The Chicago Bulls Get the First Pick of the 2008 NBA Draft

Predicted to be the #9 pick of the 2008 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls jumped during the lottery to the top spot. The Chicago Bulls, who had a 1.7% chance of getting that top spot, pushed the Miami Heat (who had a 25% chance) to the second spot and T-Wolves to number 3. The 2008 NBA Draft will be like last year's draft where there are two prizes rather than just one. Last year we had Greg Oden out of Ohio State and Kevin Durant from Texas; this year we have Derrick Rose from Memphis and Michael Beasley from Kansas State. 2007 was not necessarily a down year for historic Chicago Bulls, but more of a rebuilding year as they picked up emotional Joakim Noah and made a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers at the trade deadline. The 2008 NBA Draft Order (Predicted spot): 1: Chicago Bulls (9) 2: Miami Heat (1) 3: Minnesota Timberwolves (3) 4: Seattle Supersonics (2) 5: Memphis Grizzlies (4) 6: New York Knicks (5) 7: Los Angeles Clippers (6) 8: Milwaukee Bucks (7) 9: Charlotte Bobcats (8) 10: New Jersey Nets (10) 11: Indiana Pacers (11) 12: Sacramento Kings (12) 13: Portland Trailblazers (13) 14: Golden State Warriors (14) 15: Phoenix Suns (N/A) -On a personal note, my roomate, who is from Chicago and goes to Florida State hopes that this scenario happens: "With the first pick of the 2008 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls choose to release Joakim Noah. The Miami Heat are now on the clock..."