The New-Look Chicago Bulls

"Brown is one of the most explosive athletes in this draft, possessing good length, huge hands and excellent strength to make an impact off an NBA bench. His first step is terrific, and he finishes with reckless abandon thanks to his impressive strength, body control, tenacity and outstanding vertical leap. He's worked very hard on his shooting range to the point that he shot 39% from behind the arc as a junior. As a passer, Brown shows good awareness and is very much adept at finding the open man. He puts a lot of pride into his ability to get in right in his matchup's grill and dictate where he wants to lead them. His intangibles are solid as he's been praised for being highly coachable and an outstanding citizen both on and off the court."

Weaknesses:

"At 6-3, Brown is certainly stuck between NBA positions. He has a shooting guard's mentality, but has the size of many NBA point guards. His in-between game is underutilized, as he either explodes past his man on his way to the hoop or pulls up for a 3-pointer, but rarely utilizes the mid-range. He needs to work on creating space to operate offensively beyond just using his outstanding athleticism. Brown has been inconsistent throughout his college career, looking outstanding one night and then silent the next. He lacks the polish on both ends of the floor to truly utilize his excellent physical gifts on a nightly basis."

In a year and a half with Cleveland, Brown's only played 420 minutes in the NBA. So, needless to say he didn't do much to impress coach Mike Brown during his time there.

Just about the last thing the Bulls need is another undersized shooting guard who can't play the point. If there's a rash of injuries he may see some time, but odds are against him doing anything meaningful in a Bulls uniform.

Welcome home buddy!

Cedric Simmons

Contract:
2007/08 - $1,629,120
2008/09 - $1,742,760
2009/10 - $2,671,651 (Team Option)
2010/11 - $3,734,968 (Qualifying Offer)

Like Brown, Simmons hasn't seen too much burn in his first two seasons in the NBA. Big men do usually take longer to develop, however, and he came out as a sophomore after not really playing his freshman year. Given how little he's played and his youth, there's a solid chance he could really improve going forward.

Because I've somehow missed his career 604 minutes of action, I'll turn again to DraftExpress.com to get the lowdown on Cedric. His profile was considerably longer than Brown's so check out the link if you want more details, here I'll quote briefly from his outlook,

"Simmons is in good shape for this draft, as his combination of strengths (height, length, frame, athleticism, tenacity, attitude, budding skills, upside) is extremely rare, while his weaknesses are, for the most part, highly improvable. ... He projects as a power forward, but can certainly steal some minutes at center due to his length and athleticism in today's small-ball infatuated NBA, particularly once he adds weight to his terrific frame."

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