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 prestigious EuroBasket championships are officially underway, with several of the NBA's biggest foreign stars competing for continental basketball glory with their respective teams.
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.
Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic has been a fixture in international basketball for more than a decade. Ahead of EuroBasket 2025, he revealed that he attempted to persuade rookie teammate Matas Buzelis to join Lithuania for the tournament.
The Chicago Bulls are stuck between a rock and a hard place going into the 2025-2026 season. While they got significant contributions from some exciting young players, overall, the Bulls were just below average.
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.
It has been a long time since the Chicago Bulls have seriously contended for an NBA Championship. When the Chicago Bulls pulled the plug on the Zach LaVine–DeMar DeRozan experiment, many expected the franchise to start from scratch.
The Chicago Bulls star center Nikola Vucevic has been linked to almost every team in need of a center. Before the Los Angeles Lakers secured Deandre Ayton as their starting center, Vucevic was linked to them.
The Chicago Bulls are a very puzzling franchise to understand right now, and that's being seen through their negotiations with restricted free agent guard Josh Giddey.
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.
Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic has been one of the most talked-about players in the trade market for years. Along with Milwaukee Bucks center Myles Turner, it felt like every time a rumor about a trade for a center was reported, either Vucevic or Turner were the players at the center of the deal.
As the Los Angeles Lakers explore ways to shore up their frontcourt depth behind Deandre Ayton and Jaxson Hayes, one name on their radar is Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic.
Jalen McDaniels has turned into the definition of an NBA journeyman lately. McDaniels is now with his eighth organization since being a late second-round pick in 2019.
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.
Nikola Vucevic has been with the Chicago Bulls for part of the last five seasons. While the 34-year-old has been a lot of trade rumors over the last few years, he is still coming off another solid season of production.
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 find themselves at a critical crossroads regarding veteran big man Nikola Vucevic. With Vucevic entering the final year of his three-year $60 million contract, his future is a hot topic of debate.
The Chicago Bulls have been in the play-in for three consecutive seasons. It seems like this is the summer they will rebuild completely and try to trade all their veterans.
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.