Running timeline of the 2019 NBA Draft

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It’s officially F5 season! The 2019 NBA Draft is going on right now (Thursday night) and the Bulls are hoping to add a significant piece to their young core. Let’s take a look at how we got here on perhaps the craziest draft night in NBA history.

The first crazy move of the night was the Atlanta Hawks trading up to grab the No. 4 overall pick, giving up quite a bit of draft capital in the process.

The strong feeling among #NBATwitter is that the Hawks will be taking Virginia forward De’Andre Hunter or Texas Tech wing Jarrett Culver to help enhance their rebuild.

This theoretically helps the Bulls grab their point guard of the future, but then Woj dropped yet another “Woj bomb”.

Darius Garland’s father Winston Garland played 73 career games with the Timberwolves, and they could be looking for a guard with Derrick Rose entering free agency. The Cleveland Cavaliers drafted point guard Collin Sexton last season but apparently still could take Garland as the best player available. Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Cavs are looking to trade the pick, leaving the door wide open for the Bulls to trade up.

The Cavaliers, despite having 2018 No. 8 overall pick and point guard Collin Sexton on the roster, did in fact select Garland. 

Minnesota, equipped with the No. 6 pick, took Jarrett Culver to add another talented wing to their core of Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns. 

Chicago finally got their guy.

With Garland off the board, Chicago selected explosive scorer guard Coby White, expected to be the PG of the future. 

While White was backstage fulfilling his media obligations, he got word that his former Tar Heel running mate Cameron Johnson was selected by the Phoenix Suns at No. 11, a pick that caught most of the basketball world off guard. White was overjoyed to see Johnson get selected in the lottery, making his stellar draft night even better

The Bulls drafted White for his skills and his attitude, and he let his personality shine through with his genuine reaction to Johnson getting selected in the lottery.  

We are going to be locked in all night during this wild, wild, NBA Draft. Make sure to follow us @BullsTalk and check this post throughout the night for more updates.

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