Day 542 - NBA Draft Woes

In 1999, Jay and I had our first let's-watch-the-NBA-draft-get-together-extravaganza. The Bulls selected Elton Brand with the first overall pick. IIRC, Jay wanted Stevie Franchise and I wanted to trade down to nab Rip Hamilton. I was also a big Lamar Odom fan. In retrospect, it was probably the right choice.

We enjoyed / suffered through - think the following year for suffering - many more NBA Drafts together. Thursday marks this year's draft and - as in every year I don't get to enjoy it / suffer through it with Jay - it's far less enjoyable. It should also still be on TNT.

This year marks a big one for the Bulls. Trade possibilities. Assets. Multiple picks. It will be a fun one. Sadly it's on a Thursday! Collin will not be watching.

Barring some sort of deal resulting in Melo or Mike Love's Nephew, I imagine that it will again result in disappointment. My favored attainable dudes are - in no particular order - Kyle Anderson, Nik Stauskas, and Adreian Payne. Anderson doesn't fit a need, but I love his game. Stauskas fits a need. Payne fits a need. Hopefully this blog lasts forever so these preferences can be thoroughly mocked.

The more likely situation is that the Bulls do next to nothing, draft a few stash-a-euro dudes and continue to drive Tom Thibodeau insane while saving Jerry Reinsdorf's money for his other team.