An ankle injury hurt the beginning of his sophomore season, but as reflected by the outstanding 85 rating, Rose made his first All-Star Game and led the Bulls to the playoffs for the second straight sea
From here, the odds diminish quite rapidly. The Orlando Magic rounds out the top-five of teams with the best odds. For an easy to follow look at draft odds, and a fun lottery simulator, head over to Tankathon.com to get the full rund
CB4 averaged 20 points per game for the Raptors before leaving to win two championships with his fellow draft classmates as a member of the Heat. His career averages are 19 points and eight rebounds a g
Wade was picked at number five overall in the original draft as many people thought that big man prospects were probably a better fit for their rosters. Also, he is a little shorter than average for a two-gu
In 2k12, the only players who had better ratings were LeBron James of Miami (98), Dwyane Wade of Miami (96), Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers (94), Dwight Howard of Orlando (93) and Chris Paul of New Orleans (93). Rose's 92 was equaled by Kevin Durant of Oklahoma C
Just last month, the 19-year-old posted an impressive 17 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and five blocks in a loss to the Sacramento Kings. He was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month in February and he will be an important piece of a young core for the Suns in the fut
He played in a playoff game for the first time in three years and even banked home a winner against the Cleveland Cavaliers to put his team up 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Bulls would lose the ser
Injuries have been the main cause for the derailment of such a promising career, one which looked like it could deliver his hometown Chicago Bulls its first NBA championship since the Michael Jordan d
LA has a 15.6 percent chance of winning the No. 1 pick, 38.7 percent chance of it being a top-two pick and 46.9 percent chance of it remaining in the top-three. This is exactly why Lakers fans were panicking with each late-season win during their five-game winning str
Next up is the Los Angeles Lakers, who have the most at stake here. Their 2017 first-round pick belongs to the Philadelphia 76ers, but they attached top-three protection to it. This means if it falls out of the top-three, the 76ers will take the pick and the Lakers are left empty-han
Ingram was the second youngest player drafted in 2016 at the age of 18 and it will take him time to prove that he deserved to be the second overall pick. His first season in Los Angeles, for one of the biggest franchises in the NBA, has unsurprisingly been to
After spending his entire eight years with the Bulls, the fan-favorite was sent to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the trade deadline, along with Doug McDermott, for an underwhelming package headlined by point guard Cameron Pa
Coached by Erik Spoelstra, who is still in charge of the Heat, the 2011-12 squad delivered the first of the back-to-back titles of the Big Three era. Here's where the starting five and key contributors from that year's team are
David West was originally selected at 18 and no one could have known that he would still be in the NBA playing his rugged style after all these years. Coming out of Xavier, the Hornets were the team that got
At 31 years old, Deng is getting a career-lows in points with 7.6 per game, the first season out of 12 in the single-digits. He is under contract for the next three seasons at an average of about $18 million per y
The 2003 NBA basketball tips|https://nbaactioninsight.com/ Draft looked like there would be some great players, possibly some franchise defining stars available in its ranks. After all these years, there are multiple-time All-Stars and a handful of champions from this dr
Depending on who you ask, D-Wade is the third to fourth best shooting guard ever and by all accounts a sure-fire Hall of Fame candidate. He is still getting it done today and would have been huge wherever he was draf
He was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in December and also won MVP of the 2017 Rising Stars Challenge after posting a game-high 36 points (9-14 3FG) and a game-high 11 assists. The Canadian is a star in the mak
A few Rose surgeries, a firing of coach Tom Thibodeau (now in Minnesota), and some fan favorites on the move later, and the Bulls are fighting for their playoff lives this spring after missing the playoffs altogether a year
But the 19-year-old out of Duke possibly has the biggest upside of all the players from this draft with his length and multiple skill set. He has shown, even under difficult circumstances, that he has real talent and can develop into a star in this league. He may not be the man to bring the Lakers back just yet, but he should be part of the process and play his p
The Milwaukee Bucks guard usurped free agent signing Matthew Dellavedova as the starting point guard earlier this year and under the tutelage of the legendary Jason Kidd, has come on leaps and bounds. He is in the discussion for ROY and many teams are kicking themselves for not spotting him earlier in the dr