Bulls boost shooting and youth in proposed trade with the Grizzlies

Feb 8, 2024; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9) handles the ball as Memphis Grizzlies forward-center Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) defends during the first half at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 8, 2024; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9) handles the ball as Memphis Grizzlies forward-center Jaren Jackson Jr. (13) defends during the first half at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports | Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
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The Chicago Bulls have had a relatively quiet offseason so far with little information leaking about their plans this summer. 

While a full-scale rebuild is unlikely, the Bulls may try to move one or more of their veterans for better-fitting players and to replenish their empty stockpile of young talent. 

The question is which veteran(s) are they going to trade? 

Chicago Bulls: Veteran trade options 

The Bulls would love to move Zach LaVine, but the way the market is shaping up, they may have to pay to do it, which might not be worth it. 

They could also move Alex Caruso, but with only one year left on his deal, the return might not be as high as it would have been at the trade deadline, and he is young enough that the Bulls might consider offering him an extension instead. 

Their best option might be center Nikola Vucevic, who is still a productive player, and on a moveable contract that only goes for two more seasons at $20 and 21 million, not a terrible cost for a former All-Star who is still a double-double machine. 

The Bulls are able to move the big man in a recent trade proposal, but is the payoff worth it? And who would the Bulls get to replace him? 

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