The Bulls are making their second trade of the day. After landing Mike Conley Jr. and Jaden Ivey earlier on Tuesday in a three-team trade with the Timberwolves and Pistons, Chicago is now sending starting center Nikola Vučević and a second-round pick to the Celtics in exchange for wing Anfernee Simons and a second-round pick, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
It was clear that Chicago was intent on moving Vučević at the deadline, and it's a needed pickup for Boston, who was looking for an additional player in the frontcourt outside of Neemias Queta. The Celtics were thin on depth in the frontcourt after parting ways with Al Horford, Kristaps Porziņģis and Luke Kornet last summer.
