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The Chicago Bulls used their two first round picks in tonight’s 2009 NBA Draft to select two power forwards: Wake Forest sophomore James Johnson and USC junior Taj Gibson. With players like Tyler Hansbrough, Gerald Henderson and Earl Clark off the board and others like Dejuan Blair and B.J. Mullens on it, the Bulls opted for the potential of the freakishly versatile Johnson at pick 16. With Blair still on the board at pick 26, the Bulls made a surprising and disappointing selection in Gibson. Continue on to examine Chicago’s 2009 NBA Draft.

In a stunning press release earlier this afternoon, Illinois Fighting Illini junior basketball guard Jeffrey Jordan — the son of Michael Jordan — announcend that he was leaving the basketball team to concentrate more on his studies. A preferred walk-on when arriving at Illinois, Jordan was awarded a scholarship near the end of his sophomore season during which he was a solid, spot defender. While it seemed like he was groomed to be the next defensive stopper on the Illini, Jordan apparently felt like he had nothing left to prove. Continue on to examine Jordan’s surprising yet very respectable decision.

In their toughest championship series to date, the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the defending champion Detroit Pistons in Game Seven of the 2005 NBA Finals four years ago tonight. Earlier this afternoon, an aging Spurs team geared up for possibly one last title run by adeptly acquiring small forward Richard Jefferson from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for worn-down veterans Bruce Bowen and Kurt Thomas and Argentine center Fabricio Oberto. Continue on to examine this trade in more detail (including how the Pistons were involved) and what it may mean for San Antonio’s hopes at another championship.

With his slovenly public demeanor, unwarranted arrogance, and boorish, rude and covert attitude, former Chicago Bulls General Manager Jerry Krause is without doubt one of the most despised sports personnel to ever work in his town. While Krause may have angered many people and made his fair share of stupid decisions and statements (organizations, not players, win championships) during his stormy time with the Bulls, give credit to the little curmudgeon when credit is due. Krause may not have been very likable, but he did play an obviously key role in Chicago’s six championships in the nineties. On this day 22 years ago, Krause had his greatest day as Chicago’s General Manager when he traded first round draft pick Olden Polynice to the Seattle Supersonics for a raw kid from Central Arkansas named Scottie Pippen. Krause then followed up by drafting Clemson forward Horace Grant, whom with Pippen would represent 40 percent of Chicago’s starting lineup on its first three championship teams. Continue on to examine the 1987 NBA Draft’s significance in Chicago Bulls history.

Come on NBA. For serious? On this day 14 years ago, the league fined the Chicago Bulls $100,000 for Michael Jordan’s decision to switch his jersey number from 45 back to 23 during the middle of a 1995 playoff series with the Orlando Magic. Never quite comfortable or the same in 45, Jordan decided to make a change after Game One of the second round series, during which he had the ball poked away from behind by Orlando’s Nick Anderson late in a heartbreaking Chicago loss. Back in his more familiar 23, Jordan dropped 38 points in Game Two as the Bulls upset Orlando and stole home court advantage. Considering what Jordan meant to the league, maybe the NBA should have been thanking him for coming back rather than being so petty. But rules are rules, as they allegedly say. Continue on to examine Jordan’s comeback in 1995.

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