Chicago Bulls: 3 options for the No. 4 pick in the 2020 NBA Draft

The Chicago Bulls have drafted some interesting players recently in the NBA draft, but none have reached their potential. Let’s look at this year’s options.

Thanks to another season of ineptitude and some luck in the lottery, the Chicago Bulls have, ahem, earned their highest first-round pick in the NBA Draft since 2011, when the team selected Derrick Rose first overall.

Unfortunately, none of the prospects in the 2020 draft appear to have the upside Rose did going into 2011. That’s not to sentence any of these players to a career of mediocrity before they step on an NBA court, but compared to the tanking contest multiple teams participated in last year in hopes of getting Zion Williamson, this year’s buzz around this year’s draft feels quite a bit more muted.

Still, the Chicago Bulls could go in a number of directions with the fourth overall pick. Of course, what they do with the draft slot depends on what new vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas envisions for this franchise’s future. Does he have the optimistic view that this young team needs only a couple more pieces to turn this moribund club into a playoff contender or does he intend to start from scratch by accumulating draft capital for the next few years?

Whichever path the Bulls take, their position on the big board gives them a good chance to make out pretty well either way. For the purposes of this piece, however, let’s focus on these three options.