The Bulls didn’t move up at Tuesday’s NBA Draft Lottery, not only missing out on a chance to draft Victor Wembanyama but surrendering their pick to the Magic as part of the Nikola Vucevic trade.
’ payment to the Orlando Magic for their bold 2021 trade deadline move to acquire Nikola Vucevic is complete.
At Tuesday’s NBA Draft Lottery, the Bulls remained in 11th, which means their final top-four protected first-round pick will convey to the Magic for the June 22 NBA Draft. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyThe Bulls held just an 8.5 percent chance of moving into the top-four picks and a meager 1.8 percent chance at the No. 1 spot and the right to draft French sensation Victor Wembanyama. He's headed to the Spurs, who won the lottery.
The Magic drafted Franz Wagner with the first lottery pick the Bulls conveyed to the Magic, who also acquired Wendell Carter Jr. and the expiring contract of Otto Porter Jr. in the deal that sent Al-Farouq Aminu to the Bulls with Vucevic. The Bulls also are out a 2025 first-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs as part of the sign-and-trade acquisition of DeMar DeRozan. This lack of draft capital will place a huge premium on creativity for Bulls’ management, which made big splashes that, coupled with Lonzo Ball’s potentially career-threatening injury, have netted one playoff appearance and one playoff game victory.
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