Coby White was selected by the Bulls as the 7th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
The NBA lottery was instituted for the 1985 Draft. The Chicago Bulls have made multiple picks within the lottery since it was instituted. Let’s highlight each lottery selection that has been made by the Bulls.
Matas Buzelis – 2024 (11th overall)
Buzelis started 31 of 80 games during his rookie season, averaging 8.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 three-pointers.
Patrick Williams – 2020 (4th overall)
Williams has averaged 9.6 points and 4.1 rebounds over five seasons with the Bulls.
Coby White – 2019 (7th overall)
White finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting in 2019-20. He has played six seasons with the Bulls and averaged 20.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.9 three-pointers during the 2024-25 season.
Wendell Carter Jr. – 2018 (7th overall)
Carter did not play more than 44 games in either of his first two seasons in the league. He was traded from the Bulls to the Magic during the 2020-21 season in a deal that landed Nikola Vucevic in Chicago.
Denzel Valentine – 2016 (14th overall)
Valentine played 256 career games in the NBA, 232 of which came with the Bulls. He missed the entire 2018-19 season because of injury and averaged 7.4 points per game during his career with the Bulls.
