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The Bulls saw a stroke of lottery fortune favor them Thursday night, when they cashed in 8.5 percent odds to jump from their No. 7 pre-lottery slot to the No. 4 overall pick.

Who should (or will) they take? It’s difficult to fully gauge the new front office at this point, but executive vice president of basketball operations Artu016bras Karnišovas has repeatedly stressed that talent will be the ultimate determinant of who’s selected. Need has no bearing.

“I don’t think you address needs at the 4. You get the best talent,” Karnišovas said in a post-lottery conference call.