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When do the Chicago Bulls pick? What do the mock drafts say? Everything you need to know about the 2022 NBA draft.

What channel is it on? Who are the top prospects? Where do the Chicago Bulls pick — and which players might they target?Here’s everything you need to know about the 2022 NBA draft.AdvertisementThe draft begins at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Barclays Center in New York. It’s the ninth time the home of the Brooklyn Nets is host to the event.Malika Andrews speaks during an NBA game between the Warriors and the Suns on Dec. 3, 2021, in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu/AP)ESPN is broadcasting the draft for the 20th straight year, with former Chicago Tribune reporter Malika Andrews hosting for the first time. College basketball analyst Jay Bilas, NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski and NBA draft analysts Bobby Marks and Mike Schmitz will join Andrews on the main set.AdvertisementFor the second year in a row, ABC-7 is airing the first round. Kevin Negandhi returns as the host and will be joined by analysts Stephen A. Smith, Chiney Ogwumike and Jalen Rose. Monica McNutt is the event reporter and will conduct interviews with draftees after their selection.For those who like this sort of thing, ESPN also will air a red-carpet pregame show from 4-5 p.m., hosted by Cassidy Hubbarth with analysts Perkins and Richard Jefferson. The three will preview the draft and interview prospects, team personnel and celebrities.The Bulls have the No. 18 pick in the first round but have no second-round selection because of the 2021 sign-and-trade with the San Antonio Spurs for DeMar DeRozan. They didn’t have a first-round pick last year, having dealt it to the Orlando Magic for Nikola Vučević. They selected Illinois and Morgan Park product Ayo Dosunmu in the second round at No. 38, and he was named to the All-Rookie second team.The Bulls’ last first-round pick was Patrick Williams at No. 4 in 2020, the first selection of the Artūras Karnišovas-Marc Eversley regime.LSU forward Tari Eason celebrates a basket during a game against Mississippi on Feb. 1, 2022, in Baton Rouge, La. (Matthew Hinton/AP)Chicago Tribune SportsWeekdaysA daily sports newsletter delivered to your inbox for your morning commute.Of 14 mock drafts listed below, six have the Bulls taking LSU forward Tari Eason. Here’s a sampling of “expert” opinions.The Athletic: Tari Eason, F, LSUBasketball News: EasonBleacher Report: E.J. Liddell, F, Ohio StateCBS Sports: Jalen Duren, C, MemphisESPN: Jalen Williams, F, Santa ClaraNBADraft.net: EasonNBC Sports: Ochai Agbaji, SG, KansasThe Ringer: LiddellSB Nation: EasonSports Illustrated: LiddellStadium: WilliamsTankathon: EasonUSA Today: AgbajiYahoo Sports: EasonWith championship trophies gleaming, B.J. Armstrong is all smiles as he tells the media that he “is the veteran on this young Bulls team”, on Sept. 1, 1999. (DAVID TROTMAN-WILKINS)Once. In 1989, they drafted Iowa guard B.J. Armstrong at that spot. He was the second of the Bulls’ three first-round picks that year — they took Stacey King of Oklahoma at No. 6 and Jeff Sanders of Georgia Southern at No. 20.Joe Dumars, whom the Detroit Pistons drafted in 1987, is the lone Hall of Famer. According to Basketball Reference, of the 20 players drafted at No. 18 to have at least 20 career win shares, Mark Jackson (1987, New York Knicks) tops the list at 91.8, followed by Dumars (86.2), David West (2003, New Orleans Hornets, 85.9), Ricky Pierce (1982, Pistons, 72.2) and Vern Fleming (1984, Indiana Pacers, 52).Other notables in the top 20 are Armstrong (10th with 45), Dave Corzine (1978, Washington Bullets, 13th with 37.3) and Quentin Richardson (2000, Los Angeles Clippers, 14th with 32.8).AdvertisementAuburn forward Jabari Smith (10) reacts after making a 3-pointer against Alabama on Feb. 1 in Auburn, Ala. (Butch Dill/AP)The consensus No. 1 is Auburn forward Jabari Smith going to the Orlando Magic (full draft order). Most mock drafts have Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren, Duke’s Paolo Banchero, Purdue’s Jaden Ivey and Iowa’s Keegan Murray among the top selections.Other than Ivey, who is the son of Notre Dame women’s coach Niele Ivey, and Liddell, a two-time Mr. Basketball of Illinois winner out of Belleville West High School, draft hopefuls with area connections include:Patrick Baldwin Jr., Milwaukee (son of ex-Northwestern player and assistant Pat Baldwin)Max Christie, Michigan State (Rolling Meadows HS)Kofi Cockburn, IllinoisAJ Griffin, Duke (son of former Bulls player and assistant Adrian Griffin)Ron Harper Jr., Rutgers (son of former Bull Ron Harper)Scotty Pippen Jr., Vanderbilt (son of former Bull Scottie Pippen)Blake Wesley, Notre DameTrevion Williams, Purdue (Chicago native/Mount Carmel HS before moving to Detroit as a sophomore)NBA free agency — a big concern for the Bulls considering two-time All-Star Zach LaVine is an unrestricted free agent — begins at 5 p.m. Aug. 2.

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Commentary: 50 years later, Title IX gains are fragile. And there’s much more work to do in the next 50 years.

The 50th anniversary of Title IX is a chance not only to celebrate the girls and women who compete in today’s world, but also to acknowledge that we are on a long journey.The gains are elusive if not appreciated and recognized as a foundation for what comes next. We girls, no matter where we are in life, must support and help one another to keep this going.AdvertisementI was a tomboy before it was fashionable and, fortunately, had parents who encouraged me when school offered nothing. In the pre-Title IX days, I had a scholarship to the University of Missouri from the Missouri Girls Golf Association and played intercollegiate golf, softball and basketball when the university’s contribution to uniforms was to buy us shirts and we did the rest. Bitter still? Maybe just a little.[ [Don’t miss] Illinois women who led programs through Title IX reflect on the growth — and continued challenges: ‘They need to know how it was fought for’ ]As a WNBA fan in general and a Chicago Sky fan in particular, I am so happy to see young fans at games. There’s a saying that you have to see it to be it. It matters that WNBA athletes embrace a leadership role and know that young people — boys and girls — are watching as they model success and civic responsibility. That is also the case for our local college teams. I feel so blessed to have had sports be such a big part of my life. Sports have greatly enriched my career and my life.AdvertisementYes, there is progress, but it has been difficult. There is a tendency for the change resisters to conflate issues and people, lashing out at the women they resent for what is happening. If only, they think. Their resistance to change can be ugly and personal. That was true 50 years ago and throughout my journalism career. Even if things are better now, that strain still surfaces.Fans celebrate during a parade and rally for the WNBA champion Chicago Sky at Pritzker Pavilion on Oct. 19, 2021. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune)Women in sports media still have to deal with things that are amplified by the nastiness of social media trolls. Women talk about microaggressions, as if they feel that somehow they might be overreacting. Uh, no. Those slights are significant, just as they are in other arenas where diversity is playing out.We all benefit as the young women who grew up under Title IX prosper now. Title IX has always been about more than sports. We need to support women and realize that it’s still tough.As part of its coverage of Title IX’s impact, The Associated Press recently conducted a poll in partnership with the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the National Women’s History Museum. The AP reported that 61% of men say the country has made a great deal or a lot of progress toward gender equality, while only 37% of women said the same.On a continuum, we have made significant progress from the early days of Title IX, and that’s good. But the gains are fragile, and there is more to do in the next 50 years.Holt was the first female sports editor at the Chicago Tribune from 1993-95. The former standards editor, she left the Tribune in January 2022.