{"id":30964,"date":"2025-02-04T19:26:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T19:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=30964"},"modified":"2025-02-04T19:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T19:26:34","slug":"insider-says-bulls-could-make-more-moves-at-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=30964","title":{"rendered":"Insider Says Bulls Could Make More Moves At Trade Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-label=\"Insider Says Bulls Could Make More Moves At Trade Deadline\">\n<div>\n<article class=\"post-439872 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-chicago-bulls category-nba entry\" aria-label=\"Insider Says Bulls Could Make More Moves At Trade Deadline\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta cwmmt-flex cwmmt-flex-row cwmmt-items-center cwmmt-justify-between  cwmmt-text-xl md:cwmmt-text-2xl\">\n<div class=\"cwmmt-flex cwmmt-flex-col cwmmt-items-center cwmmt-gap-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"featured-image-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-83976444-1024x683.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 95vw, 750px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-83976444-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-83976444-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-83976444-768x512.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Insider Says Bulls Could Make More Moves At Trade Deadline\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo by Jonathan Daniel\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Chicago Bulls continue to move closer to a rebuild.<\/p>\n<p>With Zach LaVine traded away, they might finally give rookie forward Matas Buzelis a longer leash.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran PG Lonzo Ball is another potential trade or buyout candidate, and the Bulls will stay active in the trade market.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report by Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic (via NBA Central), starting center Nikola Vucevic is another potential odd man out:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBut the Bulls aren\u2019t done with this year\u2019s deadline, according to a team source. The Bulls are still evaluating multiple scenarios with only two days remaining before Thursday. Starting center Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107 likely is a trade candidate,\u201d he wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=ejcovap&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1886786240713818353&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecoldwire.com%2Finsider-says-bulls-could-make-more-moves-at-trade-deadline%2F&amp;sessionId=deb473cab88629dd8719cbd47a1c1b7a0e639dce&amp;siteScreenName=thecoldwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1886786240713818353\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Vucevic had a down year last season, but he\u2019s brought his trade value back up this year.<\/p>\n<p>While not a good defender by any means, he\u2019s always excelled on both ends of the glass, and his ability to stretch the floor with his three-point shooting is a welcome commodity around the league.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulls tried to hold onto their core for too long, but they were never that good to be a legitimate championship contender, nor that bad to bottom out and have a top-three pick in the NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<p>They just got one of their picks back in the Zach LaVine trade, and they might be able to get either a young player or another late-first-rounder in return for their veteran big man.<\/p>\n<p>There have also been rumblings about them potentially looking to move on from Patrick Williams, who\u2019s been fairly disappointing after being a top-five selection years ago.<\/p>\n<p>This has been long overdue, and it appears that the Bulls are finally prepared to commit to a rebuilding process that could truly get them back to the top.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The Chicago Bulls continue to move closer to a rebuild. 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