The Chicago Bulls have been picked dead last in ESPN Forecast's projected standings for the 2017-18 season. Just 26 projected wins for a team that has gone to the playoffs in eight of the past nine seasons. That's a hard fall from grace for a proud organization that rode Michael Jordanand Scottie Pippen to six NBA championships and worldwide prominence. But as the Bulls get set for a major rebuilding season, the reality is that the bottom of a bad Eastern Conference is right where this team wants to be. That's because it will put Chicago in the best possible position to draft either Michael Porter Jr. or Marvin Bagley III next summer. The Bulls' rebuilding plan got a major shot in the arm Monday night when Bagley announced he would be attending Duke and would reclassify as part of this year's class. Not only did his decision give the Bulls another high-level target in the 2018 draft, it gave the front office a reminder of what its main objective should be all season: put yourself in the most advantageous lottery position by losing as many games as possible. Read more http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...er-forecast-chicago-bulls-right-where-want-be
