Toronto Raptors Receive: C Nikola Vucevic, 2023 First-Round Pick (POR via CHI)
Chicago Bulls Receive: G Fred VanVleet
Questioning a player’s future due to injuries is one thing, but questioning an aging player is quite another. After all, Father Time is undefeated.
No NBA player can escape his advances. Eventually, age catches up to everyone. When an older player starts to show signs of decline, odds are, that decline is permanent.
With that said, the 31-year-old Nikola Vucevic didn’t look to be himself for the Bulls in 2021-22. He shot the lowest percentage from three-point range that he has since he made the shot a featured part of his diet. Now, it’s anybody’s guess how much he has left in the tank.
On the other hand, it’s possible that the Bulls simply weren’t a great fit for the veteran. At times, he appeared to be phased out of the offense by DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine.
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A change of scenery could be exactly what Vucevic needs.
Should the Raptors be the team to give him one?