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By drafting Bobby Portis, the Bulls went with the best available player. And that's a good thing

The newest member of the Chicago Bulls might be the perfect modern center in today's NBA. He also might be a crazy person, too.

Bobby Portis was the best available player on the board when the Bulls nabbed him with the No. 22 overall selection in the 2015 NBA draft. We have recent examples of the Bulls drafting for need (Marquis Teague), or for want (Doug McDermott), or for obscurity's sake (Tony Snell). But in Portis, the Bulls went best available, and that's a drafting philosophy which typically rewards.