What does this do to the cap? Where's vegan?

Probably burning all his Bulls jerseys.

BORING.

Of course they take the most vanilla (no pun intended) try hard old player. What uninspiring management

Though I didn't know anything about the pick until tonight, I am leaning this way as well.

I created this thread before anything happened because I knew with all these tantalizing possibilities out there...trading the picks and other players for Love, possibly adding Afflalo to pair with Love and/or Anthony, adding Love via trade and then going after James, and so on...all this bold and super interesting stuff that could have happened, it was wrong to even consider the possibility under GarPax. Not only did they prove those of us skeptical of GarPax right, they doubled down on their irritating and hidebound conservatism by selecting what appears to be yet another not so dynamic player who will merely rely on others to get him open shots. So we go from the highs of pairing Love with Rose and Noah to a poor man's Luol Deng who will be, not to mention, a liability on defense for a defensive minded coach. And he costed you two picks. I'm cool with the thread. Of course I'm also cool with being mocked and banned for life if tonight's events were just a prelude to getting a star.

If you have Rose and Melo you will need shooters.

That's the glass half full approach right. I'm scared they are pursuing shooters as an end.

First this from Bernsys love

@EthanJSkolnick: The Bulls don't get recognized enough as the cheapest organization in the NBA

"I don't understand why Jerry Reinsdorf and Donald Sterling are friends!"

Kirkwood has been saying this for awhile and I didn't really get it until tonight..sort of. Where does all this come from? Any literature? If they are being cheap, it seems they are being smart about it. The obvious retort from Reinsdorf's camp is they're not being cheap, they're just making necessary cap preparations to make a run at Melo or LBJ. Now a cynic would say they're just using Melo and LBJ as a cover, but I am genuinely confused about motivations here. Any insight, anyone?

The luxury tax. For as long as its been in existence (since 2002-03), its been the bane of Jerry Reinsdorf's existence. He's said on multiple occasions that he would be willing to pay the tax for a "winner" (whatever that actually means), but to this point, those words have rung hollow.

The Bulls, of course, have never paid the luxury tax, despite playing in the league's third largest market and being one of the most profitable teams in the NBA over the past several decades. And according to Forbes (h/t to SB Nation Chicago's Ricky O'Donnell), they have been THE most profitable franchise in the NBA over the past five years, raking in an average of $55 million per season.

Call the score tomorrow and tell Dan he seems like a "good kid" who "plays hard" and "really wants to win".

I don't understand this "try hard" "grindy" "can't get his own shot" conversation.

The guy gets his own shot the moment they cross the half court line. Every year or two they are in the market for a guy like Mc Dermott. Well, now they have the young (and most likely better) version of all those guys like Dunleavy, Belinelli, Korver, etc.

It is not a dynamic pick but let's see how it will look contextually.

I don't know anything about the pick except what I read so I can only speak of him as a sort prototype for now. If the comparison is guys like Korver, Bellini, et. al, then why grab a guy you typically found when you needed to in the off season? You say he's not dynamic but the Bulls biggest problem is that they lack that dynamism all over the court. We will see but am not sure I agree with the thinking behind the pick.

His ceiling is much higher than Korver and Belinelli. He can develop into a very good scorer who would be a great third scorer on a team with Rose and (insert free agent the Bulls probably won't get).

That would be nice but apparently he he's struggled to defend NBA type players and beat tight coverage by, again, players with long NBA type wingspans. Insofar as that's accurate, you're going to see him pulled from games during key defensive stands. If you're going to trade into the lottery you better come out with a player you want to keep on the court at all times, not one whose deficiencies will force you to hide him or take him out.

I like my chances with the package.

Those were weaker drafts. I think there were at least 5 or 6 players drafted later who will be better players.

Those were weaker drafts.

How deep could that draft have been if Kirk Heinrich was drafted 7th?