The 2023 NBA Draft Lottery was a bust for the Chicago Bulls. No, not in the Denzel Valentine sort of way, but in the sense that the Bulls did not retain control over their own pick. Chicago’s selection was top-four protected with just an 8.5 percent chance of jumping up. Ultimately, it did not.
In turn, their pick will be handed over to the Orlando Magic, who traded for it in the 2021 deal that saw Chicago land Nikola Vucevic. However, not everybody knew that the Bulls lost their pick when it was announced. The NBA Draft Lottery show tricked two hopeful Bulls fans from CHGO Sports, Matt Peck and Big Dave, and their reactions went mini-viral.
When the team selecting 11th overall was revealed, the Magic’s logo popped up on the screen. This led the two fans to believe that Chicago had jumped into the top four, but the logo simply showed that the Bulls’ pick conveyed to Orlando.