Yahoo Sports Bulls seeking first-round pick for Nikola Vucevic
After failing to extract any draft compensation from Oklahoma City in its Alex Caruso-for-Josh Giddey swap in June, Chicago is said to be seeking a first-round pick to part with center Nikola Vucevic, who has had a tremendous season offensively. The two-time NBA All-Star is averaging 21.0 points and 9.8 rebounds per game while shooting a sizzling 58.7% from the field and 47.4% on 3-pointers.
Source: Marc Stein @ marcstein.substack.com
What's the buzz on Twitter?
Vooch is out tonight with an illness.
Dalen Terry is also out with a bruised knee.
Torrey Craig is a game time decision. - 6:20 PM
Vooch out illness. Terry out- bruised knee . Williams is back- plays 20-24 min Craig is questionable. - 6:19 PM
We won't see a Ball family reunion Friday Bulls-Hornets @UnitedCenter Lonzo(Probable) LaMelo -Out ( calf). Giddey (back) Vucevic (illness)-questionable. ALL games on @670TheScore We bring you intel, hoops, entertainment. @34billy42 @AlyssaBergamini @richwyatt_ and me. Fired up - 7:22 PM
Bulls list Nikola Vucevic (illness) and Josh Giddey (low back spasms) questionable vs. Hornets. Zach LaVine (low back spasms) is probable, as is Lonzo Ball.
For Hornets, Miles Bridges is questionable with bone bruise in right knee. LaMelo Ball, Grant Williams, Tre Mann are out - 6:39 PM
More on this storyline
Tim Bontemps: While he makes far less money than LaVine, it's a similar story for Bulls center Nikola Vucevic, as sources across the league also don't expect much interest in trading for him. Vucevic is actually having one of the best seasons of his career, averaging 21 points and 9.8 rebounds while shooting 58.7% from the field and 47.4% from 3. (Both shooting numbers would blow away his previous career highs.) That has also led to some reasonable skepticism that those high-water marks will hold up as the season progresses. -via ESPN / December 14, 2024
K.C. Johnson: Nikola Vucevic (illness) and Dalen Terry (knee bruise) are out vs. Hornets, per Donovan. -via Twitter @KCJHoop / December 13, 2024
KC Johnson: Bulls upgrade Adama Sanogo to questionable in case Nikola Vucevic (illness) can’t go. E.J. Liddell also is now upgraded from out (G League assignment) to questionable -via Twitter @KCJHoop / December 13, 2024
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