Bulls Grab Point Guard in Latest Mock Draft

Chicago added yet another point guard in a recent 2025 NBA Draft simulation.

Dec 10, 2022; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Long Island Lutheran guard VJ Edgecombe with the player of the game ball following the game against Wasatch Academy during the HoopHall West basketball tournament at Chaparral High School. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

The Chicago Bulls seemed primed to enter a new era.

After having offloaded longtime franchise contributors in Alex Caruso and All-Star DeMar DeRozan this offseason, it seems like only a matter of time until the team can offload the rest of its win-now veterans in favor of a full youth movement. 

Luckily, the team has added two promising talents in the 22-year-old Josh Giddey — acquired straight across in the Caruso trade — and Matas Buzelis, the No. 11 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

From here, the 2025 NBA Draft will be vital to the Bulls’ future.

In a recent mock draft posted to YouTube, I drafted Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe, a dynamo combo guard capable of potentially turning the franchise around.

Despite the Bulls recently trading for a shiny new point guard, that shouldn’t stop them from adding the best talent available at their next draft, which in this case happened to be Baylor’s Edgecombe.

At around 6-foot-5, Edgecombe is a combo guard who shies more towards lead guard, with the ability to get downhill and score at a high-level in transition. The five-star finished ranked No. 4 per RSCI in the 2024 high school class.

His outside shot is still coming around, but his three-level scoring potential is there, and he has the competitive edge on defense to make an impact there, too. Simply put, he’s one of a few players in the 2025 NBA Draft that many experts believe can make a massive impact on NBA teams.

With the Bulls, he could play off of Giddey in the two-guard spot. But it’s all the more likely he’d be given the keys to the offense in a new era of Chicago basketball. 

For now, the organization will continue to reposition for the upcoming 2024-25 season.

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