On March 25, the Chicago Bulls were one of the most active teams at what was a busy trade deadline across the entire NBA landscape. The future of the Bulls changed drastically in the span of just a few hours. It took one big splash trade at the deadline for first-year executive vice president of basketball operations and general manager Marc Eversley to change the outlook of this team for the foreseeable future.
And that one trade that the Bulls made that really changed a lot of their outlook for the foreseeable future involved nabbing star big man Nikola Vucevic from the Orlando Magic. The Bulls also got forward Al-Farouq Aminu for the Magic in exchange for veteran small forward Otto Porter Jr., third-year center Wendell Carter Jr., and two future first round draft picks.
Additional pickups for the Chicago Bulls at the deadline
What the Bulls also got on deadline day was a two-player haul from the Boston Celtics in shooting guard Javonte Green and big man Daniel Theis, and small forward Troy Brown Jr. from the Washington Wizards. The Bulls had to ship off Mo Wagner and center Luke Kornet to the Celtics to get Green and Theis. And they had to send third-year small forward Chandler Hutchison and second-year center Daniel Gafford to the Wizards to get Brown Jr.
It was a big day for the Bulls, which should help first-year head coach Billy Donovan succeed more night and night out down the stretch this season. Despite all of the moves that the Bulls made on deadline day last week, there were a few things missing that a lot of fans in the Windy City have pointed out.
Here’s a look at three players that the Bulls did still miss on deadline day on March 25.