Nikola Vucevic knows the signs of when a team and a player are headed in opposite directions. It’s happening in Chicago. The Bulls are building toward the long-term future, eyeing draft picks and shopping their top talent in the process.

Since JaVale McGee left the Golden State Warriors in 2018, the team has been short on quality depth at the center position. The team should pay the price to change that with one particular player.

The Warriors have discussed Nikola Vučević, and league sources say the Chicago Bulls big man views Golden State as a desirable destination should Chicago decide to deal him. There are differing opinions on how well he’d fit and how much he’s needed, but he’ll remain a secondary option for the Warriors as the market materializes in the next week.

Nikola Vučević knows the signs of when a team and a player are headed in opposite directions. It’s happening in Chicago. The Bulls are building toward the long-term future, eyeing draft picks and shopping their top talent in the process.

It was going to be an uphill climb for the Bulls duo anyway, based on record alone, but statistically they had an argument to make.

According to NBA reporter Anthony Slater and Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic, Nikola Vucevic views the Golden State Warriors as a desirable destination should the Chicago Bulls trade him. The Warriors are interested in acquiring Vucevic.