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If I remember correctly (I was 11) we didn't pick up Brian Skinner. His Bulls career was the same as Andrew Bynum's, in that we had no intention of giving him a jersey.

 

But, I guess this is just where you and I differ as NBA executives. I think it was a bad move. I would have kept Brand, hopefully drafted someone besides Eddy Curry with my #1 pick, and then tried to attract a free agent.

Lets say Pax had taken over by that point. He definitely keeps Brand and probably drafts the safe, older player from established program, so either Richardson or Battier.

 

Crawford

Richardson

Artest

Brand

Brad Miller

Hoiberg!

 

Probaly deals World Peace still at some point and probably doesnt bring back JC again when that time comes, but still some time for that. Still a pretty bad team, but not number 2 pick. 2002 isnt great for the experienced big time college players, but maybe we get Caron Butler in the mid-lotto

 

JC

Richardson

Butler

Brand

Miller

 

Bulls continue to make strides as a young core, but their lack of a true PG and two ball dominant young Gs is a clear bad fit, and they narrowly miss the playoffs. 2003 Pax falls in love with local Chicago kid Dwyane Wade. But he knows he must trade up to get him. Luckily Riley is eager for a quicker build and trades the number 7 pick to Chicago for Richardson.

 

Chicago finally has pieces that fit and make the playoffs but suffers a first round exit. But then in July of 2004 after too much clashing of egos SHAQ becomes available and the Bulls trade Caron Butler, Elton Brand, and some random vet FA they signed a few years ago plus a future pick for SHAQ.

 

Yadda yadda yadda Bulls build around Wade and Shaq while bringing on savvy vets like White Chocolate, win 2005 NBA finals. Wade throws sex parties, recruits the best basketball player in the world 4 years later, everyone hates Chicago. Lebron leaves us heartbroken and we sit here in 2016 trying to figure out where the Lebron and Wade relationships went wrong.

 

NOW DO THE KOBE TRADE.

Pax and West come to mutually agreeable terms. Kobe vetoes.

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There's no way that a team with Elton Brand, Jason Richardson, Jamal Crawford, and Ron Artest doesn't make the playoffs. I get the lack of a true PG thing, but that doesn't look like a lottery team.

 

At the very least, it would be a nice lineup for an elite veteran to add himself to.

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There's no way that a team with Elton Brand, Jason Richardson, Jamal Crawford, and Ron Artest doesn't make the playoffs. I get the lack of a true PG thing, but that doesn't look like a lottery team.

 

At the very least, it would be a nice lineup for an elite veteran to add himself to.

And now I get to laugh at myself for responding to your completely made up scenario.

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Oh christ, i said barely missed. Plus that would be 3rd year Crawford and 2nd year Richardson. Neither had quite broken out into 20 ppg efficient scorers. And Artest I've already dealt im this madeup scenario. Now shut up and imagine all the Championships I just gave you by keeping Brand... momentarily.
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Did not know Wade was married to Gabrielle Union. Suddenly a much bigger fan of this trade.

 

What trade?

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How the [expletive] do you not know Wade is married to Gabrielle Union? Assuming you know who Gabrielle Union is.

I literally almost said exactly that earlier today, but decided not to.

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How the [expletive] do you not know Wade is married to Gabrielle Union? Assuming you know who Gabrielle Union is.

 

That seems like a weird question, like it's inexplicable to think someone wouldn't know who Dwayne Wade is married to. I know OF Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade, but I had no interest to find out who they were shacking up with. Shockingly, it's REALLY easy to not keep up on most famous people's social lives.

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That dick with the annoyingly spelled name.

 

If society at large decides his name is Dwayne, I think that makes it so.

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That dick with the annoyingly spelled name.

 

If society at large decides his name is Dwayne, I think that makes it so.

 

Plus, again, Dwayne Wayne makes it so.

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That dick with the annoyingly spelled name.

 

If society at large decides his name is Dwayne, I think that makes it so.

 

Common usage

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not for nothing, but I'm an NBA idiot, and even I knew Wade was married to her...

 

I'm not knocking people for knowing it; I just think it's odd to be all incredulous, like their marriage was some thing people must know about. I didn't give a horsefeathers about Wade outside of him being someone the Bulls played a few times a year and Gabrielle Union was someone who gave me a boner when I last saw a movie of hers probably close to a decade ago. Somehow we all drifted apart after that. If not knowing they were married is some badge of shame of being out of touch, oh well.

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My favorite part is that looking on RealGM, many of the Knicks fans are eating this up.

 

They are still in the "Derrick Rose with the ability to practice and work on his game all summer" will be awesome again train. Literally someone said that.

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not for nothing, but I'm an NBA idiot, and even I knew Wade was married to her...

 

I'm not knocking people for knowing it; I just think it's odd to be all incredulous, like their marriage was some thing people must know about. I didn't give a [expletive] about Wade outside of him being someone the Bulls played a few times a year and Gabrielle Union was someone who gave me a boner when I last saw a movie of hers probably close to a decade ago. Somehow we all drifted apart after that. If not knowing they were married is some badge of shame of being out of touch, oh well.

His point was that you seemed extremely excited about finding out she was Wade's wife, as if you were very familiar with her. So, if you are very familiar with Gabrielle Union, and you are also a huge sports fan, it would seem odd that you wouldn't know they were married. He wasn't implying that "people" should all know this.

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