Bulls should go for Derrick Rose. Michael Beasley might be the best player in the draft, and is almost sure to win Rookie of the Year honors, but with the emergence of the phenomenal point guards and how it affects the team (Chris Paul, Deron Williams), I think the Bulls should go with Rose.

Derrick Rose carried the Memphis Tigers to the National Title and I think he can do the same with the Bulls, especially with Luol Deng, Ben Gordon, and young prospects Joakim Noah and Tyrus Thomas in the line-up.

I hope this is the year the Bulls will legitimately come back to being a contender.

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2008 NBA Mock Draft

Its kinda early to talk about the Draft, but I just want to update you guys on who is on the top 10 early picks for the draft. Let’s follow where the likes of OJ Mayo, DeAndre Jordan, and Michael Beasley are right now.

(This list is according to http://nbadraft.net, March 3, 2008.)

1. Michael Beasley, 6-9 235 SF K.St. Fr.
2. Derrick Rose 6-3 195 PG Memphis Fr.
3. Brook Lopez 7-0 260 C Stanford So.
4. Jerryd Bayless 6-3 182 PG Arizona Fr.
5. DeAndre Jordan 7-0 250 C TX A&M Fr.
6. Eric Gordon 6-4 220 SG Indiana Fr.
7. Nicolas Batum 6-8 210 SG France 1988
8. Danilo Gallinari 6-9 210 SF Italy 1988
9. Russell Westbrook 6-4 187 SG UCLA So.
10. OJ Mayo 6-4 210 SG USC Fr.

OJ Mayo used to be the number 1 prospect for the 2008 draft before the college season began. But due to great performances of other prospects, and a not so explosive season for Mayo, he is now at number 10.

One prospect I am excited to see in the NBA is Texas A&M center Deandre Jordan. To me, he resembles the game of Dwight Howard. Although he is very far from what Howard is right now, the potential is there. He has a long wingspan that makes him very effective on the defensive end. He also is capable of creating explosive offensive plays. Right now, he is at number 5. But if shows some more of solid performances, he may climb up the ranks and get picked earlier than 5.

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