Bulls draft Bairstow in second round

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bulls selected New Mexico forward Cameron Bairstow in the second round of the draft on Thursday night.

The Bulls took Bairstow with the 49th pick. An Australian, he averaged 20.4 points and 7.4 rebounds as a senior last season.

Earlier in the night, the acquired the draft rights to high-scoring Creighton forward Doug McDermott from Denver. The Nuggets took him with the 11th pick and dealt him to Chicago for the 16th and 19th picks and a second-rounder in 2015. The Bulls also acquired forward Anthony Randolph in that trade.

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