http://www.nbadraft.net/node/7444

maybe some pieces are starting to come together....

so its detroit who made the promise to mullens. not that i dont like mullens, i just dont like draft promises.

Especially in this kind of draft where there isn't a ton of seperation between prospects and you don't know who is going to fall...

I forgot where I read it, but there was a rumor that the Bulls are/were trying to trade 16 and 29 to the Nets for #11, supposedly targeting Gerald Henderson. Seems a bit weird to me, but if that's who they really want they can save a little money by only getting one guy and having one less guaranteed contract.

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wouldnt surprise me they really like henderson. i would be ok with that, henderson is a good player. wouldnt that leave us with a crowded backcourt again?

Depends on what happens re: Hinrich and Gordon.

I don't understand Gerald Henderson. If were looking at him, why not just draft Terrence Williams who is the better player all around with a slightly worse shot? I have a feeling it's between Johnson and Henderson I hope it's Johnson. At 257 he's big enough to play the 4 but he's sort of a tweener because he has a nice shot. The thing is, if we get him we almost HAVE to trade one of our front court players. I'm hoping the Bulls pull a semi block buster deal on draft night whether it be the improbable Bosh/Amare deal or something lesser like Kirk Hinrich. We need to start shaping the team in the mold of Derrick Rose. Hinrich is not going to want to come off the bench next year, that's almost guaranteed.

Henderson is better in almost every aspect of basketball than Williams.

Not at all. Williams is a much better rebounder/passer/playmaker and leader than Gerald Henderson. Not too mention he's also taller and will be asked to do the exact same thing Henderson will do which is defend.

what if derozan were to fall to 11, would you want him over henderson, williams, and johnson?

Only because Williams is more athletic. Henderson is much more skilled and an overall better basketball player. Williams is also all of one inch taller than Henderson, so physically they're similar. And part of why Williams rebounded more was the fact that they played him at forward a decent amount. Henderson's numbers were better almost across the board. Henderson is also a much better finisher around the hoop and is able to get to the line, both of which are pretty big problems for the Bulls. Henderson was able to be successful in a half court offense where as Williams wasn't efficient at all in a transition offense.

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Well wouldn't you agree that none of them are really great additions if in fact Ben Gordon leaves? We could then be one of the worst 3 point shooting teams in the league. That's why I'd just go big man and try to look towards a move that either frees up space to resign BG or get somebody that can.

I've been saying for a while that my best case scenario draft for the Bulls would be BJ Mullens/Dajuan Blair at 16 and Wayne Ellington at 26.

It sounds like we won't take anyone at 26. We are either going to trade that pick or go with a euro player at 26 who will stay overseas.

I'd rather have Henderson than Williams if it came down to it. Both are pretty good athletes, I guess I'd give a slight edge to Williams there even though their combine numbers were virtually identical. The only other edge that I'd say Williams has is as a distributor, which loses value with a guy like Rose on the roster (Nellie would love Terrence). You could probably argue defense too, though frankly I think some of it is that Williams played with way better defenders (Clark in particular). Henderson has a much better mid-range shot and is generally more efficient overall on offense. Williams has plenty of ability but settles for jumpers a lot more than he should and it adversely affects his shooting percentage.

While I'd take them, both of them are streaky outside shooters at best, making them a less than ideal fit for us. Much like Slav I think Ellington would be a great fit at 26 and allow us to go big at 16.

jay bilas said they cant find blair's ACL's on his MRI's , so then if they cant find them he cant tear them right? lol

There was a running back that had the same issue several years ago. I forgot who it was but it was a huge name. He wound up have a ton of knee problems.

Didn't the Bears have an olineman who had like no ligaments. Might have even been Garza?

Knicks have bought the 29th pick from the Lakers for $3M in cash. Lakers also receive a 2nd round pick. Hell of a deal for the Lakers. $3M is a lot of money for a pick at the back-end of the draft, especially when you don't even know if the guy you are targeting will be there at pick 28.

Rumor:


If the Suns make this move it would be an indication that they are not just looking at finances but talent because taking on Chandlers contract is a move to get better talent (Tyson is better than Wallace) but financially is dump.

Oh and quite frankly I don't see why you make that trade if you are the Suns. I don't think Chandler is the type of guy you give up a 2010 expiring (which is what Wallace is) for.

The only way the Suns would be under the cap next year is if they let both Amare and Nash walk correct? In other words...if they can grab Chandler without going anywhere near luxury tax territory, they're not really in a position where they can be thinking about 2010 expirings...they have to worry about whether they're losing their own guys, and they're not going to be making huge moves with that contract.

I think the Suns could position themselves to be in a spot to go after 2010 but maybe I'm wrong. And how unlikely is it that Amare and Nash leave cause I'd put the odds on that being pretty good. Nash might stick around but he won't be the center piece to the team anymore.

Chad Ford answering a Bulls question in his most recent Q&A


Sounds like no one has a clue what the Bulls are doing and who they are talking about, other than just generic that they know Gar has been on the phones. Who knew the org went back to the krause years where no one outside has any clue of what the Bulls are going to do (not necessarily a bad thing, but damn it I want some juicy gossip). That said I'd rather see us make a big move and have it go down than us get all excited and wet over nothing. Ie, I'd rather get the girl than watch the stripper.

oooohh I like that analogy hahaha!