NBA Trade Rumors: 3 Players the Chicago Bulls Want To Move On From

According to reports from insider Jake Fischer, no team around the NBA is being monitored more closely by rivals on the trade market than the Chicago Bulls.

"Bulls executives, according to league sources, have been messaging to rival front offices that they are willing to discuss the majority of their roster in trade talks leading up to the Feb. 6 trade deadline."

The team is finally admitting that it's time to blow things up, and are expected to be busy wheeling and dealing this season. Of course, Zach LaVine has been on the trade block for what seems like years now, but there are two others that Fischer says the team would like to move on from as well.

REPORT: The Chicago Bulls are looking to trade Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball, & Nikola Vucevic before the 2024-25 NBA Trade Deadline.

Who will they trade? Who should go after them? 🤔

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Zach LaVine

With 2½ seasons and well over $100 million remaining on his massive contract, it's been hard to find a taker for the sharpshooter, but with his excellent start to the season (21.4 points per game, 4.3 assists, and 43.4% shooting from three), maybe some team will eventually blink and go for the talent).

Nikola Vucevic

For those who don't have the stomach for the LaVine contract (or injury history), the big man in the middle is a good option to consider if you're looking for a center.

“Vučević's $20 million salary, with a third and final season to go at $21.5 million in 2025-26, is far more palatable for teams to absorb," said Fischer. "One GM told me he would put the two-time All-Star's likely price point in a trade at two second-round picks.”

Lonzo Ball

The long-injured point guard has returned after missing two and a half seasons with knee problems, and he's not yet in full game shape, having gotten into four contests thus far, averaging about 15 minutes a game.

But still just 27, would a rebuilding team who has time to wait on him want to take a chance that Ball can return to the immense promise he showed in his pre-injury years? He's a free agent after the season, so there isn't a huge commitment, either.