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In the first of many surprises sure to come, the Bulls turned the league's ninth-worst record into the No. 1 pick by winning the draft lottery -- and with it the right to instantly undo all of the negative trends that suddenly emerged this season. Their coaching job suddenly became more attractive, didn't it? The swing picks up high in this draft will be at No. 3, where Minnesota could ... [link]

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Bulls opinions from all over
Published 5/22/2008 by Rickhouse at Tremendous Upside Potential
... National SI’s Ian Thompson: Beasley The obvious thought is to pick Chicago native Derrick Rose. But Beasley is the most talented player in the draft, and the one thing the Bulls lack is an elite talent. For a franchise with championship aspirations, the early guess is that the Bulls risk passing up the sure thing in Rose to go for potentially the greatest thing in Beasley. ESPN’s Chad Ford: Beasley This will be a very difficult choice for the Bulls. On the one hand, Chicago has needed a low-post scorer for a long ...

Lets Talk Draft
Published 5/30/2008 by RockKing at WaitingForNextYear
... to be conducted. Furthermore, projecting the Cavaliers picks is even trickier than most because of how close to the vest the team keeps info on which players they like and which players they are inviting for workouts. Let’s face it, when even Brian Windhorst has trouble getting good inside info , you know the team is being extremely tight-lipped. None the less, lets have some fun and take some guesses.   The Mock Drafts Draft Express : ESPN Insider, Chad Ford : SI.com Mock Draft : CollegeHoops.net : InsideHoops.com : Ridiculous ...

What the mock drafts are saying about Ty Lawson
Published 6/4/2008 by A.E.M. (noreply@blogger.com) at The Fifth Corner
... {Draft done: 06/03} $ 1,040,640 NBC Sports: Not Drafted (one round mock draft) {Draft done: 05/20} Pro Basketball News: Drafted 24th {Draft done: 05/24} $ 1,084,080 RealGM: Drafted 20th {Draft done: 05/21} Salary: $ 1,276,320 Ridiculous Upside: Not Drafted (one round mock draft) {Draft done: 06/02} Sports Illustrated: Not Drafted (one round mock draft) {Draft done: 05/21} ...

What the mock drafts are saying about Donte Greene
Published 6/5/2008 by A.E.M. (noreply@blogger.com) at The Orange Squeeze
... 06/03} Salary: $ 1,225,200 NBC Sports: Drafted 14th {Draft done: 05/20} Salary: $ 1,709,280 Pro Basketball News: Drafted 13th {Draft done: 05/24} Salary: $ 1,799,160 RealGM: Drafted 16th {Draft done: 05/21} Salary: $ 1,542,600 Ridiculous Upside: Drafted 17th {Draft done: 06/02} Salary: $ 1,465,440 Sports Illustrated: Drafted 17th {Draft done: 05/21} ...

2008 Mock Drafts
Published 6/5/2008 by CarlCR (noreply@blogger.com) at 3 Shades of Blue - A Memphis Grizzlies Blog
... 2008 Mock Drafts Actual ESPN SI Draft Express ...

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