With the NBA pre-draft camp going on in Orlando this week and as we head into June it is that time of year to start looking at the NBA draft. As we get closer to the draft the general consensus seems to be that Derrick Rose and Micheal Beasley are the top two players in the draft with O. J. Mayo and Brook Lopez fighting it out for the 3rd slot.
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NBA Draft: Some Early Thoughts on the Top 5
Posted by Eric Engberg on June 3, 2008
Posted in Basketball, NBA, NBA Draft | Tagged: Anthony Randolph, Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose, Eric Gordon, Jerryd Bayless, Kevin Love, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Micheal Beasley, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA Draft, O. J. Mayo, Seattle Supersonics | Leave a Comment »
Rose seems to be gaining momentum as the #1 guy, but, based on who the Bulls currently have on their roster Beasley makes the most basketball sense because the most glaring need Chicago has is a guy who can hang and bang and provide scoring and rebounding in the low post. Adding Rose to that roster makes the Bulls look more like the Knicks than anything else. Chicago currently has oodles of talent that can score and handle the ball at the 1,2, and 3 positions right now.
If Paxson decides Rose is the guy then he needs to move some other guys around to accomodate him and try to sure up the interior game that has been keeping them from making a serious playoff run the past few years. Rose makes sense from the standpoint that he is a local product and arguably the best talent in the draft this year and if the Bulls take him he will keep butts in the seats and sell merchandise.
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