The Chicago Bulls finished ninth in the Eastern Conference last year but were unable to make the playoffs as they fell in the Play-In Tournament. For the Bulls, this marked the third consecutive season that the franchise has missed the playoffs and they will look to end their drought this season.
There are certain players across the league that garner trade interest every year, even into the offseason. Myles Turner, center for the Milwaukee Bucks and former Indiana Pacer, was repeatedly dangled in rumors as the next big move for contending teams.
The Charlotte Hornets are shaping up for one of their most exciting seasons in recent memory, with a roster full of talent—and more importantly, youth.
Basketball originated as a distinctly American game. It had international roots, though, as the game's inventor, James Naismith, was Canadian. In the years since, the NBA has been flooded with league-defining international talent.
The Chicago Bulls were expected to make some major changes in the 2025 offseason, with two-time All-Star Nikola Vucevic seen as a prime trade candidate.
It would’ve been more timely to talk Nikola Vucevic last month, when he was in the barren part of the NBA news calendar getting ready to compete in Eurobasket for his native Montenegro’s national team.
The Chicago Bulls head into the season with a collection of young talent, but veteran Nikola Vucevic remains on the team. The Bulls made it clear that they were going to start anew and embrace a younger direction.
Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic recently confirmed that he will retire from representing Montenegro in international basketball after this year’s FIBA EuroBasket tournament.
Bulls center Nikola Vucevic has announced his retirement from the Montenegrin national team, BasketNews.com relays. Montenegro failed to advance in the EuroBasket tournament.
With the EuroBasket 2025 currently underway, this is a great opportunity for NBA fans to see some of their favorite players in action before the start of next season.
Nikola Vucevic made an important career decision this week by confirming that he will soon retire from national team play. Some reports have caused confusion, suggesting that the Chicago Bulls center has called it a career altogether.
If the Chicago Bulls want to launch a rebuild, cutting ties with Nikola Vucevic fully would be one of the final pieces to the puzzle. Last season, there seemed to be a chance Vucevic could be the odd-man-out in Chicago, as the Zach LaVine rumors were silenced for a moment.
The Chicago Bulls are staring down the barrel of a full-blown rebuild. It started a year ago when they let DeMar DeRozan walk in free agency, and it continued when they traded Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings last season.
Bulls center Nikola Vucevic is still hearing his name in trade rumors, but he is not exactly sweating it. Vucevic, speaking with BasketNews before Montenegro’s 27-point loss to Lithuania at EuroBasket 2025, made it clear that he and head of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas are on the same page.
The Chicago Bulls, despite being one of the most storied franchises in the NBA, have been utterly disappointing recently. The Bulls have missed the playoffs for three consecutive seasons and have not made it past the first round in a decade.
The Chicago Bulls have been stuck in NBA purgatory for years now, and most fans have put the blame squarely on the GM, Arturas Karnisovas. Even after another uneventful summer, veteran big man Nikola Vucevic came to his defense and encouraged patience for the fans who have grown increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress.
The Bulls are in a bit of a weird spot, it is not a full rebuild, but you cannot really call them contenders either, they are somewhere in between. And as that identity crisis plays out, one thing seems to be taking shape: Nikola Vucevic might be on the outside looking in.
Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic has been among the most common names to appear in trade rumors this offseason. With rumors suggesting that the Bulls would look to buy out his contract if they fail to find a trade for him, his time at Chicago seemed close to ending.
Sometimes the writing on the wall speaks significantly louder than words or assurances, even if they come from the general manager themselves. For Nikola Vucevic, his Chicago Bulls tenure appeared to be closing during last season.
There have been a lot of trade rumors surrounding Chicago Bulls players this offseason, but so far, the team has been relatively quiet. The Bulls were expected to make more noise, but like most years, the moves that people expected haven’t happened.
The Chicago Bulls faced criticism and skepticism for their quiet offseason and struggles to trade star center Nikola Vucevic. While many believed the two-time All-Star would part ways with the team via a buyout, a Bulls insider believes Vucevic will still have trade value, although a deal is unlikely before the season starts in October.
The Chicago Bulls’ front office hasn’t exactly been lighting it up this offseason, and things might soon get even worse. As the team continues to fumble through a tough rebuild, reports now suggest the two-time All-Star center Nikola Vucevic might not be traded after all—but bought out.
The Golden State Warriors were interested in trading for Chicago Bulls big man Nikola Vucevic last season. The Bulls are trying to trade Vucevic this offseason, so many connected the Warriors to the former Orlando Magic All-Star. However, Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report doesn’t think Golden State is interested in Vucevic.
Since JaVale McGee left the Golden State Warriors in 2018, the team has been short on quality depth at the center position. The team should pay the price to change that with one particular player.