Details Emerge About Bulls’ Asking Price For Nikola Vucevic

  The Chicago Bulls are stuck in limbo. They’re not bad enough to secure a top draft pick, nor good enough to be a playoff lock. Even if the Bulls were to make the playoffs, their chances of going far are slim, and that would only hurt their possibilities of landing a top prospect in […] The post Details Emerge About Bulls’ Asking Price For Nikola Vucevic appeared first on The Cold Wire.

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Details Emerge About Bulls’ Asking Price For Nikola Vucevic
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The Chicago Bulls are stuck in limbo.

They’re not bad enough to secure a top draft pick, nor good enough to be a playoff lock.

Even if the Bulls were to make the playoffs, their chances of going far are slim, and that would only hurt their possibilities of landing a top prospect in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Considering that, it seems like Chicago is finally ready to move on from some of its veterans.

Nikola Vucevic has been on a roll this season, driving his trade value back up by almost averaging a 21-10 rebound double-double per game and shooting the lights out from all three levels.

With that in mind, the Bulls reportedly are looking to get a valuable draft pick in return for his services.

“After failing to extract any draft compensation from Oklahoma City in its Alex Caruso-for-Josh Giddey swap in June, Chicago is said to be seeking a first-round pick to part with center Nikola Vucevic, who has had a tremendous season offensively. The two-time NBA All-Star is averaging 21.0 points and 9.8 rebounds per game while shooting a sizzling 58.7 [percent] from the field and 47.4 [percent] on 3-pointers,” The Stein Line wrote, via NBACentral.

As steep as this might sound for an aging player who doesn’t play much defense, three-level scorers come at a premium price.

Also, a contending team’s draft picks aren’t as valuable, as they usually fall well after the lottery.

Vucevic is a reliable scorer and rebounder, and multiple teams could benefit from his ability to stretch the floor with his shooting.

The Bulls will most likely turn to Matas Buzelis and their young players as the season progresses, and this will be a story to keep an eye on as the trade deadline appraoches.

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