5 prospects the Bulls could select with the No. 4 pick in the 2020 NBA draft

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls found out Thursday they own the fourth overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft, their first top-five pick since 2008. They had just an 8.5% chance at moving up to the No. 4 pick, but after back-to-back years selecting No. 7, they finally found a little luck with the ping-pong balls in the lottery.

It’s the fourth time in franchise history the Bulls have had the fourth pick, a spot from which they drafted Eddy Curry (2001), Marcus Fizer (2000), and Tom Boerwinkle (1968).

Bulls VP of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas did not give much insight into what needs he would aim to address with this selection, instead pledging, like most executives, to draft the best player available. But he was encouraged to see the Bulls improve their draft order.

“I think going from team to team, the consensus is going to be very different,” he said during a conference call. “People are going to have different evaluations of each player and opinion is going to vary. There’s a lot of opportunity in that environment I think. Hopefully at four, we’re going to get a very good player.”