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I really wanted DeJuan Blair. Remarkably, he fell all the way to 37, where the Spurs picked him. Will he be the next Corliss Williamson or the next Tractor Traylor? Neither. He’s going to be the first DeJuan Blair. 2 things he will do regardless of what else happens in his career– he will rebound [...]
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June 25, 2009
The Chicago Bulls have selected James Johnson, a sophomore power forward out of Wake Forest, with the 16th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.
There was strong hints that the Bulls would select Johnson coming into the draft. There were rumors that the Bulls would move up to 11th in a trade with the Nets in [...]
Via Dabullz
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June 25, 2009
The Chicago Bulls selected Taj Gibson, a 6′10″ 214 pound, power forward from USC.
Gibson was listed on some mock draft sites as the Bulls pick at 26. The Bulls passed on Dejuan Blair, who has been falling down the draft board, to select Gibson.
Gibson averaged 14.3 points, 9 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks as a junior [...]
Via Dabullz
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June 25, 2009
Tyrus Thomas hopped on twitter this morning to do a chat with fans. In the chat, he discussed his wrist, his expectations for the Bulls, and a multitude of other subjects.
The Wrist
@cutiecentral my wrist is doing well actually. It’s nothing too serious… Thanks for asking!
@CHeDDaMaN I can still do my work. And contrary to [...]
Via TrojanWire
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June 25, 2009
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With the 26th pick in the NBA draft, the Chicago Bulls select Taj Gibson.
Taj Gibson NBA Profile [NBA.com]
Via newsday.com
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June 25, 2009
The 6-9 forward out of Brooklyn is headed for Chitown, where he'll team up with Joakim Noah, Luol Deng and Brad Miller in the Bulls' frontcourt.
Gibson shot 60.1 percent from the field this season and averaged 14.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game as a junior for the Trojans last season.
-Chris Mascaro
Via NBA.com
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June 25, 2009
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, the 2009 NBA Rookie of the Year, is among the 25 players USA Basketball announced will attend the July 22-25 USA Men's National Team mini-camp in Las Vegas.
Via Chicago Sun Times
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June 27, 2009
A day after the draft, the consensus was the Bulls did well with their two first-round picks, choosing Wake Forest forward James Johnson and USC forward Taj Gibson. Others saw the Bulls trying to rectify the damage done in 2006 draft, in which they took LaMarcus Aldridge with the second overall pick and traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers for Tyrus Thomas and Viktor Khryapa.
Via You Got Dunked On
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June 25, 2009
Wow, Ben Gordon...what were YOU thinking?
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