Should Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley Have Switched Spots in the NBA Draft?

But the biggest problem of all is still the lack of a solid big man to put them in contention in the not-so-competitive Eastern Conference.  With star players Gordon and Deng, it is a mystery why the Bulls decided to go with Rose.  After all, the draft is suppose to help the team strength their playoff possibility.  It's not about drafting the best player there is.

Then on the other side of the story, we have the Miami Heat getting the leftover Beasley.

With Dwayne Wade and Shawn Marion leading the way for the Heat, they would be able to get some help from a good big man, but what they need most is a solid point guard to run the show.  Jason Williams is getting old and is very injury-prone.  When he is out, Chris Quinn is the only other real PG.  But for most of the time, Wade takes the spot.

Dwayne Wade playing PG means the Heat lose a lot of offense.  That means losing a game.  

Wade is everything to the Heat.  Marion can't win games by himself, Ricky Davis is too inconsistent, and there is no one else that can actually score in a hurry.

If the Bulls picked the right guy, then the Heat would benefit too, by drafting Derrick Rose.

In this case, I think the Bulls gets the blame, because they drafted first.  In addition, Heat recognized their lack of point guards, and drafted Mario Chalmers in the second round.  

But they had to pick Beasley second, because they could use a big man as well, since Mark Blount and Udonis Haslem can't be relied upon on a nightly basis.  And the next decent PG after Rose on the draft table was D.J. Augustin.  

If they picked Augustin, that would have meant passing on O.J. Mayo, Brook Lopez, Eric Gordon, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, and Jerryd Bayless.  The Heat had to pick Beasley.

The result of the decision by the Bulls?  The Miami Heat, to some extent, managed to fulfill their needs—maybe not to their expectation, but they did. 

The Chicago Bulls, on the other hand, are still a pile of torn-up pieces of paper waiting to be bound into a book.  The problem is, the paper is burning—Gordon and Deng might choose to play with some other team.

So the Bulls better do something about their roster now, or they may not get the chance to try again any time soon.

Maybe the Bulls can trade Rose to Heat for Beasley?

That would solve the problem.

And Derrick Rose gets to keep "No. 1 Overall Draft Pick" on his resume. 

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