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Maybe Seby told him to stop throwing the ball 4 ft outside the zone.

RIght, based on past history it seemed the most likely area bulls could succeed in a rebuild is via draft, it seems less likely that will be available. Lucy with the football.

IMO not even worth paying attention to. He has had so few reps last few years.

I do think there is a good case to be made that drafting the best player you think exists in the hopes of compiling assets to have ready to trade out when a team is being forced to trade a star or is ready to offload a top draft pick is equally fine in order to get the stars needed to compete. The thing that obviously undercuts it is our front office is unlikely to operate this way and is more likely just to fall in love with some good not great players who try hard (cough taj gibson). Evidence of this exists in their not investing into a larger scouting and analytics department when they decided to rebuild, it is in fact one of the smallest depts in the league. If they were planning on finding value whereever it exists, you'd want a system to do that. The bulls do not have it. I'm sympathetic to the view that Carter was a good pick, will be good, but also this is a bad sign of things to come. They kept Robin Lopez thinking his value could be turned into something, it didn't, his value to the bulls on play time directly undercut their value in the draft. Same with Niko, they made a bet it would work out in their favor, I do not expect it to. In my alternate reality, we traded future assets to get Doncic, whom I think will be a star. We sign Clint Capela to pair next to Lauri. Try and find a better PG fit for the pace. We roll with this core and try to find consistently more 3pt shooting and develop a 3rd star. Capela is RFA, i would "overpay" in hoping Rockets view lack of flexibility as too big of an issue. Or, you drafted Robert Williams as C at 22 and try to trade him to them later. That is a future I have confidence in. This one, still have zero clue.

This is great.

This is just spot on.

This is true. We’re in a worse position. Would have had to give up a top 5 protected pick too, plus maybe 22. But maybe that wasn’t enough. Atl has a guy, and would only move if they could guarantee that. Couldnt do it without moving Orlando out ahead of them. but just wish we’d have overpaid for a guy I think could be a star.

It is literally how the Rockets have consistently built their contender. Draft the best player you can, spin the assets for better players. They also have a scouting dept larger than 3 people though.

You misunderstood. Requires markannen/Lavine to be stars to build around.

It’s what you got thou.

There is the potential that we also just get enough good young assets they can be spun for a star. Requires Markannen/Lavine yo be a star though. And bulls FO not to fall in love with their own talent.

Was secretly hoping they’d trade up for Smith. Chandler Hutchinson it is.

I think if I’m the last few years of baseball and basketball has taught us anything it’s that we don’t know the ceiling of players. At all. watching these awful games this year, the player type of Carter is not ideal. But the “so and so is just X” will get you burned. Dude is 19. You get lucky. i just so wish we could have missed that flipping coin and had Doncic. Kills me.

To show the depths of my convictions, I read a single hype article on Carter and now I'm fine/excited if we get him. Still would be more amped if we got up to 10 and got Knox/Carter. That's a draft.

I mean if his back is truly effed then I would prefer they stay away. This isn't a leg that you squint and hope it works, it's .. .the back. Once again, ladies and gents, there is no simple back surgery. Feel for the kid, but he went against the missouri doctors and got surgery specifically to avoid this.

Sounds like Porter is in free fall, and it's because of the medicals.

I think Hawks were only open to trading down assuming Doncic was gone.

LA fans can think that because for a 30 year period literally everything worked out for LA like that.

That's all that's there so ?‍♂️ Either it's a trade up from 22, future picks, talent, some combo...no idea.

I think tonight is gonna be a lot of fun. https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/6/21/17488940/draft-day-rumors-notes-trades-luka-doncic-mo-bamba According to Kevin O Connor, bulls looking to trade up, bulls looking to trade for 10 (philly), hold the 22 pick, etc. I am really hoping we get some trade fun.

Bagley is obviously a talented scorer but seems like him and markannen are a truly awful fit together.

2034: Bulls make big free agent splash signing 35 year old 10x all star Luka Doncic to a 2 year 500 million contract, joining 37-year old Dennis smith jr for what they hope will be a savvy veteran team that will compete for the playoffs.

rumors of ATL being enamored with Young...Again if Doncic gets past Sac and bulls give up what it takes to get doncic i'm thrilled.

The Birmingham OF may just lose Brett, with Seby gone the DH becomes more available for a guy like Fisher. Booker/Polo back and forth as outfielders.

LOL the dbacks DSL team just won 9-7, with 9 runs on only 4 hits.