Top Ten players we DON'T want the Bulls to draft

On June 25, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, the NBA will trot out its newest crop of young talent for all to see.

The Chicago Bulls have the 16th and 26th picks and after falling in a gut-wrenching seven game series against the Boston Celtics, fans have high hopes for the upcoming year. This draft is crucial to the team's plans for the remainder of the off-season.

So we decided to give new general manager Gar Forman a little help with the Top Ten players we DON'T want the Bulls to draft.

10. Terrence Williams - Louisville

There's just too many question marks surrounding Williams for the Bulls to risk a first round pick on him.

9. Jrue Holiday - UCLA

Depending on which mock draft you look at, Holiday is either a lottery or top 25 pick. With such a wide margin of differing opinions, you can't have much confidence in a kid who many feel came out too early.

The Bulls aren't in the position to take on a project and that's exactly what you'd be getting in Holiday.

8. Omri Casspi - Israel

The Bulls have failed miserably at drafting international players (outside of a certain Croatian) and taking a stab at this Israeli export is the worst mistake they could possibly make.

7. Patrick Mills - St. Mary's

There's no possible chance the Bulls would take Mills at 16, but if Lawson and Flynn are off the board and Mills is available at 26, watch out. Mills may be the choice.

He's undersized, from a small program and too much of a shoot first PG that would remind us too much of Ben Gordon.

6. Ty Lawson - UNC

Simply because Dick Vitale has a unspeakable man-crush on you does not mean that you're destined for great things in the NBA. But Lawson did show some mettle while toughing it out in the NCAA Tournament, so we will give him props for that.

But as for whether or not he'd be a solid complimentary player to Derrick Rose, we'll lean towards negative.

5. Gerald Henderson - Duke

At best, Henderson will enter the NBA and eventually become a poor man's version of Richard Jefferson. His athleticism cannot be questioned, but please do not confuse that with NBA potential.

There were plenty of opportunities for Henderson to excel with Duke when they were in desperate need of a consistent scoring threat and he failed to deliver. But I will say that there's an excellent chance Henderson enters the Slam Dunk contest this season and wrestles away the title from Nate Robinson.

4. B.J. Mullens - Ohio State

It's very easy to fall in love with size and the Bulls certainly are a perfect example of just that. The Jerry Krause dream of having twin towers in Eddy Curry and Tyson Chandler backfired louder than your uncle's old El Camino.

Mullens is nothing special and never will be. He failed to really dominate in either high school or the collegiate ranks and just fits the bill of being a monumental bust.

3. Jonny Flynn - Syracuse

The local media was all abuzz when it was revealed the Bulls brought Flynn in for a private workout. Some were puzzled, including Flynn himself, about why the Bulls would do such a thing
considering the fact he's a potential lottery pick and the Bulls are way up at the 16th overall pick.

First and foremost, I truly hope the Bulls aren't considering moving up to get Flynn. But if he falls to them at 16, why waste two consecutive first round picks on a point guard when you've had a quagmire at the position for a couple years now?

2. Chase Budinger - Arizona

The thought of Chase Budinger in a Chicago Bulls uniform is too much for me to stand. But it makes so much sense from a Paxson point of view that it keeps me up at night.

There's nothing to like about this converted volleyball player out of Arizona. Sure, he can jump out of the gym but just ask Harold Miner how well that worked out for him.

Unfair comparison sure, but Budinger is not what this team needs and it's a very rare occasion when you should honestly consider taking a Wildcat in the draft.

1. Tyler Hansbrough - UNC

I'll resist the temptation of comparing Hansbrough to Mark Madsen like so many often do. What frightens me is that he fits the mold of what the Bulls have consistently looked for in the draft since John Paxson took over.

He's got the big time program pedigree, a motor that supposedly never quits and the team first mentality Paxson drools over. With new GM Gar Forman at the helm, hopefully this team can stray from its M.O. and do something different.