Phew. That was close.

I’m not saying that Michael Beasley isn’t a good NBA player, nor would I suggest that he can’t rebound from his apparent entry (via Y! Sports’s Adrian Wojnarowski) into a rehab clinic for apparent substance-related psychological issues. The Heat encouraged Beasley to seek help after a variety of despondent tweets hit his account on Friday afternoon. Example: “Feelin like it’s not worth livin!!!!!!! I’m done.” Suicidal ideation is as serious as it gets, and here’s hoping Beasley gets the help he seems to need.

Without trivializing this sort of thing, as Bulls fans, we can go ahead and put another deep breath of relief in the bag, can’t we? The Bulls could very well have drafted Beasley, an extremely talented low-post scorer and rebounder with an uncanny knack for passing. Beasley made sense for the Bulls; he was the scorer the Bulls had always tried to trade for but could never find. Derrick Rose, on the other hand, was redundant to the Bulls and starting point guard Kirk Hinrich. It was a stretch to take Rose in the first place.

But one year later, with Rose blossoming into one of the best players in the league, and Beasley — sans psychological issues, even — proving to be a clearly inferior (if still solid) player for the Miami Heat, it’s safe to say the Bulls made the right choice. Derrick Rose may have his own issues, but his desire to improve as a basketball player is practically robotic. There’s no reason to question Rose’s ability to keep getting better. For reasons perhaps beyond his control, we can’t say the same for Beasley.