Bulls have horrendous history with the 4th pick in the NBA Draft

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The Chicago Bulls, on the one hand, got some exciting news in the 2026 NBA Draft lottery.

They moved up to the No. 4 overall pick -- which means they'll have the chance to choose one of AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Darryn Peterson and Caleb Wilson, if they want.

There's just one problem: The Bulls have a horrific history with the fourth pick in the draft.

They've earned the fourth draft slot five times in their history. It's not pretty.

In 1968, they took Tom Boerwinkle.

In 1980, it was Kelvin Ransey.

Then in 2000 and 2001, they had No. 4 in back-to-back years. They got Marcus Fizer and Eddy Curry.

Then it took until 2020 to return, and that year, they got Patrick Williams.

You can also look back at 2006 when they traded down from No. 2 to No. 4, and they chose Tyrus Thomas.

None of those are selections to write home about.

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