Mark Schanowski

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  • May 8, 2020

    2020 NBA Draft: Top 10 international prospects

    In what’s being viewed as a weak 2020 draft, NBA talent evaluators spent a lot of time overseas this winter scouting international league competition. Sure, there are some good prospects from outside the U.S. this year, like French point guards Killian Hayes (who was born in the U.S. but has spent most of his life in Europe) and Theo Maledon,...

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  • May 8, 2020

    Experiencing a night of the Bulls' dynasty through a five-year-old's eyes

    Though I covered countless Bulls practices and games during my eight years at WLS-TV, I can’t really say I knew Michael Jordan all that well. I had a few opportunities to talk with him outside of the mass interview clusters featured heavily in “The Last Dance,” and generally found him to be friendly and engaging. He would look you...

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  • May 7, 2020

    2020 NBA Draft: Top 10 frontcourt prospects

    Not that long ago, NBA teams would be lining up to draft physical big men who could score efficiently with their backs to the basket. But in today’s pace-and-space NBA, power forwards and centers who can’t defend smaller players on pick-and-roll switches and who don’t have 3-point range are much less valuable. The 2020 draft class features a number...

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  • May 6, 2020

    2020 NBA Draft: Top 10 wing prospects

    Most drafts are loaded with talent at the shooting guard and small forward positions, but that’s just not the case this year. Many of the top prospects at those positions have obvious holes in their games, and it’s hard to predict that any of them will become true stars in the league. Georgia’s Anthony Edwards began the season as...

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  • May 5, 2020

    2020 NBA Draft: Top 10 guard prospects

    Even though most NBA talent evaluators consider the 2020 draft pool to be below average overall, it doesn’t mean we won’t see several players emerge as All-Stars in a few years. The point guard position is especially intriguing, with LaMelo Ball, KIllian Hayes, Cole Anthony and Tyrese Haliburton offering a unique combination of size and play-making potential. Meanwhile, accomplished...

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  • May 3, 2020

    How media navigated obstacles of Berto Center during second Bulls three-peat

    Any local media member who covered the Bulls during the second three-peat probably feels more than a little jealous of the NBA Entertainment crew that was given unprecedented access to the players, coaches and staff during that last dance season. When the Bulls moved into the Berto Center in the early ’90s, one of the prominent features was a large…

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  • Apr 29, 2020

    Why rivalry between Michael Jordan and Reggie Miller is worth remembering

    From the time he entered the league in 1987, Reggie Miller was always trying to prove he belonged on the list of the NBA’s top shooting guards.  Miller told a story to Jimmy Kimmel about his first meeting with Michael Jordan as a rookie. Miller had outscored him 10-4 in the first half, and as the teams headed to their…

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  • Apr 24, 2020

    Bulls' 1998 defeat of Hornets a lesson in how fast good teams can collapse

    Watching the 1998 Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bulls and Charlotte Hornets, I’ve been struck by how quickly a team on the rise can unravel. The Hornets looked poised for championship runs after starting the ’90s by landing Kendall Gill, Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning with top-five picks in consecutive years. They also had a decent group of supporting veterans…

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  • Apr 23, 2020

    Scott Burrell one of many Bulls role players to shine during dynasty

    Watching Scott Burrell explode for 23 points in the Bulls’ series-clinching win over New Jersey in Round 1 of the 1998 playoffs on NBC Sports Chicago reminded me of Jerry Krause’s fondness for bringing in veteran players to add to the championship mix.  Most of the players had minimal impact, but the Bulls’ general manager loved to tweak the bottom…

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  • Apr 22, 2020

    Bulls Rewind: Kendall Gill's competitive fire still burns, even post-retirement

    While most Bulls fans who remember the 1998 championship run can tell you all about the Game 7 win over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals or Michael Jordan’s go-ahead jumper over Bryon Russell in Game 6 of the Finals in Utah, the opening round three-game sweep over the New Jersey Nets is mostly forgotten.  But don’t tell…

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