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For what it's worth, Dorsey has 'inside' info on Bulls' pick

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- The top two picks of next month's NBA Draft have already been determined ... according to Joey Dorsey.

Kansas State star forward Michael Beasley, Dorsey says, is going No.1 to the Chicago Bulls.

And point guard Derrick Rose, Dorsey's teammate at Memphis, is going No. 2 to the Miami Heat.

"Chicago's got a lot of pressure on them because Derrick's from Chicago," Dorsey said. "But they're going to take Beasley. I've got the inside. They're going to get Beasley. ... I'm not telling you how I know. You'll see June 26. I can't say any more."

Not surprisingly, neither the Bulls nor Heat were willing to tip their draft hands.

"I'm not going to get into any details on that," Heat general manager Randy Pfund said when asked how Miami's work leading into the draft, including the scheduling of workouts with potential lottery picks, is going.

Bulls general manager John Paxson also denied that any decisions have been made regarding the No. 1 pick.

"There's absolutely no reason anyone would have any clue," Paxson said. "It doesn't do me any good to even respond to this stuff. I'm tired of it already. ... Nobody has any idea. Anyone who speculates can do that. That's fine. Nobody knows."

So Dorsey, listed at 6-foot-9, 265 pounds when he was at Memphis, may or may not be offering some clarity on the top of the draft class.

Either way, everyone else's fate -- including his own- - remains quite the enigma.

Dorsey's mission this week is simple. Everyone who watched the NCAA-runner-up Tigers this past season knows the muscular forward can rebound and defend. What Dorsey wants to show is an offensive game, something that he didn't get to display as much as he would have liked in college.

If he puts it all together, Dorsey believes he could join the likes of Beasley, Rose and fellow Memphis teammate Chris Douglas-Roberts somewhere in the first round.

"To me, it's a lot different, because I'm not playing with Derrick and CDR," Dorsey said. "But I'm not at Memphis anymore. I can't just be on the low block and wait for a lob. So I'm trying to show everybody I can shoot the ball, pass the ball and put it on the floor and everything like that."

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