Chicago Bulls Receive: C Dwight Powell, G/F Reggie Bullock, Future First-Round Pick (Lottery-Protected)

Dallas Mavericks Receive: C Nikola Vucevic

Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley took the onus upon himself to try to improve every team that flunked out of the first round.

The Conference Finals are almost set, meaning that soon, over 10 teams will have been eliminated from the playoffs and will need to shift focus onto improving their roster this NBA offseason.

Regardless of how close the series was or how far each team advanced in the postseason, there should be some area of improvement that each fallen squad can address via trade, draft, or free agency this summer.

Some teams were given a blockbuster proposal like the Nets, whom Buckley suggested trade Ben Simmons to the Memphis Grizzlies in return for Dillon Brooks, Steven Adams, John Konchar, and a 2022 first-round pick that the Grizz got from the Utah Jazz.

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Other teams, like the Bulls, were given a much more mundane idea. Buckley had Chicago trading Nikola Vucevic to the Dallas Mavericks in return for Dwight Powell, Reggie Bullock, and a lottery-protected future first-round pick.

Let’s look at how this NBA trade scenario featuring Nikola Vucevic would impact the Chicago Bulls and Dallas Mavericks.