OK, so they only had a 1.7 percent chance of landing the top spot in this year's NBA lottery, but the Bulls wound up with the No. 1 pick. The woeful Miami Heat, who had a 25 percent chance of getting the No. 1 pingpong ball to bounce their way, instead got the second pick and the Minnesota Timberwolves will pick third. The Sonics, will get the fourth pick and the Memphis Grizzlies the fifth pick.

So how will it all shape up? Should be interesting to see? Do the Bulls take Michael Beasley or Derrick Rose?

If I'm the Bulls, I go Rose, a super-fast, bigger point guard who happens to be from Chicago. The two most important positions on a team are center and point guard. You saw what Chris Paul and Derron Williams have meant to New Orleans and Utah. Rose can have the same type of impact. So, if I'm John Paxon, I'm taking Rose and beaming Kirk Hinrich out of town.

And here's what I think of the next four picks:

2. Heat -- Beasley. The D.C. area native will give the Heat a much-needed low post scoring presence and third option to go with Dwyane Wade and Shawn Marion.

3. Timberwolves -- Brook Lopez, Stanford. Al Jefferson could use some help down low and the 7-foot, 260-pound Lopez, who averaged 19.3 points and 8.2 rebounds last season could be just the fit.

4. Sonics -- Jerryd Bayless, Arizona. The Sonics need a distributor for Kevin Durant, and they could take either Bayless or USC's O.J. Mayo. Bayless is supposedly a mix of Gilbert Arenas and Montana Ellis. He's extremely quick and a very good shooter. I'd take him over Mayo.

5. Grizzlies -- Mayo. The Grizzlies have two young point guards in Mike Conley Jr. and Kyle Lowry, but the star quality of Mayo might be too great for them to pass on. They also need a big man and Anthony Randolph out LSU is generating a buzz and could be the right pick.

-- Mike Jones