Whom could the Bulls get with the No. 14 pick?
The suspense didn't last long. The Bulls had the steepest odds at Tuesday's NBA draft lottery and their logo was inside the first envelope opened.
So the Bulls will select 14th in the June 23 draft, which could land them a quality player. There aren't many sure things in this year's draft, but the consensus seems to be that two players stand above the rest: LSU's Ben Simmons and Duke's Brandon Ingram.
Here's an early projection on how the lottery picks could fall on draft night:
1. Philadelphia
Ben Simmons, 6-10, SF, LSU: An impressive athlete who handles the ball like a guard at 6-10. If he can develop an outside shot, he should be special.
2. L.A. Lakers
Brandon Ingram, 6-9. SF, Duke: This freshman shares the Kevin Durant body type. He's very thin, but with a 7-4 wingspan. He has most of the skills and athleticism to be a very good NBA player right away.
3. Boston (from Brooklyn):
Buddy Hield, 6-5, SG, Oklahoma: Sweet-shooting senior certainly fits into the current NBA style. He shot 45.7 percent from 3-point range last season on heavy attempts, often launching from NBA range.
4. Phoenix
Dragan Bender, 7-1, PF Croatia: Reminds some of Kristaps Porzingis from last year's draft. Bender has some skills and moves his feet well but averaged a paltry 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds for Maccabi Tel Aviv in EuroLeague play this season, so it's not clear how that translates to the NBA.
5. Minnesota
Kris Dunn, 6-4, PG, Providence: Ricky Rubio could be on his way out, so new coach Tom Thibodeau gets the best point guard prospect. Dunn, who stayed in school four years, has nice size and should be a strong defender.
6. New Orleans
Jaylen Brown, 6-6, SF, California: Great athlete was fairly productive as a freshman at Cal, averaging 14.6 points.
7. Denver
Jamal Murray, 6-4, SG, Kentucky: Canada native arrived in college ready to score, averaging 20 points to lead the Wildcats as a freshman.
8. Sacramento
Skal Labissiere, 7-0, PF, Kentucky: Native of Haiti was disappointing as a freshman for Kentucky, but tough to ignore his size and skills.
9. Toronto (from New York)
Deyonta Davis, 6-11, PF, Michigan State: Didn't post big numbers as a freshman, but with his mobility is a candidate to play center in small lineups.
10. Milwaukee
Domantas Sabonis, 6-10, PF, Gonzaga: Son of international basketball legend Arvydas Sabonis is an effective post scorer.
11. Orlando
Marquese Chriss, 6-10, PF, Washington: Not a polished player, but his ceiling is high with great athleticism.
12. Utah
Jakob Poelti, 7-1, C, Utah: Austria native came on strong as sophomore, averaging 17.2 points on 65 percent shooting.
13. Phoenix (from Washington)
Furkan Korkmaz, 6-7, SF, Turkey: Tall, smooth wing shoots well from 3-point range.
14. Bulls
Malik Beasley, 6-5, SG, Florida State: At this spot, the Bulls could look for a reliable backup point guard for Derrick Rose, maybe with players like Vanderbilt's Wade Baldwin or Notre Dame's Demetrius Jackson. But the feeling here is the Bulls will look for more athleticism and go with this explosive freshman, who averaged 15.6 points and shot 47.1 percent from the field for the Seminoles.
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