It has been a few days since the NBA draft so I have had some time to digest it.
My Chicago Bulls actually did the unthinkable... they didn't screw up the draft. The last time the Bulls drafted fourth, they made a humongous mistake and drafted an NCAA 6th ,man in Patrick Williams. They them exasperated the mistake by giving him the worst contract in th NBA when they bid against themselves and gave a guy no one else wanted $19 million per year for five years.
Well the asshats who did that are gone... or are they? Until I am shown solid proof otherwise, I will blame Jerry Reinsdorf and his son Michael for every mistake made over the past 30 years. But the 2026 draft seems to be missing those idiots' fingerprints.
First, the Bulls did not miss the two inch putt by drafting Caleb Wilson at number four. Everyone knew this was a four player draft. Any of the top four (or all of them) can be franchise players. So all the bulls had to do was draft whoever was left from, AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Petersen, Cameron Boozer, and Caleb Wilson. Wilson was left so they took him. Not only am I happy the Bulls didn't screw this up, but I'm also super happy Boozer went third. Some say he may be the best guy in this draft. But after watching his dad be unable to dunk for the Bulls during Derrick Rose's best years, I'm more than happy to let other fans watch his son not dunk.
But he Bulls also had pick number 15. And in a shocking move, they did not mess this up either. Although Dailyn Swain may have seemed like a stretch to some, these Bulls actually have a strategy for once. They want SLAP(speed, length athleticism, and physicality). Swain is exactly that. Doe she need to improve his shooting? Yes. But he is big, fast and dynamic.
The Bulls starting lineup next year should be Nic Claxton (obtained for nothing before the draft), Caleb Wilson, Matas Buzelis, Dailyn Swain, and Josh Giddey. if that happens, the Bulls starting lineup will be 6'11", 6'9", 6'9", 6'7", and 6'7". That is a lot of size and length.
Will the Bulls make the playoffs with this lineup? God no!
But with the NBA's new "anti tanking" rules, they don't need to make the playoffs. They just need to finish with the fourth worst record (the worst three are punished for not having good players... by making sure thy can't get good players... but whatever). With this length, they should accidentally win enough games to not be punished. And sadly, this is the most excited I have been to be a Bulls fan in 5 years. We will be fourth worst! Hurray!
How did the Pistons do? I heard they only had like one pick!
I like the direction the Bulls are taking now. It may not bring instant success, but building a young team with size and athleticism is a good step. Hopefully, this draft will finally give Bulls fans something to be excited about in the coming years.
They did an excellent job in the draft, taking advantage of the opportunity to select talented players and quickly build a winning team. Furthermore, with almost all their starting pitchers over 6'6", they provide a strong defensive option and a good chance of making the playoffs.
But the Bulls have a chance to advance, and if their 15th pick turns out well and, as he says, improves his shooting near the basket, who knows, they might pull off a major upset. Of course, they have young players who need to improve, and as he rightly points out, if they don't, they could end up with a very high pick in the next draft, which would also be great because we're already seeing that other teams might need to trade players to avoid the luxury tax.
What's this "tanking" thing all about? If a team really doesn't have good players and ends up with the worst record, how are they really going to punish them by not picking in the top three in the draft? Now I have a question: if they also hold a lottery, all they have to do is lower the odds and that solves the problem.
It is a very weird system. It seems they are trying to set things up for a team to only be good for about three years maximum. Not sure why.
And that's because I imagine that, being a good team, the players will ask for more money, and I think there's a salary cap to try to make the league more competitive.
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