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Pippen Ain’t Easy’s 2017 NBA Draft Guide for the Chicago Bulls

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Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Denzel Valentine (Michigan State) greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number fourteen overall pick to the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Denzel Valentine (Michigan State) greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number fourteen overall pick to the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports
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Luke Kennard seems to be the early mock favorite for the Chicago Bulls.
Feb 22, 2017; Syracuse, NY, USA; Duke Blue Devils guard Luke Kennard (5) drives to the basket past Syracuse Orange guard Frank Howard (1) during the first half at the Carrier Dome. The Orange won 78-75. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

A look at mock drafts from all across the web

Here’s a glance at 11 different NBA mock drafts and as you’d expect, there’s plenty of difference among the picks. The Bulls have a ton of needs moving forwards and there’s no one set prospect that is a fit and the “right pick” for the Bulls.

At this point, there’s almost no wrong pick for the Bulls. Sure, much of the fan base would like to see the front office take a chance on a player that may need a bit more work, but has a higher ceiling than a college veteran.

Ever since the days of the LaMarcus Aldridge-Tyrus Thomas trade back in 2006, the Bulls have been rather hesitant to take a project with their first-round pick. That could definitely change this year, or at least some of the mock drafts across the internet seem to think so.

Here’s a look at 11 different mocks, starting with the guys at Basketball Insiders.

Basketball Insiders: Duke’s Luke Kennard (Joel Brigham)

Louisville’s Donovan Mitchell (Michael Scotto)

Wake Forest’s John Collins (Moke Hamilton)

Texas’ Jarrett Allen (Steve Kyler)

Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox: Indiana’s OG Anunoby

CBS Sports’ Reid Forgrave: UCLA’s Ike Anigbogu

CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish: Terrance Ferguson (Australia, former Arizona commit)

Draft Express: Duke’s Luke Kennard

NBC Sports’ Rob Dauster: Duke’s Luke Kennard

SB Nation’s Ricky O’Donnell: Terrance Ferguson (Australia, former Arizona commit)

Sports Illustrated’s Andrew Sharp: Texas’ Jarrett Allen

Sporting News’ Sam Vecenie: Wake Forest’s John Collins

Tankathon: Creighton’s Justin Patton

UPROXX’s Brad Rowland: North Carolina’s Justin Jackson

So, to recap:

  • The name picked most by the mock drafts listed was Duke’s Luke Kennard, who was selected as the Bulls’ No. 16 pick in three different mocks.
  • John Collins, Jarrett Allen and Terrance Ferguson each tied for second in the most times their names popped up on these mocks with all having two selections.
  • All in all, eight different names were featured in (technically) 14 different mock drafts. Basically, anything could be in play for the Bulls right outside of the lottery.
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