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Pat Mills NBA Draft Predictions

I think Salmons is a big downgrade in talent for the starting SG spot. The Bulls will keep Gordon if they can IMO, either trading Salmons on or keeping him as their back up 2/3. Thats up to Gordon and whatever offers other teams are prepared to give him though.

Ideal scenario would be trading away Kirk and Thomas for a scoring upgrade in the front court (Bosh or Amare being ideal obviously), which Noah can compliment. Then draft to backup where they need (PG and PF most likey), or look to veteran free agents if they trade their picks.

Ending up with:
5 - Noah
4 - Scoring PF
3 - Deng
2 - Gordon
1 - Rose

Reserves:
Salmons
Miller
Draft pick or F/A 1
Draft Pick or F/A 3/4
Tim Thomas (*hurl*).

Pat Mills could definitely fit into that bench spot, though if they keep Gordon they may be looking for a little more size in a bench guard.

sorry i meant rose starting pg sorry

ok obviously we are just talking here but chicago has the following guards:

Ben Gordon - $6.4m - unrestricted free agent
Kirk Hinrich - $10m
Lindsay Hunter - retirement? dude is 38
Derrick Rose - Starting SG

Deng and Salmons are SF's although Salmon could play some SG when deng gets back. Bull's pick would pay i can't remember somewhere between 1 -1.5m a season. So wouldn't you rather try and package hinrich and trade him and have a cheap bakcup? Also what is the chance they let gordon walk? They have deng coming back so Deng SF, Salmons SG, Rose PG. Just throwing around ides.

woody venkat everyone is talking late first round, so what are you on about? Did you even read the other posts, people are saying maybe Chi (pick 26) based on need. Who knows where he will go but there isn't much diff between 20 - 40 in this draft from the look of it. Obviously he has limitations but so do all players in that range.

I don't think many people are saying ingles will make it into the league.

That game against team usa was ages ago. Teams will be going more on what they have seen since he was injured. It will be interesting to see who picks him up as he can definatly play. If teams have shown interest in him it doesn't matter where he gets picked as long as he does get picked.

I wouldn't write off the Bulls as a destination for Mills.

Their guard heavy status is way overstated, and probably gone since the trade deadline. I think they will be looking to move Hinrich, because he is way overpaid for a backup, Gordon is and UFA, Hunter is out of contract and Salmons can't run the point.

A backup 1 could very easily be on the shopping list even if they do resign Gordon.

lol that posted two ago was funny. I love people that think their American, yo yo yo.

Hopefully Mills will stick in the first round. Lawal and Vasquez have pulled out, I know not guards but hopefully it removes more talent that would / could have gone above Mills.

@kad: I didn't forget D Rose, I only said backup. Maybe he will be a starter one day but i think first three years only backup until his decision making improves.

Anyway there will probably be a whole lot of switching late first round picks on draft night. Don't forget you can just sell them as well if you don't want a pick.

translation please??? we speak "english" if you would like to communicate?

Mills has already said he's not going back to college as far as i remember. I doubt he will go pick 29 to lakers because they like big guards. You might be right on the bulls since it is pretty likely they will try and trade hinrich so they would need a backup.