Chicago Bulls: Top 3 players ever taken with the 38th pick in NBA Draft
By Nick Porr
Hearts were broken all across Illinois Wednesday night as the Chicago Bulls‘ pick landed eighth in the 2021 Draft Lottery. Because it fell outside the top four, the pick has been sent to the Orlando Magic as part of March’s trade for Nikola Vucevic.
Now the Bulls’ are left without a first-round pick, adding another road bump to the Bulls’ already perilous rebuild.
Hope is still alive for the Chicago Bulls following missing out on the top four in the 2021 NBA Draft Lottery
However, all is not lost. The Bulls still have one shot at drafting a future talent in 2021, albeit far from the lottery pick fans had hoped for.
The Bulls still have their second-round pick and will select 38th when the draft occurs on July 29.
Although the talent remaining on the board will not be the kind the Bulls would have seen had they held on to their No. 8 overall pick, there is still plenty available late in the draft.
In 2019 the Bulls got value in the same spot, taking big man Daniel Gafford with the No. 38 pick, proof that diamonds can be found in the rough.
These are the three best players to ever be taken with the No. 38 pick, and the pool of talent is a lot deeper than you would expect. Here’s a look into the three best players ever selected with the No. 38 overall pick in the NBA Draft.