[Charania] Sources: The Bulls are acquiring the No. 35 pick from Wizards and selecting Julian Phillips
Sources: The Bulls are acquiring the No. 35 pick from Wizards and selecting Julian Phillips. https://t.co/Z8rZKX2Rl3
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 23, 2023
by howser343
42 Comments
WE ACTUALLY MADE A MOVE
IN AKME WE TRUST
Yay
We did a thing….
Full scouting report including all the reasons why he’s better than Wemby plz
Hey we got a guy who can’t shoot! Alright!
That’s something! He’s a good defender but can’t shoot or really do anything on offense so he’ll fit right in lol. I can’t complain because it’s something.
Great
We got our guy
Continuity is over!
It’s like being invited to a party after they invited everybody else except you and then you arrived late after everybody left lmfao
Better than nothing I guess
.3 makes on 1.4 attempts for a 24% 3 point percentage in college. Just what we need 💪🏽
Any time you can trade into the draft to get a guy who shot 41% total from the field and 23% from 3 you have to, right? He does have plus defender written all over him at least
Lol you get tell this is nothing
We made a move! LFG
Omfg another waste
DALEN TERRY YOU ARE A POINT GUARD
WE DID IT
Say what you want but AKME do have a type when it comes to drafting players.
Tall super athlete with great defensive potential and the need to improve their shot.
6’7 and 195 damn thin Boi
Wow they did something
Like billy would even play him smh
As an IU fan too, wish they took Trayce Jackson-Davis…oh well, don’t even know who was best available out there
Bulls definitely have a development plan for him. Just look at what they’ve done for Pat, Ayo, and Dalen!!!
Which one of y’all did this on Wikipedia lol?
“Per sources, Phillips could shoot in highschool, but after taking extreme fandom over Derrick Jones Jr, he lost all abilities besides jumping. Julian looks forward to leading the Windy City Bulls to a G-league title. Many say he was the fill-in for a lackluster Bulls draft, but Phillips looks to prove his doubters wrong by showing his skills on, and off the floor. The fans of Chicago hope he can do more than clap his hands on the end of the bench. Oh, and Maaher is still extremely overweight.”
Well the shooting is jarring but I can see why they would take a gamble on him. Most 2nd round picks are useless anyway so might as well trade a few if you’ve got a solid guy on your radar available
Comps I’ve seen after a quick search
Trevor Ariza (https://nbadraftroom.com/p/2023-2nd-round/),
Gerald Wallace (https://nbadraft.theringer.com/mock-draft),
Jaden McDaniels (https://dknation.draftkings.com/2023/6/22/23744837/julian-phillips-nba-draft-2023-scouting-report-strengths-weaknesses-player-comparison-stock-grade),
and… Derrick Jones! (https://www.nbadraft.net/players/julian-phillips/)
Tennessee fan/student here. He’s a good defender with elite athleticism. If y’all can teach him to just drive to the basket and not fear contact he’ll be elite. His upside is smaller giannis with Zach lavine dunking ability, his floor is defensive specialist who’s an offensive liability
In theory him and Dalen would be a great wing tandem
…if they could fix their broken jump shots
I like the pick. Slowly forming a team of defense with length
We did something? This better not be a move just so they can say that they did something
Bulls got their Jokic!
This is a sign we’re gonna get a good playmaking point guard right? Right?
The front office needed some red meat to throw to the base. The we look good in shorts team but can’t shoot.
They said he was shooting lights out at the combine and one compared his floor to Corey Brewer . We hired a shooting coach so get him to work . He also reminds me of another wing from
A few years ago Herb Jones
Shoulda taken emoni bates super low risk
He’s basically DJJ replacement
Who??? !!!
There’s been a decent amount of success at pick 35 throughout history. Draymond, Carlos Boozer, PJ Tucker and Drandre Jordan just to name a few.
Mfw watching his highlight package
AKME trying to rebuild the Toronto Raptors. Roster full of versatile wings who can defend but not score