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Not much was said between Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic and his Bulls teammates after they held another team meeting following a 116-110 loss to the Indiana Pacers, the Athletic Bulls senior writer Darnell Mayberry wrote on Tuesday. “Honestly, there’s not much to be said,” Vucevic said. “There’s nothing you can say. It’s just a […]

The Chicago Bulls have largely underperformed this season, though they have played much better of late. In fact, they have a winning record in January and have slid into 10th place in the Eastern Conference. Does that mean they’re on the right track? We don’t think so. This Bulls team would be better off pushing […]

The Chicago Bulls are currently where no NBA team wants to be, in no man’s land. With the 2023 NBA trade deadline looming on February 9, the Bulls sit at 21-24 and in 10th place in the East. The franchise needs to make some Bulls’ trade deadline moves, one way or another, to change their […]

It is well acknowledged that the Chicago Bulls should take a step back and be active during the 2023 NBA trade deadline. The Bulls are barely in the top 10 of the Eastern Conference, and it feels like they’ll slip out of it anytime soon. This just has not turned out to be the season […]

The Chicago Bulls needed to come up with a great performance to prevent a four-game losing skid on Sunday against the reigning NBA champions, Golden State Warriors at home. Fortunately for the Bulls, Nikola Vucevic was there to answer the call, as the Chicago big man threw his weight around and torched the Warriors for […]

The Golden State Warriors fell to the Chicago Bulls 132-118 on Sunday, coming apart late amid a rash of turnovers, fouls and allowed three-pointers. Here are three reactions from the defending champions’ rough loss on their first leg of an afternoon back-to-back. Turnovers doom Warriors The Warriors fell behind the Bulls 27-10 in large part […]

For months, NBA teams that have been angling for a major upgrade to their roster have been circling the Chicago Bulls like vultures. After all, the Bulls, following a promising 46-win campaign last season, have struggled with inconsistencies for much of the 2022-23 season. Thus, therein lied the possibility that the Bulls were going to […]

The Chicago Bulls have endured a rocky patch of inconsistency throughout the 2022-23 NBA season, a disappointment given their promising 46-win campaign last season. Amid the Bulls’ inconsistencies, plenty have wondered whether Chicago would decide to blow things up and trade away their core led by Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic. But at […]

The 2023 NBA trade deadline is just over one month away, and the buyers and sellers are starting to separate in the standings. One of the teams that must be a seller before the end of the day on February 9 is the Chicago Bulls. Despite having four of their projected five 2022-23 starters (DeMar […]

Are the Chicago Bulls a broken squad right now? If you listen to the noise, then you’d probably think that this is definitely the case and that the team is doomed. However, if you consider the fact that they have now won three straight games, it would probably be safe to say that all hope […]

One of the greatest letdowns of the season has been the Chicago Bulls. They are presently ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference with a 13-18 record. That’s just one win better than the Orlando Magic. Remember that Nikola Vucevic was acquired by Chicago from Orlando before the 2021 deadline. He came in with high hopes, […]

It hasn’t been the easiest 2022-23 season for the Chicago Bulls, and their frustrations seem to be spilling throughout the locker room. Earlier reports indicated that the Bulls locker room got into a dustup in the middle of their 150-126 blowout loss vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves two nights ago. Nonetheless, Nikola Vucevic asserted that these […]

Around this time last season, the Chicago Bulls were the toast of the NBA. They were a top seed and their new team looked very promising. All that positivity has been sapped. They are 11-18 with a roster that’s going nowhere fast. Less than two years removed from going all in to win, the Bulls […]

The Chicago Bulls went all-in on a core composed of DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, Nikola Vucevic and Lonzo Ball. The front office decided to let go of most of its young assets and draft picks, but Chicago still has not gotten past the first round of the playoffs. Vucevic is on an expiring contract, and […]

It has been a rollercoaster for Evan Fournier since he was traded from the Orlando Magic during the 2021 trade deadline. For six and a half years, Fournier and his All-Star teammate, Nikola Vucevic, led Orlando to some semblance of respectability, nabbing two playoff appearances during that span. This is why Vucevic, now with the […]

Nikola Vucevic and the Chicago Bulls are in the midst of another disappointing season in the NBA’s competitive Eastern Conference, and wholesale changes could be coming for the 11-16 squad. Vucevic is in the final year of his four year, $100 million contract, and he will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of […]

Time is running out on the Chicago Bulls. Their slow start to the campaign is quickly turning into another wasted season, and unless they are able to pick themselves up soon, dire consequences could be forthcoming. According to NBA insider Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report, this could come in the form of a major overhaul […]

The Chicago Bulls are drowning. A 9-14 record, 12th place in the Eastern Conference, while winning just three of their last 10 games? Yikes. Something really needs to change. The Los Angeles Lakers have reportedly internally discussed a trade that would send DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic to La La Land. In this hypothetical trade, […]

Amid the Chicago Bulls’ recent struggles, there have been plenty of talks about the team potentially trading the likes of Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic to build for the future. And sure enough, a lot of teams are keeping an eye if the Windy City franchise will blow it up. Adrian Wojnarowski of […]

The Los Angeles Lakers stumbled out of the gate this season, starting 0-5, resulting in countless NBA rumors and trade possibilities being floated. Los Angeles has righted the ship somewhat, as they currently sit at 8-12, though there is no Lakers fan alive who would say that the team is a title contender. Evidently, it’s […]

Last week, the Chicago Bulls suffered a tough loss to the Orlando Magic, 108-107. It was an opportunity for Nikola Vucevic to face off against his former team, which unsurprisingly, drew out all sorts of narratives pertaining to his previous spell with Orlando. The critics went hard on Vucevic and the Bulls after the loss, […]

Nikola Vučević’s start to his Chicago Bulls tenure hasn’t got off to the start he or the Bulls’ organization had hoped for since they traded for the two-time all-star. Inconsistency plagued his first full season in Chicago while the Bulls’ regression this year has fans wondering if the front office made the right move shipping […]

Orlando Magic guard Cole Anthony shared an interesting post on his Instagram story on Saturday. Anthony posted an image with a caption stating, “Thank you, Chicago,” referencing the 2021 Magic-Bulls Nikola Vucevic trade, per NBACentral on twitter. Cole Anthony looks back at the Nikola Vucevic trade Orlando Magic received: Wendell Carter Jr.Otto Porter Jr.2021 first-round […]

The Chicago Bulls are in the midst of a brutal losing streak right now. This team has lost five out of its last six games heading into Friday night’s matchup against the Orlando Magic. This has led to some heavy criticism for a team that has title aspirations this season, which now also includes some […]

It was a fine idea and a noble experiment. The Chicago Bulls had a star in Zach LaVine, and the front office did its best to put other stars around him to create an NBA title contender. They traded for Nikola Vucevic, did sign-and-trades for DeMar DeRozen and Lonzo Ball, and signed free agents like […]

The Chicago Bulls’ 2022-23 season is not going as expected.  The team is just 6-8 and would be out of the Play-In Tournament in the Eastern Conference if the season ended today. DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine are leading the Bulls with 23.9 and 21.9 points per game, respectively. If Chicago wants to compete for […]

Chicago Bulls big man Nikola Vucevic was fined $15,000 dollars for making an obscene gesture during a recent game. The NBA has fined Bulls center Nikola Vucevic $15,000 for making an obscene gesture on the court Wednesday night. Here's where the incident occurred:https://t.co/1O3KTG17sq — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) November 11, 2022 It is unclear who the gesture […]

The Chicago Bulls have been one of the most confusing teams early in the season. They have not been as impressive as their early season success last year, but they are still currently sixth in the Eastern Conference with a 6-7 record. Lonzo Ball has still been missing from the lineup because of a lingering […]

Amid all the negativity in the NBA right now (I’m looking at you, Kyrie), we’re all due a feel good story. Thankfully, we have Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic coming to the rescue. On Friday, the Bulls were visiting the TD Garden to face off against the Boston Celtics in a marquee Eastern Conference matchup. […]

The Chicago Bulls have had a bit of an interesting start to the 2022-23 season. They opened the season with a big win over the Miami Heat, but have ended up losing their two most recent games to the Washington Wizards and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Bulls don’t really seem to know what their identity […]

The 2022-23 Chicago Bulls season is about to get underway and the franchise is looking for its first championship since the Michael Jordan Era. Is this the year for the next Bulls championship? The unfortunate answer for the Chicago faithful is that a Bulls NBA Finals trip is unlikely at the end of this season. […]

Despite his name swirling in trade rumors, Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic is here to stay for the time being. The veteran center addressed those rumors when speaking with reporters today and even joked about the situation. Vucevic said he was in constant contact with the Bulls front office and didn’t really pay attention to […]

The Chicago Bulls are feeling good about their team heading into the 2022-23 season. After a strong start to the 2021-22 season, they largely fell apart due to injuries down the stretch of the season. But with a clean bill of health heading into the upcoming season, there’s hope in Chicago that the Bulls can […]

The Miami Heat have been swinging for the fences, but unfortunately for them, nothing has materialized on the trade front as of yet. They have been linked to superstar-caliber players such as Kevin Durant and Donovan Mitchell, but nothing seems imminent. At this point, Miami could be willing to set its sights a little lower, […]

The Chicago Bulls seem to be done making big moves in the 2022 NBA offseason. They made a few tweaks to help them return to the postseason. The Bulls’ offseason was, to put it bluntly, underwhelming. After finally making the postseason but showing some major flaws, the only notable names they brought in are rookie […]

The Chicago Bulls had high aspirations for the 2021-2022 season. For a portion of the year, they looked like potential NBA Finals contenders. But injuries ultimately did their season in. Nonetheless, this is a team capable of making noise in 2022-2023. Rapper Lil Durk even picked them to win the Finals this year! But in […]

Early on in the 2021 NBA season, it looked like the Chicago Bulls were officially back. Those hopes were unfortunately derailed by a slew of significant injuries. Despite that, there are still a lot of questions surrounding the team. Even at full strength, the current iteration of the team could use some tweaking to become […]

Goran Dragic had been linked with the Dallas Mavericks for the most part of free agency, so it shocked a lot of people when the veteran playmaker signed with the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. Apparently, though, the Slovenian guard has a connection with the Bulls that motivated him to sign with the team: Nikola Vucevic. […]

In the nicest way possible, NBA fans are sickos. With the speed information moves at in the digital era, good news goes in one ear and out the other in favor of the next scoop. Chicago Bulls fans are no different. Today should be a day for rest and relaxation with the knowledge that their […]