Chicago Bulls: Three draft options with the New Orleans Pelicans pick

The Chicago Bulls traded Nikola Mirotic to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday in exchange for Jameer Nelson, Tony Allen, Omer Asik and a First-Round Pick (Top-5 protected). Here are three potential options for the pick.

Finally.

After months of rumors, the Chicago Bulls have dealt forward Nikola Mirotic out of town. Mirotic was dealt to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for veterans Jameer Nelson, Omer Asik and Tony Allen (Allen will be waived).

Oh and a first-round pick.

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As a rebuilding team, it is extremely important to stock up young talent. The Chicago Bulls took a huge step in the right direction with this deal.

The Chicago Bulls haven’t had two first-round picks since 2014, and haven’t actually selected and kept two players in the first round since 2009 (James Johnson and Taj Gibson).

This year’s NBA Draft is viewed as top-heavy. With several potential superstars available at the top, many players who project to be selected in the teens are being slept on.

The pick figures to be slotted in the late teens, with the New Orleans Pelicans currently the seventh seed in the Western Conference (13th overall).

That would put the pick right around #17- not too far away from solid NBA talent. Here are three players that the Chicago Bulls could target with that pick.