What a roller coaster it has been for the Chicago Bulls this season. After what was a busy NBA offseason full of moves, Chicago rose to the top of the Eastern Conference before finishing as the sixth seed for the playoffs.
The Bulls were given the difficult task of matching up with the reigning-champion Milwaukee Bucks in the first round. Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan have dominated on the offensive end of the floor. Lonzo Ball has missed some time with an injury well Alex Caruso continues to be a welcome addition.
Chicago seems to be in a good place moving forward, but what does this mean that they are rotation is completely solidifying?
We saw the polls unload when Wendell Carter Jr. in a deal that brought back Nikola Vucevic. Now, if Vucevic is on the market, there should be plenty of interested teams and that includes the Boston Celtics.
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There are concerns about how Vucevic limits the Bulls’ defense. If they seek to find a more defensive-oriented player, they could do so by moving on in a trade.
Let’s look at a hypothetical NBA trade scenario that would send Nikola Vucevic from the Chicago Bulls to the Boston Celtics.