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The latest NBA draft predictions as lottery teams enter offseason.

The Bucks (+240) are the favorites at SI Sportsbook to win the Eastern Conference, while the seventh-seeded Nets have the second-best odds (+333).

The All-Stars have to play like All-Stars for the Bulls to have a chance, but the supporting cast could ultimately be the deciding factor in this playoff series.

The hope is that the regular-season finale in Minnesota woke Williams up on the offensive end. The Bulls would love to see him emerge as an X-factor in the playoff series against Milwaukee and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The hope is that the regular-season finale in Minnesota woke Williams up on the offensive end. The Bulls would love to see him emerge as an X-factor in the playoff series against Milwaukee and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The more they can take advantage of those looks, the more they will force the Bucks to defend on the perimeter.

Patrick Williams won't make or break the Bulls in the playoffs, but he could play a huge role.

Derek King sees Philipp Kurashev as a top-six forward in a perfect world, and he'll give him the shot to prove it.

If the Bulls' season series with the Bucks was a prize fight—and many wanted it to be after Grayson Allen's flagrant foul injured Alex Caruso in the first meeting in January—the Bulls would be behind on all the cards and facing a unanimous decision loss. So when the teams open the NBA first round series in Milwaukee Sunday, the Bulls likely have to go for the knockout.

Maybe beefing up the tight ends room is in the cards for a Bears team that might be running more two-TE sets in 2022?