Draft Notes

If the season ended today, the Bulls would be in the lottery and not the playoffs.  Though a playoff berth would be great, we’ve seen what lottery picks can do for teams.  ESPN.com’s Chad Ford has the Bulls selecting Kansas center Cole Aldrich in his latest lottery mock draft.  “Aldrich was a role player in KU’s 2008 title run, but this season he’s the man in the middle for the Jayhawks,” says ESPN.com’s draft bio.  “His combination of size, skill and solid athleticism has a lot of scouts keeping a close eye on him.  This is a weak draft for big men and, while Aldrich could surely use another year at Kansas, more and more scouts and execs are talking about him as a potential lottery pick in 2009 if he declares.”

The Bulls could definitely use a big man, but another big that is raw offensively would not fit the bill in Chicago.  Unfortunately, most big men are relatively raw coming out of college these because most leave the collegiate ranks early.  Georgetown’s Greg Monroe is one of the more skilled freshman bigs we’ve seen in a while, though he’s likely to be a top three pick if he declares, thus it would take another lottery miracle for the Bulls to be in position to select him.

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