We are moving on in our Bulls Draft History series to 1995, Michael Jordan has returned from retirement, and although the Rockets won it all this year, the GOAT was back, and ready to bring glory back to Chicago. Let’s jump right in.
With the 20th pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls select…
Jason Caffey, Forward from Alabama
Jason Caffey played 2.5 seasons with the Bulls, winning 2 championships in that time before being traded to the Warriors for Davis Vaughn, a 1998 2nd round pick, and a 2000 2nd round pick. Judging by the stats, Caffey was a second unit role player for the Bulls, he did start a few games but averaged anywhere from 10-18 minutes per game, contributing 7.3 points and 4 boards. He would go on to have an 8 year career playing with the Warriors and the Bucks after the Bulls.
What about David Vaughn, the player we received in the trade, did he make any contributions?
The answer is no. He was waived less than 2 weeks after being traded. The picks that the Bulls received in that time will be covered in their respective years when we get there in the Bulls Draft History series.
With the 2nd pick of the 2nd round (31st OA) in the 1995 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls select…
Dragan Tarlac’, Center from Belgrade, Serbia
But wait… How did the Bulls get such a high 2nd round pick? Great question.
In 1994 the Bulls had traded our very own Stacey King to the Timberwolves in exchange for Luc Longley and a future 2nd round pick. This is that 2nd round pick.
Dragan Tarlac’ played just one season with the Bulls, and didn’t perform exceptionally well, so he returned to Europe to compete in the Euro league.
This series is showing me just how difficult it was to land a solid player late in the draft during this era. Even looking at some of the names that are taken later in these drafts, there haven’t been any players that the Bulls missed big on. Today’s player pool seems to be much deeper than it was 25 years ago.
Top picks from the ’95 draft:
1. Joe Smith – Warriors
2. Antonio McDyess – Clippers
3. Jerry Stackhouse – 76ers
4. Rasheed Wallace – Bullets
5. Kevin Garnett – Timberwolves
That brings the 1995 Bulls draft history to a close. We are approaching those early 2000 years that I know were much more eventful, but until then we get to learn about players that you either forgot about, or weren’t worth remembering in the first place, mostly the latter.
Jacob Grenemeier
June 9th, 2022
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Info: https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1995.html
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