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The Bulls definitely need an upgrade at shooting guard if they want to get to the NBA Finals next season. We know this. It's like beating a dead horse at this point.
Here's one more shooting-guard-to-the-Bulls rumor; this one via the 2011 NBA Draft. ESPN's Chad Ford writes in his weekly chat: "I think everyone agrees the Bulls need another scoring option at the two. Problem is how to get it. Their picks are probably too late in the draft to get an impact player in Year One. Not much cap flexibility. They want to keep their core together of Rose-Noah-Boozer. Luol Deng is the trade bait. Just not sure he's goign to get you a lot back in return. Lots of speculation they could be after Ellis, but I think they're looking for a shooter. Wouldn't be surprised if they moved up in the draft. They really like Klay Thompson."
Disagree with the Bulls' core being Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer. The way Luol Deng played this season, he joins Rose and Noah in the Bulls' core. Don't see how Ford can view Boozer as part of the core after such a disappointing -- 13 points and 10 rebounds per game -- postseason.
But do agree with Ford's take on the Monta Ellis/Bulls rumors. Yes, he'd be an interesting piece. But we all saw the Bulls' putrid shooting during the playoffs (33 percent on threes). They need a player who can playmake at times, yes, but also one who is a consistent threat on threes. Keith Bogans and Kyle Korver had their moments, though both are streaky shooters and incapable of doing anything more than catch-and-shoot. And Ronnie Brewer took only seven threes during the playoffs; clearly, he isn't the shooter they need.
Klay Thompson, a 6-6, 202-pound guard from Washington State, is an interesting name. Haven't seen much of him in college, but he's continued to improve on his three-point shot. In three seasons with the Cougars, Thompson hit 242 of 620 threes (39 percent). Also, his threes made have increased in his three seasons: 68, 76 and 98.
He scored a Pac-10 tournament-record 43 points versus Washington this season for Washington State. Most importantly, he shot eight of 14 on threes.
Going by the highlights, it seems he has a quick release on his jumper (which looks very smooth) and is very crafty, though he didn't show much athletically.
Is he the answer, though?
Who knows. One thing that we do know is: A rookie as your solution to the shooting guard woes isn't the way to go.
The Bulls were a 62-victory (NBA-best), title-contending team. A team that came three wins away from an NBA Finals berth this season. Do you really want a rookie two guard to be the answer, the starter, to take you over the hump -- over the Miami Heat, who defeated the Bulls in five games in the Eastern Conference finals?
Is he even the quality person the Bulls want? They've drafted somewhat conservatively over the years, always looking for good human beings first and foremost. Thompson was cited for marijuana possession and suspended for his final regular-season game with Washington State, and though center Joakim Noah has also had his run-ins with marijuana, it's never a good thing to see from a player so young.
Even if the Bulls want Thompson, as Ford writes, they'll need to move up to get him. Now, that may come to fruition if the Bulls find out that their two first round picks -- Nos. 28 and 30 -- don't hold much value.
NBADraft.net has Thompson going No. 15 overall to the Indiana Pacers. DraftExpress has Thompson going No. 11 overall to the Golden State Warriors. So on and so forth, though it shows Thompson is a probable lottery pick.
If nothing emerges for the Bulls on the trade front, sure, moving up for Thompson wouldn't be a bad idea at all. Because really, you aren't going to get an impact-type player late in the first round, so the Bulls will probably end up trading the two picks to move up if no trade arises. Move up in the draft, and the chances of getting a better player also rises, obviously.
But if the Bulls -- and fans -- rest their hopes on the 21-year-old Thompson to be the answer to their two guard problems, at least in year one, there's a problem.
05 Jun, 2011
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Source: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-bulls-talk/2011/06/bulls-interested-in-klay-thompson.html
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