NBA Exec: Bulls' Nikola Vučević 'Likely' Worth 2 2nd-Round Picks amid Trade Rumors

Chicago Bulls star Nikola Vučević could be worth two second-round picks in a potential trade, a general manager told NBA insider Jake 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," Fischer wrote.

Vučević is playing this season on a $20 million cap hit. He is signed for one more campaign at $21.5 million before hitting free agency in 2025.

Through 20 starts, Vučević is shooting 57.1 percent from the field and 44.9 from three-point range for an average of 20.4 points per game. If maintained through 82 contests, that would mark the most productive season of his Bulls career.

According to Fischer, the Bulls "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."

In these messages the Bulls have indicated an interest in trading Vučević as well as Zach LaVine and Lonzo Ball, NBA sources told Fischer.

Vučević and Ball, who is a pending unrestricted free agent, are on the most tradable contracts of the group. LaVine, who has reportedly been on the trade block for at least the past season, is signed for at least one more season with a $49 million player option for 2026-27.

Should Bulls general manager Marc Eversley find a way to move this trio, Chicago would have more room to maneuver in a rebuild. The contracts for LaVine and Vučević are currently set to take up more than 43 percent of the team's 2025-26 cap, per Spotrac.

The Bulls sit tenth in the East after opening the season with an 8-12 record. Should the team miss the playoffs, it would mark the seventh time in eight years without a postseason in Chicago.

That streak has left the Bulls ready for a complete turnover of their core. Win-now teams in need of a big man ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline will meanwhile be left consider whether they are willing to give up multiple Day 2 picks in order to acquire Vučević.