<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The NBA draft lottery is Tuesday for the chance, most NBA executives generally agree, to draft LSU forward Tyrus Thomas or Texas center LaMarcus Aldridge. They are regarded as the most talented big men in the draft along with Italian forward Andrea Bargnani. And then they'll all probably watch Adam Morrison of Gonzaga or Brandon Roy of Washington become the 2007 Rookie of the Year. The Bulls will be right in the middle of this great drafting dilemma because there is no super player at the top of the draft, no obvious No. 1 pick such as LeBron James, Tim Duncan or Shaquille O'Neal. They have the second-best odds of landing the No. 1 pick after Portland and could go only as low as No. 5, which is unlikely. They should get one of the top three picks. This draft is somewhat like last year's in which Atlanta went with talented athlete and prospect Marvin Williams at No. 2, and the Rookie of the Year and best player turned out to be point guard Chris Paul, who went at No. 4. NBA executives tend to favor big men at the top of the draft under the basic logic that the bigger you are and closer you are to the basket, the easier it is to score and rebound. Of course, in the current NBA environment, things have changed with zone defenses that promote perimeter shooting and rules that limit contact outside but not in the paint. "A lot of teams are now going with a big guy and four smalls, four perimeter players," Dallas coach Avery Johnson said. Another question when it comes to drafting: Do you take the projected top player or a player who can fit your team? The 2001 draft was a disaster for the top teams picking Kwame Brown and Tyson Chandler. Jason Richardson went No. 5, Joe Johnson No. 9 and Richard Jefferson No. 13. There are usually good perimeter players to be found after the top few picks, like Vince Carter No. 5 in 1998, Steve Nash No. 15 in 1996, Mike Miller No. 5 in 2000 when Kenyon Martin was No. 1 and Stromile Swift No. 2, Richard Hamilton No. 7 in 1999 and Dwyane Wade No. 5 in 2003. So what if the Bulls got the No. 1 or No. 2 pick? Roy is regarded as a player ready to step into the pros and produce at shooting guard. He is mature, can shoot, defend and is regarded as an all-around shooting guard. That's just what the Bulls could use to have an ideal three-guard rotation with Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon. If they don't address a need for a big guy at the top of the draft, maybe they could at No. 16 or in free agency with the likes of Ben Wallace, Drew Gooden, Nene, Joel Pryzbilla and Nazr Mohammed available. And what about Morrison? He could be a star in the NBA. Or a tease. He's a noted trash talker, and one veteran NBA insider said: "Do you know what they call trash-talking slow white guys in the NBA? Dinner." But he's also fearless and in today's perimeter-oriented game could be a big-time scorer. Some teams, like Houston, are said to be eager to get him. Thomas is often likened to Swift. Houston, you figure, would give up its lottery pick and Swift for a shot at Morrison. Or if you are the Bulls, maybe you draft someone like Morrison--even though he's a small forward and that is your deepest position--and then work in Luol Deng at shooting guard or trade Deng, whose value is up. The possibilities are endless and begin Tuesday night.</div> Source
if we get top 3 pick, draft aldridge or thomas or morrison, if it is either 4 or 5...we look for a trade.
get aldridge i say, but if hes gone, try to get roy, but that makes our offseason signings even more important. We need to fill that gap up in the 4/5 spot more so than the 2. That ronnie brewer kid sounds ok to fill our 2 spot with the 16th pick.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting SP23:</div><div class="quote_post">I want Aldridge so bad!</div> I second that!
