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To me, a great draft would be Wilson (or whomever falls to 4 amongst the big 4)

Cameron Carr at 15, after that combine showcase although he might go earlier now (unless Peterson falls to 4, then Mara if available)

What would you do with these picks? and who would you go with at 38? going off the ESPN Mock Draft I think Flory Bidunga would be a good selection for a big (more so if we go with Wilson/Boozer at 4 and Carr/a guard at 15)

Out of the list of the reported 6 names we’re eyeing, I’d be fine with Nori, Sweeney, Splitter, & Bliss. I really don’t know what to make about Stackhouse. How do y’all feel about it the search overall up to this point?

BREAKING: Jason Kidd is out as coach of the Dallas Mavericks. New Mavericks president Masai Ujiri is making a coaching change.

Looks like a list of head coach candidates is finally coming together. All names make a lot of sense. The two newest ones are Dave Bliss and Tiago Splitter, per Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. If one thing is for sure, it seems like Bryson Graham will be going young. Looks like he wants to find a coach who can grow with a young core. For what it's worth, I still really like the idea of Sean Sweeney from San Antonio. He'd probably be my No. 1, as of now.

I know this is probably delusional as hell, but I’m curious. If by some absolute miracle both are still there for the Bulls at #15, who do you think we’d be better off taking?

I honestly love both prospects, so I just wanted to hear different opinions if there are any.

I thought this was a neat insight into Sweeney’s role in San Antonio and how important he’s been to the spurs success. He’d be awesome for the bulls imo.

Most of the mocks have us with Caleb at 4 but it’s been a variety of names at 15 I’ve seen

The name I’ve seen most is Quaintance, followed by Carr and Philon. I think those are my 3 desired picks as well, but Carr then Philon, then Quantance.

Would you guys do No. 38 + a future second for Yves Missi?

With the new lottery rules, I just don’t see New Orleans getting the late first-round pick they’ve reportedly been looking for. They also don’t own a pick in this draft, so I could definitely see them trying to find a way back into it, even if the return isn’t a premium asset.

From Chicago’s side, I think it makes a lot of sense. Missi was actually the last pick Bryson made while leading the draft process in New Orleans, so there’s already familiarity and belief in the player internally. There’s also a pretty glaring hole at center right now, and Missi fits the exact type of young, athletic rim-running big this roster lacks.

If Chicago were to take Wilson/Boozer at 4 and Cam Carr at 15, you’d suddenly have a ridiculously long and athletic young lineup with a ton of defensive versatility and transition upside.

Giddey – Carr – Buzelis – Wilson/Boozer – Missi

Holy crap what a menace this dude is. He is the type of player that you love to the moon and back if he is on your team and hate from the bottom of your heart if you are playing against him

Anyone associated with the spurs I want running things for the bulls. They showed him over and over again last night as being key to the Spurs defense and I'm wondering if he might be a good pick for next HC. Maybe its too soon, he's only 41 and doesn't have a 'ton' of experience?

Giddey PG
Lavine Sg
Matas Sf
4th pick (Wilson) Pf
7th pick (Mara) Center.
If the kings are desperate enough to get off Zach this probably their best option to get off and stay in the draft this year. The drop off in talent between 7-15 is so minimal that who knows who goes where in that range.

We are in no position to try and compete at this point. Signing Jalen Duren or Walker Kessler gets us closer to the play-in for no reason. If we want to rebuild, this has to be done correctly. Michael Reinsdorf has stressed in his introductory press conference that Bryson Graham would not cut corners. Signing an RFA to a 35+ million dollar offer sheet, both players with clear flaws/injury issues would not make sense for the team. Instead, we have to use our available cap space on trading for bad contracts.

First renounce all of our upcoming free agents. No point in bringing back veterans for 10+m contracts when we are no position to compete

Isaac Okoro (Expiring) for Jerami Grant (2 year 67m) and 2028 FRP (possibly multiple)

Jalen Smith (Expiring) and 38 for Jakob Poeltl (4 year 104m) 19, and a 2027 unprotected first.

I’ve seen Paul George floated around, but his contract being 58 million is too steep, and I don’t think 76ers are going to be willing to throw out multiple firsts for him.

Use pick 4,15, and 19 for Caleb Wilson, Cameron Carr, and Steinbach. Explore trades for Giddey as well, but only if a great offer presents itself. If that’s the case, I’d love Stirtz at pick 15 or 19. If Philon falls to 15, would love the pick there too. There are a lot of great options at 15 and 19 available across various positions. But we need to draft best player available, not relying on fit.

Lineup looks like

Giddey/Jones/Dillingham
Carr
Buzelis/Essengue
Wilson/Grant/Miller
Steinbach/Poeltl

With still enough cap space in 2027 and beyond with 2 2027 firsts and 2 2028 firsts.

What do you guys think is the most likely series of events for the team? With most of the playoffs finished and none of the surviving teams having assistant coaches rumored to be moving on do you think we'll see a new coach before the draft or will BG wait until the draft and see who is interested going into the summer league and training camp?

I could see it going either way as there aren't a ton of open spots at this point so there isn't a rush but you'd think you'd want a guy in before the draft to at least give his input. Pick 4 should be a no brainer but you'd want to know what system your coach is going to run before picking 15.

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Since Pelicans found their new coach. Do you guys think that Bryson will now aim at a familiar face from New Orleans?

With the Pelicans Borrego faced a similar situation where he needed to play and develop the rookies. May not be the worst case scenario if he is the next HC.

Wemby is going to dominate this league and win many MVPs but our king’s title is safe and sound in Chicago!

Mock drafts have a various number of big men projected to us at 15. Rank them from your favorite prospect to your least. These are my rankings for now.

1. Hannes Steinbach - I've complained for years about wanting a shot blocker on this team, but I think Steinbach is best player available.

2. Jayden Quaintance - He would be at 1 if there were no injury concerns. But, totally ok taking a risk here after we had some luck in the lottery. I will convince myself he will be Jalen Duren 2.0 if we take him though.

3. Chris Cenac Jr. - Measured much better than I was expecting at the combine. Would like to see more closer to the rim. Having Giddey at PG will bring out the best in him while he develops.

4. Morez Johnson - I just think he ends up being a good NBA player for a long time. Like most of these prospects is slightly shorter than you'd want for a center but has the strength to bang in the post.

5. Aday Mara - Tallest of the bunch which is nice and would be happy if he's the pick. More of a higher floor, but lower ceiling guy for me is all.

I truly know nothing but would love to hear what you think.