Chuck Swirsky talks Bulls' options in NBA Draft & optimism about Chicago sports
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What are Chuck Swirsky's thoughts on the upcoming NBA Draft?
This hour is being brought to you by Jewel Osco. So Doncic in play. Far sideline. Left forecourt. Doncic holding and looking. And play to Reeves. Works on Williams. To the rim. And the layup is good. 3.3 left. 117, 116 Lakers. Williams to Giddy over the midcourt line. Good. There he goes. Midcourt. Oh!
It's good! It's good! It's good! Bulls win! Bulls win! Bulls win! Josh Diddy from midcourt for the Bulls logo. What a ball game. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. Josh Diddy, I love you.
That never gets old. Well, we had to embellish it a little bit, but it was an unbelievable shot. I'll tell you what it was with that shot.
How does Chuck Swirsky view the Bulls' position in the draft?
If you look at it from a technical X's and O's, LeBron in the last minute, by the way, of that ball game really made some careless mistakes. The inbounds pass, lazy on defense on a left corner shot. But then... When you have a late clock situation at the end of the game and you inbound, you want to send the man who's dribbling the ball to the side, not in front. Because in front, in center, you have a better angle and a look at the shot. Where from the near sideline, which would have been the scorer's table, it would have been more difficult. But hey, it's a win. It's the real story of the Josh Giddey three. It's the real story of Cooper Flagg. Yeah, that's what I was going to say.
Yeah, it's the real story. Chuck's right.
And Dusty May wouldn't be in Dallas right now.
Another great point. It's a classic moment right there, 2025. Josh Giddey right here on the score. A classic voice is in our studio. Yeah, the guy you just heard doing the play-by-play. It is Chuck Sworsky, Bulls Radio Network play-by-play announcer. And Chuck... You're stuck with us for a long time, pal, because there's a new deal between Odyssey and the Chicago Bulls. That's got to feel good. We have renewed with the Bulls organization, so our partnership with the Bulls, which means you, continues, man. That's got to feel pretty good.
It's awesome. I love my job. I love my job. There are people who like their job. I love my job.
I know you do, and I believe you when you say that.
What are the potential strategies for the Bulls during the draft?
And I mean, this is what I wanted to do as a little boy. I mean, I literally would take the NBA register from the old sporty news that came in a book, and I would memorize players, where their college is, everything with a flashlight underneath the blanket.
That's awesome, man. You know what's great? You know what's weird right now about this Chuck Swirsky performance that is happening right now, or this appearance, I should say? What's that? Is that I feel like you're kind of almost in... Joe Bag of Donuts mode? Yes. Because we know you go into that, because you came in here talking about Bears, and we were just hobnobbing talking about Platteville. Platteville. You staying in the dorms and the two-a-days and all this. This is nothing compared to what you covered. We have it easy. It's just one simple practice where nobody wears pads. But in Platteville, they were going hard, weren't they? With Ditka, yes. With Ditka! Yes.
And I'll tell you what, Ditka was great to deal with. And, you know, I just remember those days because when I came to Chicago, the head football coach of the Bears was Neil Armstrong. And Neil Armstrong was the head coach. Jim Finks was the GM. And I still maintain to this day, Jim Finks should be in the Hall of Fame. He's one of the greatest general managers in the history of pro sports in this town.
Put together, with help from Jerry Venisi and Mike Ditka and others, the 80s Bears, let's be honest.
Well, it was Finks with the 83 draft. And without the 83 draft, there is no Super Bowl.
Right, right. Absolutely.
Which players does Chuck Swirsky think the Bulls might target?
So I say that because I could feel Joe Bagadona's coming out. But there is still serious Bulls stuff to tend to because Chuck's going to be a big part of our Bulls draft coverage. Tune into the Scores NBA draft coverage tomorrow night. Gabe Ramirez and Chuck Swirsky will be live from the Bulls draft headquarters at the Advocate Center with wall-to-wall reaction coverage. to what the Bulls do in round one, and it goes on here.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are Chuck Swirsky's thoughts on the upcoming NBA Draft?
0:01–0:53
2
How does Chuck Swirsky view the Bulls' position in the draft?
0:53–2:20
3
What are the potential strategies for the Bulls during the draft?
2:20–3:50
4
Which players does Chuck Swirsky think the Bulls might target?
3:50–6:06
5
What are the implications of recent changes in the NBA draft lottery?
6:06–7:46
6
How does Chuck Swirsky feel about the current state of Chicago sports?
7:46–9:37
7
What insights does Chuck offer about player movements in the NBA?
9:37–11:01
8
What are Chuck Swirsky's personal experiences related to basketball?
11:01–20:26
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