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It remains up in the air as to what Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic will end up. Vucevic, 34, retired from the Eurobasket tournament, but is entering his 15th season in the NBA.  Additionally, rumors persist that Vucevic may be traded away to another team. On Tuesday, just before the Bulls take on the Cavaliers […]

A month ago, Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic decided to retire from the Eurobasket tournament. This time around, he is in the final year of his three-year $60 million contract with the Bulls. As a result, his future in basketball remains unknown. Vucevic, 34, ultimately said the decision to step away from international basketball was […]

For the last few years, the Chicago Bulls have been caught in the hamster wheel. In other words, feeling trapped. However, with the new season approaching, the Bulls are looking to get back to form.  A place where, at the very least, they could contend for the playoffs while developing a group of young talent […]

The Chicago Bulls are less than a month away from kicking off their 2025-26 season against the Detroit Pistons. The Bulls didn’t have a crazy eventful offseason, recently re-signing guard Josh Giddey but not doing much else to change the team from last year. One player who has survived trade rumors for years now is […]

The Orlando Magic’s journey over the past few seasons has been nothing short of fascinating. Once a rebuilding team clinging to young promise and lottery picks, Orlando is now a squad with legitimate aspirations in the Eastern Conference. Two seasons ago, they shocked the league by playing far above expectations, driven by Paolo Banchero’s breakout […]

The Indiana Pacers enter the 2025-26 season in an unusual position, one that feels like both a step forward and a step back. Last year, Indiana shocked the basketball world by reaching the NBA Finals, pushing the Oklahoma City Thunder to a grueling seven-game series before finally bowing out. For a franchise that had long […]

Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic confirmed that EuroBasket 2025 marked the end of his international basketball career, closing a chapter that spanned more than a decade with the Montenegro national team. Bulls star Nikola Vucevic has announced his retirement from international basketball. His national team Montenegro has been eliminated from EuroBasket 2025. (via @BasketNews_com)pic.twitter.com/o41gV06woU — […]

Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic has been a fixture in international basketball for more than a decade. Ahead of EuroBasket 2025, he revealed that he attempted to persuade rookie teammate Matas Buzelis to join Lithuania for the tournament. Speaking to Lukas Katilius of BasketNews, Vucevic explained that his request came from a belief that Buzelis […]

The Chicago Bulls are in one of the more bizarre situations in the NBA landscape today. On the one hand, the Bulls finally have some semblance of a young core in Josh Giddey, Coby White, and Matas Buzelis. On the other, the Bulls have yet to sign Giddey to a new contract this offseason, and […]

For years, NBA 2K ratings have sparked heated debates among fans, analysts, and even players themselves. The Chicago Bulls’ roster in 2K26 is no different, a lineup riddled with baffling over valuations and glaring underestimations that simply don’t reflect reality. A team often criticized for being stuck in NBA purgatory has suddenly been painted in […]

There have been a lot of trade rumors surrounding Chicago Bulls players this offseason, but so far, the team has been relatively quiet. The Bulls were expected to make more noise, but like most years, the moves that people expected haven’t happened. Nikola Vucevic has been at the center of these offseason rumors, but he […]

For decades, the Chicago Bulls were synonymous with winning. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen defined a dynasty, Derrick Rose carried a new generation of hope, and even in their leaner years, there was always a sense that brighter days were around the corner. Fast forward to today, and when the Bulls come up in conversation, […]

The Chicago Bulls have been running on the treadmill of mediocrity for years. They have been too competitive to bottom out for a top lottery pick, yet not good enough to genuinely contend in the East. This awkward middle ground has bred an uneasy mix of roster stagnation and missed opportunities. As the 2025-26 NBA […]

Chicago Bulls insider K.C. Johnson has doubled down on Marc Stein’s recent report that the team has no intention of buying out veteran center Nikola Vucevic, who is entering the final year of his contract. Speaking on the latest episode of The Fastbreak podcast, Johnson dismissed growing speculation that the Bulls were preparing to part […]

The Chicago Bulls have spent the past few seasons clinging to the middle. They have straddled the line between trying to win now and preparing for a rebuild. That tension finally snapped this offseason. DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine have been long gone. Nikola Vucevic is entering the final year of his contract. The era […]

Coming into this offseason, we knew that the Chicago Bulls were going to make some trades. They didn’t have any other other choice. The team has been stuck at a standstill for multiple years now, and something needs to happen. Many top players in Chicago have been at the center of trade rumors, and Nikola […]

Evan Fournier last played in the NBA during the 2023-24 NBA season, but even though he is no longer in the league, he is very much involved in basketball as a player. He even just recently agreed to a three-year extension with Greek champions Olympiacos Piraeus, a move that has drawn quite a strong reaction […]

Amid the Chicago Bulls’ full-blown rebuild, trading Nikola Vucevic could be a tall task between now and next season’s trade deadline. After the Bulls traded Zach LaVine in a blockbuster deal with the Sacramento Kings, they subsequently traded veteran Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Isaac Okoro. However, trading Vucevic and his […]

Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga has spent much of the offseason at the center of swirling trade speculation. And now, NBA insider Jake Fischer has revealed that Kuminga and his camp were hopeful for a sign-and-trade scenario with the Chicago Bulls. That interest wasn’t one-sided. While the Sacramento Kings had shown the most external […]

NBA Free agency has been far from normal this offseason. The Brooklyn Nets came into the offseason as the only team with cap space, and with so little money to go around, there are still a number of great players available on the open market despite the fact that the negotiation period opened up back on […]

The Chicago Bulls made a pretty big trade recently as they sent Lonzo Ball to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Isaac Okoro. Ball was a key member of the Bulls’ core before his rare knee injury, and while he was able to return to the court this past season, he wasn’t the same player. […]

The Golden State Warriors are amid a period of uncertainty with superstar Stephen Curry still recovering from a hamstring injury and the front office still looking for pieces to soup up the roster. While it’s quite feasible that Curry will return in full health for next season, it remains to be seen how the said […]

The Golden State Warriors find themselves unreasonably short on the center position after long-term backup Kevon Looney joined the New Orleans Pelicans. Steve Kerr has generally opted for Draymond Green as the starting center in what has come to be known as a small-ball lineup. However, the Warriors had previously registered interest in the Chicago […]

As the Chicago Bulls have been in rumors for Jonathan Kuminga, there has been speculation on what a possible sign-and-trade would look like involving the Golden State Warriors. While the Bulls have been active with trades and free agency, a pursuit of Kuminga would be significant, but a team insider has temporarily shot down the […]

The Chicago Bulls are expected to be an active team during the NBA offseason as they desperately need to make some changes to start trending in the right direction. The Bulls have some solid pieces, but they have been stuck for the past few years. They aren’t good enough to compete for titles, but they […]

The first big moment of the offseason is coming for the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday as the 2025 NBA Draft will get underway. The Bulls are in possession of the 12th overall pick, but there have been some rumors about Chicago trading up for a higher spot. We’ll have to wait and see how it […]

The offseason is here for the Chicago Bulls, and it is an important one as the team looks to return to a more competitive form in the near future. The Bulls have been stuck during the past few years as their desire to remain competitive has stopped them from achieving the ultimate goal of being […]

The Chicago Bulls were hoping for a hometown miracle at the NBA Draft Lottery that took place in the Windy City recently, but it didn’t happen. Coming into the night, the Bulls had just a 1.7% chance of landing the first overall pick. Expectations weren’t high, but it was a little bit painful when the […]

Like the last few offseasons, the Chicago Bulls are expected to be a popular team when it comes to trades during the next few months. The Bulls finished another disappointing season back in April, which didn’t leave the door open for a top draft pick. So, the team will likely try to revamp its roster […]

There are now less than four weeks until the 2025 NBA Draft. Between now and then, there is going to be a lot of talk about which teams around the NBA will explore the possibility of making trades up and down the draft board. Multiple rumors also will include various trade scenarios involving All-Star-level talents […]

The 2025 NBA Draft is less than a month away as it will get under way on June 25th. This is another big draft for the Chicago Bulls, who are in possesion of the 12th overall pick. There are going to be a lot of good players still available, but the focus for the Bulls […]

The Los Angeles Lakers made the biggest trade a team could possibly make ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline. That was, of course, the blockbuster deal for Luka Doncic. The team shipped out Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and one first-round pick in what was the most surprising trade in NBA history, and fans have […]

For the Chicago Bulls, the 2025 offseason is less about retooling and more about reckoning. They’ve spent the last few years clinging to a fading vision of contention. They have hoped that a mix of veteran savvy and young upside could somehow make them more than the sum of their parts. However, after another disappointing […]

At the trade deadline, the Sacramento Kings unexpectedly pulled the trigger by sending away De’Aaron Fox. They also fired 2022-23 NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown, the same tactician that ended the franchise’s playoff drought. With the franchise making questionable moves, it isn’t surprising that Domantas Sabonis is aiming to sit down with the […]

The Chicago Bulls earned another big win on Sunday as they made easy work of the Charlotte Hornets on the road. It didn’t take long for the Bulls to pull away from the 19-win Hornets as the lead grew to 20 by halftime. Charlotte was never able to get back in it as the Bulls […]

CHICAGO – The Chicago Bulls roster looks a lot different than it did just a couple of months ago. The Bulls traded away Zach LaVine in February, and they received Tre Jones, Kevin Huerter and Zach Collins in exchange. Since then, the Bulls have been able to experiment with new lineups, and they plan on […]

The Chicago Bulls visit the Miami Heat on Saturday night. Lonzo Ball and Nikola Vucevic are on the injury report; both players are doubtful. Ball is dealing with a right wrist sprain, while Vucevic has a right calf strain after going for 16 points and 11 rebounds in a 121-117 loss to the Phoenix Suns […]

The Chicago Bulls have a big game on Tuesday night as they will be hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are in first place in the Eastern Conference. The Bulls have been struggling as of late, and they are looking to turn things around as they look to make a push to the postseason. However, it […]

CHICAGO – Nikola Vucevic is out once again for the Chicago Bulls due to right calf tightness. Vucevic last played on Saturday in a loss against the Phoenix Suns, and he missed Monday’s win against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Bulls are taking on the Los Angeles Clippers at home Wednesday night. Bulls head coach Billy […]