The Chicago Bulls Should Pick Derrick Rose

After seeing what Chris Paul and Deron Williams did for their respective NBA franchises, selecting Derrick Rose with the No. 1 overall pick should be a no-brainer.

He fits the three phases the Bulls are lacking.

Statistically

In his only year at Memphis, he led the Tigers to a 37-win campaign while averaging 14.7 points, 4.7 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game. He also led The Boys of Beale Street within seconds of a national title and when it mattered the most Rose averaged 20.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 6 assists per game in the NCAA Tournament while upping his field goal percentage to 51.8-percent.

He Fits One Of The Bulls' Needs

And even though the Bulls are loaded at the guard position, each of them is coming off down years and would be best suited as trade bait. Neither Ben Gordon nor Kirk Hinrich excels at running the point, but if they were put on the trading block Gordon's ability to fill it up and Hinrich's defensive skills could be valuable to some teams in need.

Rose would be the pure point guard that would instantly make everyone on the floor better. Imagine him feeding Thabo Sefalosha, Luol Deng, Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah. It makes you want to see it live, doesn't it?

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Let's be honest, like any professional sport, basketball execs main concern is making the big bucks. Drafting Rose would instantly remove the Bulls from the back burner and place them as the headliner in the sports pages when the fall rolls around.

The promise of the Simeon grad coming home and running Vinny Del Negro's Suns-Lite offense could be pleasing to the eye, especially after last year's offensive debacle. Remember, it was former Suns head coach (who almost landed with the Bulls before signing with the New York Knicks) Mike D'Antoni who said Rose was Jason Kidd with a jump shot.

Combine that with the fact that his hometown team has the No. 1 pick and D-Rose can all but punch his ticket back to The City of Wind.