As the Chicago Bulls navigate their new era, the focus shifts to the status of veteran centerNikola Vucevic, who has emerged as one of the most intriguing trade candidates ahead of the deadline.
It seems like the Chicago Bulls have been wanting to move off Nikola Vucevic's contract for years now, even with his extension a few years back. With contenders swarming the markets with requests for high-quality centers this offseason, Vucevic remained untouched, and the Bulls have seemed willing to keep him on the roster.
The Bulls could finally be making big changes. According to rumblings out of Chicago, the team is expected to explore trades for both Nikola Vucevic and Patrick Williams this season as they look to shake up a roster that’s struggled to make any real noise in the East.
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For the past few seasons, Chicago Bulls All-Star Nikola Vucevic has found his name in trade talks in what feels like almost every day. So many days have passed by that the once young rising center for the Bulls is now 34 years old and one of the elder statesmen on a very young team.
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The Chicago Bulls are in the midst of a rebuild and have been making some moves to position their team for the future. After finishing with a 39-43 record during the 2024-25 NBA season, they signed Josh Giddey to a four-year deal.
The Bulls could flip Nikola Vucevic for backcourt help.
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.
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.
Nikola Vucevic would offer cap relief and frontcourt depth ahead of the 2025-26 season.
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 announces retirement from international basketball.
The Chicago Bulls star center may be turning 35 soon, but he's still playing at a high level and impacting the game in multiple ways.
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 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.
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.
This team knows it needs extreme levels of help for the center spot, which is why it is reportedly looking at a former All-Star center's situation.
The Bulls aren’t rebuilding — they’re bleeding value with no direction.
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.
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.
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