This is the draft where you’ll know how good your scouting department and developmental team is. A star is gonna have to be made. They’re not gonna show up already being one. A weak class (really bad in terms of shooting.) just gotta accentuate whatever the strengths are to your team.
Arturas and Eversly have been around since May, so I feel comfortable knowing they have had time to prepare. They’ve been buffing up our development & scouting teams.
but of course this is the draft we finally move up and not back, although it didn’t matter last draft unless you got top 2 (Coby has potential to be better than 3-6 selections imo). GarPax’s strategy post Jimmy trade basically relied on getting a top 2 pick in the 18, 19 or 20 drafts. We were always a few wins from the basement. I also can’t forget we missed on Doncic to a coin flip with the Kings. Ironic we finally move up once they are canned but unfort this draft doesn’t have that high end talent.
Aruras already said he’s going pure BPA btw, and I take him at his word there and think he will follow through. We just don’t know how they rank tbh. Deni and Ball smoke is all I’ve heard. Nothing attached to Edwards, which even if you are set on BPA, I can’t think of a worst first fit next to Coby/Zach. You would almost have to trade Zach before the season to maximize his value with two years left on team friendly deal. And then you basically hope Edwards can turn into the guy you moved, or rank him at Donovan level impact/player? Even then still not ideal with Coby but every team is going two scoring guards these days. I would hate if they did all that btw, but of course I’m much higher on Zach than you (
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That’s really the only conflict of interest toward BPA that I see. Deni is a need and fit. Ball would offer the playmaking we need, although a three headed backcourt of Ball, Coby, Zach is both ridiculous & exciting to think about as a Bulls fan. Billy has already shown he can win games (and more importantly close games) running out a 3 PG lineup. Who would have thought Denis Schroder would be 6th man of the year quality and close games having to play behind CP and Shai. Of course we don’t have a god level PG like Paul but still, that lead playmaker could be Ball making sure to balance touches to Laui/Wendell and not let Coby/Zach take up 80% of our usage. Wiseman is borderline redundant and likely won’t be available but if they wanted him moving Wendell and keeping Gafford as some insurance is fine. I do wonder if they have a player in mind to target but want to be coy on it.
