CHICAGO _ Tuesday night in Chicago, the ping-pong ball hopper will be turned on, number combinations will be created and the Bulls, like all lottery teams, will learn their draft position.
The Bulls own a 5.3 percent chance at the No. 1 pick, a 6 percent chance at the second pick, 7 percent chance at the third pick, 44 percent chance at the sixth pick and 33.1 percent chance at the seventh pick. In a worst-case scenario, they own a 4.5 percent chance of dropping two slots to the eighth pick and 0.1 percent chance of dropping three slots to nine.
Even for a team that overcame the second-longest odds in draft lottery history at 1.7 percent to win the top pick and draft Derrick Rose in 2008, the 0.1 percent chance is unrealistic enough to be ignored. But there's no ignoring how crucial it is for management to hit on this selection.
Thus, in the spirit of helpfulness, here's who the Bulls should take if they land at any of the other slots:
