{"id":58738,"date":"2025-05-05T06:53:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T06:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=58738"},"modified":"2025-05-05T06:53:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T06:53:27","slug":"mock-draft-sees-bulls-land-7-foot-center-with-unique-guard-like-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=58738","title":{"rendered":"Mock Draft Sees Bulls\u2019 Land 7-Foot Center With \u2018Unique Guard-Like Skills\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"readability-page-1\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2205596900-e1746216522156.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Mock Draft Sees Bulls\u2019 Land 7-Foot Center With \u2018Unique Guard-Like Skills\u2019..anhtruc.\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"836\" data-img-load-time=\"830\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Danny Wolf could be drafted by the Chicago Bulls<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With the 2024-25 NBA season now in the\u00a0Chicago Bulls\u00a0rearview, they can begin planning for the upcoming draft.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent mock draft from\u00a0CBS Sports\u2019 Kyle Boone, the Bulls were projected to be on the board with the 12th overall pick. Chicago was mocked for selecting Michigan big man Danny Wolf to give it a long-term solution at the center position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been seven years since Chicago invested first-round capital into a center,\u201d Boone wrote. \u201cWolf may have the talent worthy of changing that trend given his unique guard-like skills as a 7-footer. He\u2019s dynamic as a passer, rated out well defensively and has the offensive skills to match nicely next to Matas Buzelis, Coby White, and Chicago\u2019s core group.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wolf impressed for the Wolverines this past season. He averaged 13.2 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game. Encouragingly, he also knocked down his 3-point attempts at a 33.6% clip. If Wolf is given the playing time and room to improve his game, he could emerge as a high-quality center for the next decade or more.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the Bulls have their guard tandem of the future locked in, adding a young big man to develop with the team is a logical next step. Then, the front office can figure out how to acquire some talented forwards in the coming years.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Bulls\u2019 Nikola Vucevic May Want Out<\/h2>\n<p>Another reason why adding Wolf to the Bulls roster is a smart idea is that\u00a0Nikola Vucevic\u2018s future with the Bulls is currently unknown. The veteran big man is entering the final year of his three-year,\u00a0$60 million deal.\u00a0He will become an unrestricted free agent in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>During his recent season-ending news conference, Vucevic discussed his desire to play for a contending franchise in the near future. With his career in the latter stages, it\u2019s clear Vucevic would like a chance to play for a championship ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are some good, young pieces that can be built around,\u201d\u00a0Vucevic said.\u00a0\u201cThere are a lot of questions when you\u2019re a team not fighting for the top. I have trust in them and believe they want to do what\u2019s best and build a good team that wants to win. So we\u2019ll see. Obviously, I\u2019m at the stage in my career where I\u2019m trying to win now, play in the playoffs and hopefully have deep playoff runs. It\u2019s a young team and it does take time. It all depends on what their timeline is and how they see this team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vucevic was one of the Bulls\u2019 best players this season. He played in 73 games, averaging 18.5 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Keeping Vucevic Could Help Wolf<\/h2>\n<p>If the Bulls do decide to draft Wolf later this summer, it could be wise to retain Vucevic, at least until the trade deadline. As a highly experienced center, he would be the ideal mentor for Wolf, especially during the early months of his career.<\/p>\n<p>Every contending team needs veteran talent to help set the tone. And while Vucevic clearly wants to be in a winning situation, a few months helping educate a rookie won\u2019t hurt. Furthermore, Vucevic could continue building his trade value before changing teams at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Wolf projects as a smart late-lottery pick for the Bulls. If he\u2019s on the board when they\u2019re making their choice, they could do far worse than selecting a big man who could anchor the team for the next 10+ years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Michael Reaves\/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":58741,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mock Draft Sees Bulls\u2019 Land 7-Foot Center With \u2018Unique Guard-Like Skills\u2019 - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=58738\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mock Draft Sees Bulls\u2019 Land 7-Foot Center With \u2018Unique Guard-Like Skills\u2019 - 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