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There is no market trend at all. What the Bulls can do next is to buy out this inside veteran?

1:26pm, 26 July 2025【Basketball】

According to TheSteinLine reporter Jake Fischer, Chicago Bulls starter Nikola Vucevic currently has no market conditions in the market at all. Now, he is more likely to be bought out in the middle of the season than sent away by the team through a trade.

In the NBA regular season last season, Vucevic played a total of 73 games in 82 games, averaging 31.2 minutes per game, averaging 18.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.7 blocks, and 1.6 turnovers and 2.2 fouls. He shot 53% from the field, 40.2% from three-point shooting percentage and 80.5% from free throws. In the first round of the playoffs, the team lost to the Miami Heat, Vucevic played 38 minutes and 05 seconds in the game, made 6 of 13 shots, 2 of 5 from outside the three-point line, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 16 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks, and 2 turnovers and 3 fouls.

Vucevic's performance in last season was obviously very average. It seems that his offensive efficiency is still good. He also has strong scoring ability. He has a lot of offensive methods. He can also provide support for passing and supporting, and his role on the offensive end is quite good. However, from the actual situation, although he has very comprehensive abilities on the offensive end, his role on the defensive end is also very limited. Vucevic lacks basic defensive focus and attention, and his shortcomings in movement speed and athletic ability are also quite obvious. It seems that Vucevic's data is quite good, and it seems that he is full of threats on the offensive end, but in fact he is completely a person who kills one thousand enemies and loses one thousand two. His effect on the court is often at a very unsatisfactory level. It can be said that he is often beaten by opponents and drags the team's hind legs in various ways. There was news before that the Bulls were peddling Vucevic crazy, but the offseason has begun for some time, and many teams have completed heavyweight trades, and the Warriors also chose Noa Essengue, a French inside star on the day of the NBA draft. In this case, it will be more difficult to send Vucevic away, after all, everyone already knows the Bull's intentions and actual needs. In fact, the Bulls should really lower the asking price under the current circumstances. If they have to send Vucevic away through layoffs, they should do this as soon as possible. After all, Vucevic is a basic salary contract. If you buy him out at this stage, some teams may send you a mini middle class special case to sign him, which can also reduce the Bulls' account expenditure. If you continue to wait like this, you will still be a buyout. So what's the difference?

source:7m cnsports