Post-Lottery Analysis: the Implications

Chicago wins the lottery on 1.7% chance

Suns4Life posted 5/21/2008 from thehoopdoctors.com

Review of Bulls easy choice for the number one pick.

Who's going No. 1?

Construda posted 5/21/2008 from construda.blogspot.com

This is an intriguing pick for the Chicago Bulls. Is Kansas State forward Michael Beasley finally the interior scoring threat Chicago so desperately needs? Or does point guard Derrick Rose fill the void of a true leader and become the conductor of the offense? The Bulls are jammed with young talent in the backcourt and at power forward. Will trades be made? Who will the new coach want?

East wins the lottery, who should the Cavs take?

mebeckwith posted 5/21/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

Believe it or not, the Cavs have a pick this year.

NBA lottery pick preview

Ed Ziti posted 5/21/2008 from mvn.com

The Bulls were fortunate to win the NBA draft lottery, as they had only a 1.7% chance of winning it; just another absurd chapter in the NBA under David Stern. It amazes me how consistently teams with the best chance of winning the lottery never win it. Since its inception, only two teams with the worst overall record have gotten the first pick. I used the ESPN draft simulator, and had to click ...

Bulls Hit Jackpot

thewarmstove posted 5/21/2008 from thewarmstove.blogspot.com

As everybody knows the Bulls struck lottery gold last night, beating 1.7% odds of landing the top pick in the June Draft. Just like last year there are 2 major prospects, Michael Beasley and Derrick Rose, that John Paxson can’t wait to get his triple title-ringed hands on. A season removed from their most successful run since MJ owned United, this pick should pay immediate dividends for the Bulls