NBA Draft Lottery riggings we want to see

Chicago Bulls

This is perhaps the most difficult “sell” of all, simply because the Bulls have enjoyed real success in recent days while frustrating many people in the NBA with their front office decisions. Moving on from Tom Thibodeau in favor of Fred Hoiberg hasn’t exactly been a huge success, and Chicago’s front office has mangled a few different things. Still, it would be a heck of a scene if the Bulls picked up the top overall pick despite having extremely long odds (0.5% chance) to do so.

Jimmy Butler needs a long-term running mate and, with all due respect, that running mate is not Derrick Rose. Rose has been the subject of subtle trade rumors in the past, and even if he stays around, there are whispers that the two perimeter options don’t get along terribly well, and Rose isn’t nearly the explosive force that he used to be.

While it is fair to say that Butler doesn’t fit extremely well with Ben Simmons (neither is a shooter by trade), it would be wild to see either Simmons or Ingram in this system with real talent around them. From the perspective of the rookies themselves, it is always “better” for a long-shot lottery team to win the top prize, if only because that lands the first-year player in a less pressure-packed situation.

That certainly applies here, and even if the Bulls don’t deserve it, they would be instantly terrifying again with a young talent on this level as a part of the roster.

Next: Denver Nuggets