{"id":83662,"date":"2025-07-28T08:34:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=83662"},"modified":"2025-07-28T08:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T08:37:02","slug":"bulls-struggle-to-trade-their-two-time-all-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=83662","title":{"rendered":"Bulls struggle to trade their two-time All-Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/image-445167-crop516x516.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Bulls are exploring ways to move center Nikola Vucevic, but due to his age and salary, a midseason buyout now seems more likely than a trade.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Bulls veteran center Nikola Vucevic has been with the team since 2021. Despite this, the Bulls are reportedly attempting to trade him quietly.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>2-pointers this season<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trading the two-time NBA All-Star, who carries a $20 million salary, isn&#8217;t easy\u2014especially this late in the offseason when teams typically focus on moving larger contracts.<\/p>\n<p>At 34 years old, Vucevic&#8217;s age also makes it harder to find a trade partner, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There hasn&#8217;t been much of a market for Nikola Vucevic all along, dating back to last trade deadline,&#8221; Fischer noted. &#8220;I think at this juncture, we&#8217;re probably more likely to see a Nikola Vucevic buyout midseason than we are to see a trade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/image-433128-any718x552.jpg\" alt=\"Bulls struggle to trade their two-time All-Star\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Credit Getty Images via AFP &#8211; Scanpix<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vucevic has often been the subject of trade rumors. Last season, he averaged 18.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 3.5 assists over 73 games.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his 14-year NBA career, he has played for the Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, and Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Bulls veteran center Nikola Vucevic has been with the team since 2021. 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