Nikola Vucevic's Bulls Tenure Feels Close to Being Over

Nikola Vucevic's Bulls Tenure Feels Close to Being Over

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 trade rumors surrounding the 15-year veteran were among the loudest in the league. The Bulls had already moved on from DeMar DeRozan, and then shipped out Zach LaVine mid-season. Vucevic was speculated to also be o…

Nikola Vučević Not Concerned With Trade Rumors

Nikola Vučević was a fixture in NBA trade speculation all of last season. However, the Chicago Bulls center is hardly fazed by the rumors. “The Bulls’ GM (Marc Eversley), who had contacted me after all the rumors about me, confirmed that nothing was true and that everything we had said to each other after the season was still relevant,” Vučević said in a recent interview. “I knew it, but it’s always nice when your GM contacts you to tell you.” T…

Buyout Target Now Pushing Back On Lakers Rumors, 'None Of It Was True' - LAFB Network

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images 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. A two-time All-Star with a polished offensive game and playoff experience, Vucevic would check several boxes for L.A. — particularly as a scoring option off the bench. Vucevic told BasketUSA, “A week ago, the Bulls general manager contacted me after…

Nikola Vucevic Talks Status With Bulls, Goals, EuroBasket

Despite being the subject of trade and buyout speculation this summer, Nikola Vucevic has “almost no doubt” that he’ll open the 2025/26 season with the Bulls, he told Theo Quintard of Basket USA (hat tip to Eurohoops). On a Bleacher Report live stream last month, NBA insider Jake Fischer responded to a question from a Bulls fan about Vucevic by noting that there has been no real trade market for the big man this offseason and speculating that a …

Nikola Vucevic Expects To Stay With Bulls Amid Contract Buyout Rumors

The Chicago Bulls have been rumored to buy out the contract of veteran center Nikola Vucevic, as a trade market doesn’t exist for the former 16th pick of the 2011 NBA draft. Nikola Vucevic Has An Expiring $60 Million Contract Vucevic, who turns 35 in October, is the oldest player remaining on the Bulls roster. […] The post Nikola Vucevic Expects To Stay With Bulls Amid Contract Buyout Rumors appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And…