The Bulls are currently slotted to pick 29th in tonight's draft.
At 29, the Bulls are not expected to get a difference maker. Not for 2012-13, not onwards, and especially if they take the guy Mat mentioned earlier.
So Mat suggests a subtle move. A move that would send the Bulls up the draft board about 10 to 15 spots. Somewhere in the range of one of those 3 Rockets picks between 10-20 (picks 12, 16, and 18).
Mat believes Terrance Jones is going to be one of the top players of this draft when it's looked back upon in 5 or 6 years.
Jones finds himself somewhere along the lines of 15-20 on most mock drafts. Which means that when the Rockets are on the clock at 12, he's probably there.
The Rockets stacked up these picks to attempt to make a run at Dwight Howard and Deron Williams. It may still happen, but if it doesn't, they are "stuck" with all of these mid-first round picks.
This is where the Bulls come in. The Bulls have some assets in the form of pick 29 this year, the Charlotte pick, future firsts or seconds, and even Mirotic.
Mat knows a deal can be made if the Rockets do indeed feel they will not be able to move the 3 picks to get Howard.
Mat's not sold on much in this draft, but he is sold on Jones. And if he starts slipping down that board, the Bulls would really help themselves to be opportunistic, jump up there, and snatch Terrance Jones.
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