The Chicago Bulls have been projected to select Baylor’s Cameron Carr in a bunch of different mock drafts. The Ringer, Yahoo Sports, ClutchPoints, and ESPN all have him falling in the Bulls’ laps at pick No. 15. However, the Bulls have a history of zagging when everyone is telling them to zig. Bryson Graham and the new front office need to avoid that tendency.
Carr impressed at the combine. He looks like a quality offensive piece who could fit super well alongside Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis. Instead of going against the grain, the Bulls need to just make the obvious pick. Carr looks like the exact type of player they should take a chance on at pick No. 15.
Don’t rock the boat. Pick Carr.
The Bulls just need to pick Cameron Carr
Carr seems like the type of player who could rapidly rise up teams’ draft boards heading into this year’s 2026 NBA Draft. There’s a real chance he’s not available by the time the Bulls pick at No. 15.
But if he is, the Bulls need to just take him. Don’t fall into the trap of another player who is a reach at the draft selection. Just take the guy that everyone thinks you’re going to take.
Even J. Kyle Mann of The Ringer noted the Bulls’ tendency to take a certain archetype in the draft instead of a guy like Carr, who already knows how to play the game at a high level:
“Now that Bryson Graham has taken over as the lead decision-maker, we can’t count on Chicago leaning toward the hyper-long, bouncy athlete still learning to really play. Everything is on the table, considering this roster has no real identity and its core players don’t exactly fit well together.”
Last year at Baylor (Carr’s third collegiate season, having spent two with Tennessee), Carr put up very impressive numbers. The exact type of numbers that could help Chicago right now.
Carr appeared in 34 games for the Bears (all starts, playing 33.7 minutes per contest). He averaged 18.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.3 blocks while shooting 49.4% from the floor and 37.4% from deep range on 6.1 three-point attempts per contest.
Combined with his defensive abilities, Carr’s offensive talent and three-point shooting should move the needle enough for this to be a no-brainer selection for the Bulls come draft night.
They just have to avoid their old tendencies of going against the grain.
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