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‘Best available player’ by the Bulls will send ripples through roster

It’s a vague term that sports executives love to throw around come draft time.

“Best player available.’’

Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas isn’t above that.

After the franchise hit lottery paydirt last week, moving up from a projected No. 7 spot to the No. 4, Karnisovas talked draft strategy without actually giving away the strategy part.

The ultimate showing of basketball ops-speak, and dang right “best player available’’ was part of his vernacular.

“Obviously, I’ve never picked that high as well [back in Denver],’’ Karnisovas said. “So I’ll let it always play out.