• Derrick Rose
• Tyrus Thomas
• Joakim Noah
• Arron Gray
• JamesOn Curry
• Cedric Simmons
• Demetris Nichols

There are more on the team, but these are the players most of you will be framiliar with.

Game one was against the Heat, and the Bulls dropped it 94-70. Four Bulls finished in double digits, including Derrick Rose who scored 10 points. Tyrus Thomas also recorded a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 10 boards.

Michael Beasley tore things up for the Heat though. Beasley scored 28 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Beasley enters an easier role with the Heat than Rose does with the Bulls. Rose is taking over as the leader of a team, while Beasley is becoming another piece to a puzzle a few years removed from a championship title.

The Bulls will play five games in five days, the next game is tomorrow, Tuesday July 8th, against the Indiana Pacers.

With the draft now less than 24 hours away, and maybe less depending on when you read this, we want to give you a place where you can get everything you need to know heading into the draft. So in case you have been out of the loop for the last month, heres some links to get you up to date and prepared for tonight’s draft:

BullsHome.com Rumors and Scenarios

• Trade Rumor: Hinrich and Nocioni for Elton Brand: An early rumor that occurred shortly after the Bulls aquired the number one pick was the possibilty of this trade. If the Bulls were to draft Rose they would have to make some room at the guard position and Hinrich could be the man to go.
• Scenarios if the Bulls Draft Rose: As stated above, the drafting of Rose could be followed by a trade or two to fill up some room. Here is a list of a few other possible moves.
• Scenarios if the Bulls Draft Beasley: If the Bulls do decide to go with Beasley, there are a few things that could happen. Adding Beasley could cause a little bit of a jam at the forward position and would not upgrade the point guard position. Here is a list of a few possible moves if Beasley is selected.

The Signing of Vinny Del Negro

• Vinny translates to Rose?: The Bulls went with former point guard Vinny Del Negro to fulfill the position of head coach. Does the signing of Del Negro say anything about the possibilities of drafting a point gaurd?

Top 10 Chicago Bulls Draft Picks

• Picks 10-6 & Picks 5-1: Here is a two part list of the top 10 draft picks by the Chicago Bulls all time.

Mock Drafts- here are a few mock drafts from around the internet

• Chad Fords Latest Mock Draft
• Long list of YardBarker! Mock Drafts

As draft day is upon us, I hope this list of links will help you be prepared for however you decide to celebrate the 2008 NBA Draft and the newest player of the Chicago Bulls!

The Chicago Bulls are just two days away from the 2008 draft. As you all know they have the number one pick, lets hope this pick ends up on this list as well, whether Rose or Beasley.

And now its your turn. Do you agree with me? Did I miss someone? Let everyone else know what you think about my list, and what your list would look like here.

Negro played for several teams during his 14 year NBA career. Negro was drafted by the Kings in 1988 and retired as a Sun in 2002. He also spent two years from 1990-92 playing in Europe. Negro was a point gaurd/shooting gaurd during is playing career.

The hiring of Negro offers a few questions and maybe a glimpse into the future on what the Bulls off-season still has to come.

The Bulls have several young big men on their roster with potential such as Joakim Noah, Tyrus Thomas and Arron Gray. Adding another big man, such as Michael Beasley, would create a jam at the position. Also, would you really want a former journey man point guard like Negro mentoring a 19 year old forward?

This leaves the other option with the number one pick, a point guard from Chicago. Derrick Rose is a point guard with tons of athelticism and can shot the ball. Rose also has plenty of height for the position at 6 feet 4 inches. Sounds kind of like the point guard/shooting guard head coach? Rose would be the perfect fit the Bulls offense, and for what Negro’s plan may be. Negro played for five different NBA teams and two different teams in Europe. Negro should have plenty of experience with differnt offenses and should be able to put together a game plan that will fit the young bunch of players on the Bulls roster.

Although the Bulls have not made any noise to who they will draft next week other than Rose and Beasley being the final two, the hiring of Vinny Del Negro may translate into the drafting of Derrick Rose.

The Bulls were originally destined for the number 9 pick in this years draft, were a few good point guards would have been available, including Longhorn’s D.J. Augustin. If they go with Beasley, they will have to make other moves to improve the point guard position. The point guards position is already full though, so what would be the best option, is to attempt to move a forward and a point guard in a package for a better point guard.

Baron Davis is one man who may become available. He is due $17.1 million next season, and will become an unrestricted free agent after the season. Davis’ history of injuries is a red flag. Davis played in all 82 games last season, but missed at least 15 each other to previous five years as reported by the Daily Herald. He is only 29 years old though, and is a great leader when healthy.

Another point guard who may be available is Raptor’s T.J. Ford. The Raptor’s will likely choose between Ford or Jose Calderon as their future point. To get Calderon it would probably take Ben Gordon, but Ford could be traded for Andres Nocioni, who would be a good fit for their roster.

Memphis’ point Kyle Lowry also could become available. Lowry outplayed rookie Mike Conely for the most part last season. Lowry’s small contract of only $1.2 million next year will make it hard to make a deal happen. The Daily Herald also came up with an interesting trade offer of Hinrich or Gordon, plus Thomas, for Lowry, Mike Miller and Hakim Warrick. This is a very interesting trade, as it would add some needed help the Bulls back court.

Even if the Bulls decide to go with Beasley and stick with the current roster, a team that still has a lot of potential would have even more. A starting line up of:

• Hinrich at PG
• Gordon at SG
• Deng at SF
• Beasley at PF
• Noah at C

could be a very dominating force. With Hughes, Thomas, Gooden, Nocioni and Sefolosha coming of the bench would be a very deep team.

Either way the Bulls go in this years draft, the team will definitely be upgraded nicely.

Further Reading:

• Scenarios if the Bulls draft Derrick Rose

1. The Chicago Bulls keep the number one pick, and draft Michael Beasley.
2. This possibility we already discussed in an earlier article. The Bulls would draft Rose and trade Andres Nocioni and Kirk Hinrich for Elton Brand.
3. The Bulls trade pick to the Clippers for Elton Brand and the number 7 pick. With the number seven pick the Bulls then draft D.J. Augustin from Texas.
4. The fourth is a little out there, but the Bulls would trade the number one pick and maybe some players to Miami for Dwayne Wade. This would allow the Heat to draft Beasley and Rose with the number 1 and 2 picks.

These are for speculations on what the Bulls may do this off-season. They have a lot of options with the number one pick, and have a lot of control. Whether the Bulls keep the pick or trade it, they should definitely return the form of two years ago when they won 50 games.