Dear Chicago Bulls…Time to Get 'Melo

Dear Chicago Bulls…

Boy, did you get lucky. 

The odds of you winning the NBA Draft Lottery were only, what, 1.7 percent?  And yet, thanks to a few fortunate bounces by those unpredictable ping-pong balls, your franchise obtained the number one pick, and the right to choose between Memphis point guard Derrick Rose and high-scoring Kansas State forward Michael Beasley. 

For your front office and your fans, this development was as welcome as a warm brat on a cold day in the parking lot of Soldier Field. 

A year ago, you didn’t look like a franchise that needed luck to succeed.  After a nice playoff run, you were a team on the rise in the Eastern Conference and it was widely assumed you’d use your plethora of young talent to acquire Kevin Garnett or Pau Gasol. 

And when Kobe Bryant became disgruntled in La-La Land, you were the team at the top of his wish list. 

Certainly, bringing in any one of those players would make Chicago the favorite in the lackluster East.  Of course, none of that came to fruition.  Garnett went to the Celtics, Gasol went to the Lakers, and Kobe became less disgruntled and the MVP.

The Bulls struggled all season, finally finishing with a woeful 33-49 record.   Ben Wallace continued to collect his paycheck while wearing a ski mask, and you were unable to extend the contracts of your prized possessions Luol Deng and Ben Gordon. 

And a few weeks ago when you had a chance to sign Mike D’Antoni—a head coach who allegedly wanted the job—you couldn’t close the deal.    

But now, things are looking up.  Now you can use that number one pick to obtain your star of the future. 

But why stop there?  Why not make one more move to further solidify that future?  Why not make a move that has nothing to do with luck and good fortune, but everything to do with front office smarts and chutzpah?

Why not trade for Carmelo Anthony?  

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