In every NBA draft, there is hope.

Hope the Bulls get someone like Jordan Bell in the 2nd round. — Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) June 23, 2017

And on a night dominated by the Bulls’ Jimmy Butler trade, which didn’t exactly bring gratification to the dissatisfied Bulls fanbase on Twitter, there was a brief moment of solitude.

One minute, approximately. That’s how long Oregon power forward Jordan Bell, considered one of the best defensive big men in the draft, was a Bull before it became known Gar Forman and John Paxson sold Bell, their second-round pick at No. 38, to Golden State for a reported $3.5 million.

TNT reporter David Aldridge broke the pick at 10:21 p.m. CT.

Chicago will take Jordan Bell at 38, per source. — David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) June 23, 2017

Bulls fans, and radio hosts, felt a strange feeling wash over them. Bell was a popular second-round pick and the exact kind of player you want to see your team take, no matter if they’re rebuilding or the defending champions.

Man I have to watch the Bulls now apparently. Love this. https://t.co/r03QvceIPS — Cole Zwicker (@colezwicker) June 23, 2017

I learned from @SBN_Ricky that Jordan Bell learned how to block shots by playing tons of Guitar Hero, which makes me instantly like him. — Stephen Noh (@StephNoh) June 23, 2017

Jordan Bell to the bulls 😛😎😈🏀 — THOR⚡️ (@gunnar_asher) June 23, 2017

Oh wait. One minute later, the truth came out. The Bulls were selling this pick. That was a curveball we should’ve seen coming.

Golden State will acquire Oregon's Jordan Bell in a trade, league sources tell @TheVertical. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 23, 2017

How much money?

Sources: Golden State acquired Jordan Bell from the Bulls for cash. A lot of it. https://t.co/2QXpmuJIyb — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) June 23, 2017

Yes, $3.5 million is a lot of cash. The Bulls have a terrible tendency to give away their second-rounders. This move, a smart pick turned into a financial gain, gave way to a lot of hot takes on Twitter.

I'm at peace with Butler deal. Please explain Jordan Bell situation. To me it seems inexcusable to trade for cash — Eddie Mush (@TimoPerez3) June 23, 2017

They just picked him—Jordan Bell—and then they traded him to the best team in the NBA! Tonight, the Bulls are the biggest losers. https://t.co/Ylb7gAh6S1 — Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 23, 2017

At least we know the Bulls' second round pick will be cash from three — Markkanentzoulis (@markknba) June 23, 2017

Trading a draft pick to the NBA champs for nothing but cash is just so Bulls. They're a successful family business with a PR problem. — [email protected] Spiegel (@MattSpiegel670) June 23, 2017

Jordan Bell will probably be a better pro than Markannen. So it makes perfect sense GarPax would then trade him to the Warriors. Awesome. — Micah Adams (@MicahAdams13) June 23, 2017

Where’s that money really going? The only team in town chairman Jerry Reinsdorf cares about, of course.

re, the Jordan Bell trade: the White Sox had to pay for Luis Robert somehow — Ricky O'Donnell (@SBN_Ricky) June 23, 2017

The money the Bulls got for Jordan Bell better go toward Manny Machado in a couple years. — Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) June 23, 2017

White Sox draft pick Jake Burger's signing bonus was $3.7 million. https://t.co/7wO4uvh7hm — jon greenberg (@jon_greenberg) June 23, 2017

In all seriousness, let’s not forget the history of this pick. It was acquired from Cleveland in the Luol Deng trade, via Sacramento. The Kings had to not finish in the top 10 of the lottery this season for the pick to drop to a second-rounder and finally go over to the Bulls. It wasn’t ideal, but a pick is a pick.

Here it is, the fruits of all that SAC protected pick waiting, the #38 overall pick to the Bulls! — Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) June 23, 2017

So the Bulls literally received cash for Luol Deng. — Jason Patt (@Bulls_Jay) June 23, 2017

Why did the Bulls do it? Here’s what Paxson said after the draft:

“We had some wings on our board that we had targeted that were the only way we were going to keep that pick,” he said. “And they went before us. And drafting Lauri [Markkanen] and the fact that we have Niko [Mirotic] is a restricted free agent we intend to bring back, Bobby Portis – we didn’t want to add another big. And really, that’s all that was left on our board. And it keeps us now, with we’re at 12 roster spots, it gives us real flexibility with our roster. We didn’t want to just use up a roster spot on a player that we probably wouldn’t have kept.”

Forman nodded in agreement.

It’s a likely story, but everyone just blamed ownership.

Cash rules everything around me. https://t.co/aCpqLPC7yf — Chris Herring (@Herring_NBA) June 23, 2017

Gar: "We're glad cash fell to us at that pick." — Ben Finfer (@BenFinfer) June 23, 2017

Selling the 2nd round pick let's you know why Bulls didn't mind giving up 16 pick. Wouldn't want another guaranteed contract on the books! — Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) June 23, 2017

Expect to see Lauri Markkanen at Summer League next month. Unclear if second-round pick Cash Considerations will join him on the team. — Sean Highkin (@highkin) June 23, 2017

Gotta pay Wade somehow. https://t.co/nD3MFndxTp — Joshua Riddell (@Joshua_Riddell) June 23, 2017

Jokes aside, it was a confusing move. Who knows if Bell will be a productive NBA player, but the continued devaluation of second-round picks, who can become productive, is a strange way to run a rebuilding team.

Bulls fans should be livid. Reinsdorf promised he would reinvest the savings from the Deng trade. Now they trade the pick for cash?! — Stephen Noh (@StephNoh) June 23, 2017

Trading a 2nd round pick which you used to draft a quality prospect, for cash, is the opposite of what Sam Hinkie would've done — Markkanentzoulis (@markknba) June 23, 2017

If the WARRIORS are offering you a ton of money for a pick to get a player, maybe think about what you're doing? — Jason Patt (@Bulls_Jay) June 23, 2017

For the fans who went to bed early, Friday morning didn’t bring much happiness.

Wait….The Bulls traded Jordan Bell… ? — Ross (@RJHINDM) June 23, 2017

Ah well, what’s the worst that could happen? When’s the last time the Bulls passed up a bruising college post player who wound up going to Golden State in the second round?

Oh yeah, it was 2012 with Draymond Green.