I think the Bulls really wanted to pick Hansbrough and Casspi, respectively at 16 and 26, but neither one was available. Mullins and Blair obviously didn't scout well in workouts, as both dropped far. So, the Bulls went with what they thought was the best available: Johnson and Gibson.
Neither one of those guys are going to make a big impact in the NBA, but when you compare them to what was available, they aren't bad choices. I had Johnson on my radar so that was a pretty safe pick at 16. Gibson at 26 is definitely higher than I thought he'd go. It's even more strange because Blair was still on the board at 26! Teams must know something about him though for him to drop like that. He may have had a bad MRI on his knee or something like that. But then the Spurs eventually took him and they are one of the smartest teams at drafting.
Johnson can give them some of the toughness that they wanted to get in Casspi. He did score badly in body fat during the combine, (second fattest there) so he needs a better diet. Gibson reminds me of a smaller version of Noah. He's clumsy and can't make his foul shots. He does have freaky long arms though!
If either one pans out and we can finally bail on Deng, I'll consider this draft a huge success!
Here's a link to the combine numbers, you can look up past years as well:
http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-draft-measurements/measurements.php?page=&year=2009&sort2=DESC&draft=0&pos=0&sort=2
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