{"id":113149,"date":"2025-10-22T07:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=113149"},"modified":"2025-10-22T07:06:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:06:12","slug":"windy-city-shake-up-rumors-swirl-as-the-bulls-are-tipped-to-shop-their-60-million-two-time-all-star-signaling-the-end-of-an-era-in-chicago-with-front-office-whispers-hinting-a-full-blown-rebuild-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=113149","title":{"rendered":"WINDY CITY SHAKE-UP: Rumors swirl as the Bulls are tipped to shop their $60 million two-time All-Star, signaling the end of an era in Chicago, with front office whispers hinting a full-blown rebuild is finally on the horizon\u2026 ll"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"article-body\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/library.sportingnews.com\/styles\/crop_style_16_9_desktop_webp\/s3\/2025-10\/USATSI_25919525.jpg.webp?itok=gsLUsQcF\" alt=\"Bulls predicted to put $60 million two-time All-Star up on trade block to commit to a full rebuild image\" \/>The Chicago Bulls have a big decision for the 2025-26 season: whether or not to hit the big red button and fully commit to a rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>Fansided\u2019s Bryan Toporek believes they should, and they should start it by trading Nikola Vucevic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chicago Bulls refuse to commit to a full-on rebuild, although they dipped their toes into those waters at last year&#8217;s trade deadline by shipping Zach LaVine to the Sacramento Kings for Kevin Huerter, Zach Collins, Tre Jones and the first-round pick that they&#8217;d later spend on Noa Essengue. Could Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107 be next?\u201d Toporek wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Toporek continued, noting the 34-year-old center doesn\u2019t really fit in with the young roster, and the Bulls have tried to trade him before.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a &#8220;growing sense&#8221; that the Bulls would flip him by last year&#8217;s trade deadline, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, although no deal came to fruition\u2026The 34-year-old is now heading into the last year of his current contract and sticks out like a sore thumb on a roster that&#8217;s otherwise teeming with 20-somethings,\u201d Toporek noted.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, the two-time All-Star averaged 17.2 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game in 73 games played. He would be a great starting center for any contender that needs one, and should be in high demand at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, the Bulls start testing the waters soon, as if they really want to commit to their young core, they need to cut out any star veteran presence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This seems like the next logical step for the Bulls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":113150,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WINDY CITY SHAKE-UP: Rumors swirl as the Bulls are tipped to shop their $60 million two-time All-Star, signaling the end of an era in Chicago, with front office whispers hinting a full-blown rebuild is finally on the horizon\u2026 ll - 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