In 2021, the Chicago Bulls decided that it was time to end their rebuild. With Zach LaVine at the helm, they made a big-time swing to push for the postseason. They traded for Nikola Vucevic in a deal highlighted by Wendell Carter Jr. and two first-round picks.
Fast forward two years and the deal hasn’t worked out in Chicago’s favor. They have one playoff appearance to show for it, and this past season, they were eliminated in the Play-In Tournament. Even with DeMar DeRozan in town to form a Big 3, it’s still not enough to get the Bulls over the playoff hump. And according to Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report, the Vucevic deal is still “haunting” Chicago.
