The 2008 NBA Draft Lottery is Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. CT on ESPN.
As a result of their overall record (33-49), the Bulls have received the ninth spot in the NBA's Draft Lottery. The Bulls will have 17 of the 1,000 ping-pong ball combinations in the Lottery. While the Bulls have a chance to move into the top three selections, they are guaranteed no worse than the 12th overall pick.
Even though general manager John Paxson will not be in Secaucus, New Jersey for the drawing (EVP-Business Operations Steve Schanwald will be on hand), you can be sure he will be watching with aspirations of Kansas State forward Michael Beasley or Memphis point guard Derrick Rose in a Bulls uniform next year.
Similar to last year when Greg Oden and Kevin Durant were the clear cut cream of the crop, there is a strong consensus that Beasley and Rose will not be on the board by the time the third team is ready to select on June 26.
Chicago has a 1.7 percent chance of landing the top pick and a 6.1 percent of moving up to one of the coveted top three positions. But there's hope the top three seeds all fell out of the top three spots (Portland moved from sixth to first with only a 6.3 percent chance) last year.
