TrueHoop Network NBA Mock Draft: Chicago Bulls Select Luke Babbitt

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WITH THE 17TH PICK IN THE 2010 TRUEHOOP NETWORK NBA MOCK DRAFT, THE CHICAGO BULLS SELECT LUKE BABBITT, SF/PF, NEVADA!

I know what you’re thinking. “But Matt! They already have Taj Gibson and Luol Deng and James Johnson and their two-guard is currently occupied by a fading defense-minded point guard that can’t shoot! They can’t possibly take Babbitt!”

Au contraire.

What’s the biggest goal for the Bulls this summer? Everyone, all together.

LeBron James. Very good, class.  Their second priority? Chris Bosh. Which means that at some point, they’re going to be involved in a sign and trade, which means that Luol Deng? He’s gone. See ya. Out of here. Someone else’s problem. If they don’t get James, they’re still in good position to get Bosh, or Stoudemire. And that means a sign and trade, and that means a lack of depth at combo-forward. Babbitt gives them a guy who can spell James, work within the offense, has high athleticism, can play either position, can work as a big in a pinch, and spread the floor. He’s an actual, honest to God, three-point shooter.  He’s a smaller, more athletic Brad Miller. And since the Bulls are probably losing Brad Miller, this has to be the pick.

Because if we didn’t have Brad Miller, we’d have to invent him.

(NOTE: NOT ACTUALLY ANYTHING LIKE BRAD MILLER OUTSIDE OF BEING A WHITE THREE POINT SHOOTER. FORGET IT, HE’S ROLLING.)

YOU, SIR, ARE ON THE CLOCK, MR. “LEBRON JAMES SHOULD TOTALLY WANT TO COME PLAY WITH MIKE BEASLEY AND MARIO CHALMERS!”

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