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Warriors Urged to Fix Frontcourt With New NBA Trade Idea

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Svyato Rovenchuk | Last updated Jun 7, 2025 4:24 PM ET

The Golden State Warriors have several roster issues they have to fix before returning to being a contender in 2025-26. An offseason blockbuster deal will always offer an opportunity to do just that.

One of the glaring needs on this roster will be for the Warriors to address the frontcourt situation. Forcing Draymond Green to be the full-time starting five is not a formula that will be sustainable for an entire campaign.

Luckily for the Warriors, there should be plenty of teams this offseason who are ready to part with their centers. One of those teams will be the Chicago Bulls.

The Bulls have been rumored to be eyeing an opportunity to offload Nikola Vucevic for quite some time. The Warriors could be the team to finally allow that to happen if today's trade idea materializes.

Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report suggested the Bulls and Warriors come together on a trade that would allow both franchises to go in their desired direction as a result. The following trade idea was the one proposed by the NBA writer.

Warriors receive: Nikola Vucevic, 45th overall pick (2025), 2028 second-round pick.

Bulls receive: Moses Moody and Buddy Hield.

Parting with Moody and Hield would certainly involve sacrificing two productive members of the Warriors rotation from 2024-25. However, it would not be a steep price to pay for a former All-Star.

Vucevic was still very productive in this year's campaign. The Bulls center averaged 18.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 0.8 steals, and 0.7 blocks, while shooting 53-40-81, in 31.2 minutes per game.

The ability to stretch the court offensively by Vucevic should offer an element to the Warriors offense that was quite intriguing when provided by Quinten Post this past season. The Bulls center is much more adept in other areas to boot.

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