you want a 3 point specialist talk to Orlando about swappin JJ for a 375 ML of Noahs amber liquid. No seriosly if we are going to take Rose then we need a big man Devon Hardin fits perfectly and then we can watch Gooden walk. One exception if we can get every GM to sit in Joakim’s car for 20 minutes with the window down and hit them in the head they will pass on Walker and we should take him on talent alone.

I doubt any second rounder we take are going to log big minutes for a long time, if ever…

Look at PeeOn… That and Aaron Gray’s 20-20 in the final game is just not plausible every night…

We also have a traded player exception …

is the way to go, and Jawai fills that bill. Noah is very light for a Center, and Gray is too slow to be effective in a lot of situations. Jawai seems to be very athletic, a sure thing around the rim, and can move some bodies out of the post. Would bring a different aspect than what we currently have. That being said, its doubtful he would still be around at #39. DeVon Hardin is looking like he will be available and should get consideration. My dark horse pick is Trent Plaisted, a 6-11” 245lb. PF/C with great speed and athleticism.

Chances are slim to none that a decent big man drops to the Bulls, but if one does, we’ve gotta take him. Nikola Pekovic made minced meat out of Kosta Koufos a few years ago in the Euro U-21 championships and may be the best center in Europe. Rumors have young turks Omer Asik and Semih Ersan pegged as heirs to the Memo Okur legacy. DeVon Hardin is big and athletic. If none of these guys is available at 39th, maybe then take a gamble on Jawai. He’s only the southeast asian Baby Shaq because he’s big and “black” (Torres Straight Islander, not African). That’s where the story ends. Is he any good? Apparently, but most Aussie ballers go to college in the States (Bogut, Longley) or to the pros in Europe (David Andersen) to match up against top competition. Jawai=18 and 10 in the Aussie NBL…not that impressive.

Check this out
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/devon-hardin-c/1765422336

The 2nd round is such a roll of the dice, I think the best bet is to draft someone who’s been underscouted, either because he was role player on an awesome college team, a star at a really small school, or a foreign player. For the most part, if a guy stars for a big name school and is projected to go 2nd round, that’s because he isn’t very good.

Among the top 2nd round picks in recent years:

Role players on great college teams: Boozer, Duhon, Arenas, Luke Walton
Small school players: Kyle Korver, Paul Millsap, Hassell
Foreign / High Schoolers: Ginobili, Scola, Okur, Varejao, Navarro, Jaric, Monta Ellis, Lou Williams
Injury concerns: Carl Landry, Leon Powe
Stars at big programs who were just overlooked: Michael Redd, Mo Williams

Dorsey seems to fit the mold, and you could argue for Bill Walker too. Otherwise, I’d just as well see us take a foreign guy and let him develop overseas for a year or two, especially with our roster sitting at 15. When the Bulls were really struggling around 1999-2000, it was always nice to point out that we still owned the rights to Dragan Tarlac.

DeVon Hardin if available

“I never exhaled Joakim Noah

DraftExpress had this to say about his performance in Orlando:

For Team 2, the best player on the floor (and likely of the day) was clearly Gary Forbes, stringing together one of the best single-game performances (30 points, 7-16 FG, 15-16 FT, 26 minutes) we’ve seen in the last five years of the pre-draft camp. Forbes was incredibly aggressive putting the ball on the floor with either hand and making very strong moves to the basket, being very physical once there and in turn getting to the free throw line at will. His scoring instincts might be the best of any wing player at this camp, as he makes up for his lack of freakish athleticism with phenomenal footwork and body control, being able to quickly read and exploit angles, or move intelligently without the ball, in turn showing a very good basketball IQ that impressed many people here. Although his perimeter shot wasn’t a huge part of his game once again, he knocked down one of his two attempts from NBA range, which leaves optimism in that regard. He’s making a strong push for consideration in the early second round or possibly higher.

Putting the ball on the floor with either hand? Footwork and body control? High Basketball IQ? And most importantly, getting to the line at will? Sign me up. I think that’s one of the biggest needs that Bulls haven’t addressed. We have no one on this roster that can put the ball on the floor and slash to the hoop and get to the line at will. Getting to the line is vitally important and the Bulls just don’t do it. I know that he plays SF and we have Deng and Noce entrenched at those positions, but I think we should be shipping Chapu out and that would clear a spot for someone like Forbes to spell Deng.

He is projected to go late in the 2nd round, but he would be a nice project. He just started playing ball a few years ago and has much to learn, but has a nice NBA ready body.

if available this far. You can then leave him in Europe for a year or two, or bring him over to replace the great Aaron Gray, or put him in the D-league. But he’s got potential to be a good defensive center (man does he block).