Bulls Workout: Mullens vs Blair

[Simeon2UC]

A pair of MRIs making the rounds amongst NBA teams appear to be easing some concerns about DeJuan Blair’s knees, according to his agent Happy Walters. Blair was red-flagged at the NBA pre-draft camp for the ACL tears he suffered in both knees while in college. He does not appears to have an ACL in either knee now, and there were concerns that he may struggle to stay healthy as his career moves on.

In response, Blair’s camp retrieved an MRI from November of 2008 done at Pittsburgh for doctors to compare with the MRI of his knees from the pre-draft camp earlier this month. The specialists found that there had been “no deterioration in the situation of his knees whatsoever over the course of the season,” which has been conveyed to the doctors of various NBA teams that are most interested in Blair at the moment.

Blair still appears to be strongly in consideration at Indiana (#13) and Chicago (#16), and will indeed visit the Bulls on Tuesday to work out against B.J. Mullens. He’ll be in Utah (picking 20th) on Monday.

 

[dougthonus]

Worth noting James Johnson is also at this workout per Chad Ford.

 

[Simeon2UC]

dougthonus wrote:

Worth noting James Johnson is also at this workout per Chad Ford.

I got 30 dollars on BJ!

 

[Basghetti80]

I would take that bet. I think Blair would eat Mullens for lunch. Johnson kills both of these guys off the dribble though. His athleticism would allow him to score at will on the perimeter.

 

[jsain360]

Out of those 3, I would like the Bulls to take Johnson, Dejaun Blair gives me too many flashbacks of Micheal Sweetney

 

[Newskoolbulls]

jsain360 wrote:

Out of those 3, I would like the Bulls to take Johnson, Dejaun Blair gives me too many flashbacks of Micheal Sweetney

Just say no to Bust Job Mullens. We need help now not 4-5 years from now. Look at the Thunder who took these project bigs who never worked out (Petro, Swift, Sene).

 

[AirP]

Newskoolbulls wrote:

jsain360 wrote:

Out of those 3, I would like the Bulls to take Johnson, Dejaun Blair gives me too many flashbacks of Micheal Sweetney

Just say no to Bust Job Mullens. We need help now not 4-5 years from now. Look at the Thunder who took these project bigs who never worked out (Petro, Swift, Sene).

Only a couple of things from...

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2009/06/21/20090621spt-nbadraft.html

Pittsburgh's DeJuan Blair is a mid-first round pick but it is doubtful he will be a Sun. His 6-foot-6, 277-pound body does not fit a transition game.

Taking the unpolished Mullens would be a selection geared more toward the long-term. His offensive gifts would be a balance to Lopez, another 20-year-old center who the Suns count on defensively.

Mullens, 7 feet 1 and 258 pounds, has moved up draft boards because his good hands and pick-and-roll play stand out in workouts. He needs to bulk up but has a 34-inch vertical leap, which, like Hansbrough, matched the leaps of guards Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday.

One seems to fit into what the Bulls want to do with D.Rose, the other adds much needed muscle to our front court... if we possibly have a new big via trade... you pretty much have to go with Mullins.

Oh yeah... those 3 bigs that the Sonics drafted, they all had bust written all over them, none were nearly as skilled as Mullins currently is, I remember Sene being a HUGE reach when they drafted him.

 

[Bullsman24]

sigh, this draft is so weak. you gotta try to trade both picks for something of value...