Chicago Bulls welcome Kentucky guard Cas Wallace
The year 2023 NBA Draft Lottery didn’t bring much luck to the Chicago Bulls. They would have kept their first-round pick in this year’s draft only if it jumped into the top four. The pick, which was originally 11th overall, was instead transferred to the Orlando Magic You can also read more about it here the Nikola Vucevic trade. The Bulls don’t own their second-round pick either, as it was stripped of them after the NBA concluded they broke tampering laws when signing Lonzo Ball.
But just because Chicago doesn’t have a pick in this year’s draft doesn’t mean they aren’t going to keep their eye on the prospects. According to NBC Sports Chicago’s KC JohnsonRecently, the Bulls met with a group of prospects Cason Wallace is a Kentucky-based guard.
Wallace, a 6-foot-2-inch point guard, only played one year for Kentucky. In his one-year career, he averaged 11.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists Shooting 44.6% of the time from the field, and 34.6% behind the three-point arc.
Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer compares Wallace to Jrue Holiday and De’Anthony Melton, listing his best attributes as hustle, catch-and-shooting , feel for the game, and off-ball defense. The 6-foot-8 wingspan of his helps him on the defensive side.
Wallace has been drafted just outside of the top 10 by most mock drafts. Chicago You would need to make a trade to get him.
While Chicago’s apparent desire to run it back The core is the same. some rumblings The 2023 NBA Draft is a great opportunity for them to get noticed. It remains to be seen if they can land a lottery selection.