Chicago Bulls fans have a tendency not to see the hard work that goes behind scouting, interviewing draft prospects and reviewing film of free agents to see which ones are the good players and which ones aren’t.
Understandably, Bulls fans have been spoiled by six championships throughout the 1990’s and eight straight playoff appearances until last season.
But, the Bulls front office may be one of the best in the NBA for not drafting clunkers with lottery picks, middle round picks and even late-round picks in the first round.
Since Bulls lead scout Matt Lloyd recommended and got Derrick Rose with the first pick in 2008, when a small group of grumbling fans pointed out that the Bulls already had Kirk Hinrich at the time and they should have gotten Michael Beasley instead, the front office has steadily proven their smarts over the course of the past eight years and drafting whom they wanted.