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NEW ORLEANS – The Bulls just didn’t have rookie Derik Queen on their draft board; they had him in the building.
Before New Orleans traded up to grab the Maryland big man at No. 13 back in June, Queen visited the Bulls in Chicago and spent time with Billy Donovan. Not only did the coach meet with Queen but did his homework on him.
“He was one of the guys that the front office asked me to watch,” Donovan admitted on Monday. “I actually spent time with him on his visit (to Chicago).