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Bulls draft capsules

Tony Snell

College: New Mexico

Height: 6-feet-7; Weight: 198 pounds

Position: SG; Class: Jr.; Hometown: Riverside, Calif.

Bio: Averaged 12.5 points, 2.9 assists and 2.6 rebounds during his junior year at New Mexico, while shooting .390 from 3-point range and .843 at the foul line. ... Snell has a smooth shooting stroke and is billed as an outstanding individual defender. ... The Bulls like long defenders on the perimeter and Snell’s wingspan was measured at 6-11½ at the draft combine. He had a decent vertical leap of 36.5 inches. ... Snell was a high school teammate of Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard at Riverside King and played with San Diego State star Jamaal Franklin in prep school.

Erik Murphy

College: Florida

Height: 6-feet-10; Weight: 240 pounds

Position: PF; Class: Sr.; Hometown: South Kingstown, R.I.

Bio: Averaged 12.2 points and 5.5 rebounds last season at Florida, while shooting 45.3 percent from 3-point range. ... He went 10-for-10 from the field early last year against Wisconsin and scored 24 points, then finished his career with an 0-for-11 effort against Michigan in the regional final. ... He comes from a basketball family. Father Jay Murphy played at Boston College and spent four seasons in the NBA with the L.A. Clippers and Washington. His mother, Paivi, played for the Finland national team. Erik was born in Lyon, France, while his father played professionally in Europe.

— Compiled by Mike McGraw

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