Praying to win the lucky-door prize like some 82-year-old retiree at the weekly bingo hall isn’t exactly how John Paxson wants to spend his Aprils. The Bulls’ vice president of basketball operations greeted what went down Friday with a smile on his face, but he doesn’t want to make a habit of it. After a random drawing, the Bulls moved ahead of the Kings, and, as long as nothing changes in the May 15 lottery, they’ll hold the sixth pick in the June 21 draft. They have a 5.3 percent chance to land the No. 1 pick and an 18.3 percent chance to land in the top three, but the first step was just getting one over on the Kings. That at least puts the Bulls in a better position to find that wing Paxson covets, possibly Michael Porter Jr. or Mikal Bridges. Paxson, however, also made it clear that building a roster in this manner doesn’t fit his personality. “We did this year what we felt was in the long-term best interests of the Bulls,’’ Paxson said. “It’s not a situation that any of us wants to ever be in again. It goes against everything as a competitive person that you believe in, but it’s the way the system is set up. read more https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports...r-mikal-bridges-speed-up-the-bulls-timetable/
Praying to win the lucky-door prize like some 82-year-old retiree at the weekly bingo hall isn’t exactly how John Paxson wants to spend his Aprils. The Bulls’ vice president of basketball operations greeted what went down Friday with a smile on his face, but he doesn’t want to make a habit of it. After a random drawing, the Bulls moved ahead of the Kings, and, as long as nothing changes in the May 15 lottery, they’ll hold the sixth pick in the June 21 draft. They have a 5.3 percent chance to land the No. 1 pick and an 18.3 percent chance to land in the top three, but the first step was just getting one over on the Kings. That at least puts the Bulls in a better position to find that wing Paxson covets, possibly Michael Porter Jr. or Mikal Bridges. Paxson, however, also made it clear that building a roster in this manner doesn’t fit his personality. “We did this year what we felt was in the long-term best interests of the Bulls,’’ Paxson said. “It’s not a situation that any of us wants to ever be in again. It goes against everything as a competitive person that you believe in, but it’s the way the system is set up. read more https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports...r-mikal-bridges-speed-up-the-bulls-timetable/
