Ep. 161: NBA Draft scouting with Ricky O’Donnell

On this edition of the Bulls Talk podcast, Mark Schanowski and Kevin Anderson are joined by SB Nation’s Ricky O’Donnell.

0:45 - Reaction to Lauri Markkanen being shut down for rest of the season

4:05 - On Otto Porter Jr. and his fit in the Bulls rebuild

6:40 - Ricky explains why Bulls are still several moves away from making playoffs’

8:25 - Ricky on being a realist with his Bulls fandom

9:30 - How much stock can be put into how well played in February

11:15 - On Bulls point guard situation—scouting Ja Morant

16:10 - On Darius Garland and his NBA projection

19:00 - On Carolina’s Coby White

19:45 - On Gonzaga’s Brandon Clarke

22:35 - On Gonzaga’s Rui Hachimura

23:25 - Ricky’s best memes and moments from the Bulls season

25:30 - On RJ Barrett and Cam Reddish

29:30 - Should Bulls trade up or down in the draft?

26:05 - Boom or bust out of Nassir Little, Keldon Johnson, Kevin Porter Jr, and Romeo Langford