Bulls Trading Up?

There is a lot of buzz concerning the draft right now, as we’re less than a week away from draft night.  One of the latest rumors has the Bulls trying to trade up in the first round by packaging their pair of first-round selections.  “The Bulls seem to be the latest team trying to move up in the draft,” writes ESPN’s Chad Ford.  ”They’ve talked to several teams in front of them in the draft with an offer of the No. 16 and No. 26 picks in the draft.  It sounds as if the Nets have been their target and it might make sense for the Nets to jump on the deal.”

The Nets hold the 11^th pick, which would result in the Bulls moving up five spots from the position of their current first pick.  The question is who the Bulls are targeting.  Teams don’t just move up in the draft to improve their general standing; they usually have a guy they really want and think they need to move up to get.  It’s unlikely Arizona power forward Jordan Hill slips to 11, but he’d be a very good fit for Chicago.  Perhaps the team thinks highly of DeMar DeRozan’s potential and could be looking to move up to get the former Trojan.

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