NIkola Vucevic Has No Trade Market ? | Matas Buzelis Summer League Debut !

[@FalseNi9e]

We need more content with Pat just running the show. Dude is a realistic Bulls fan that is open to discussion and doesn't get angry if someone disagrees with him.

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

Yes we do

[@emiliothepoet]

Agreed!

[@emiliothepoet]

The Bulls are lucky to have drafted Matas Buzelis honestly. His level of skill to me warranted a number 1 overall selection. He’s got all the tools already! Plus he’s aggressive. Usually it takes years for players to develop his skill set. He has it all. Now granted consistency will be key. I think keeping a veteran presence and good coaching will also be monumental in his development. Two things that make me nervous in Chicago. But Bulls hit a home run with the 11th pick. Lastly, he’s confident and keeps the energy loose it’s exactly what the Bulls young guys need. Something that the Bulls need.

[@Zirmas]

Geets from Lithuania! Matas is Mathew in Lithuanian. And the accent is the same, on A. And Buzelis accent is on E. Like Monta Ellis. Say like Buzz+Ellis :D I believe you will say his name often, so I'll try that you pronounce it correctly ;)

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

For sure

[@delgadogarces]

Buzelis has great ball handling skills for a big guy. What impressed me was that he attacked the basket! There are pro's who only take 3s and afraid to attack the basket and boards! He will learn the system and hopefully coaches can help him developing in the right direction!!!

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

This guy is afriad to atack the basket , he is a bust lmao 😂😂😂😂

[@delgadogarces]

@@TravisAndrews-lb1kk yes your boy Bronny

[@cbe5739]

I really feel Matas will affect how PW plays, because the bulls expected this kind of play from PW, Now PW can see what a 1st round player should be or look like, Be yourself ,like your the best player on the court.

[@bwill718]

Agree, especially now Demar is gone he needs to tap into his ego and refuse to let a rookie outshine him

[@3912James]

​@@bwill718 The kid gloves are off for PWill. We can no longer use the "oh he's just a kid" excuse. He got his contract so he need to play at a high level on a more consistent bases.

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

So do i

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

Matas and Phillips both balled out

[@juanmendoza4999]

Do the bulls put Vooch I. The second unit?

[@antdabighomie3376]

I like that idea actually

[@june7th795]

He should absolutely come off of the bench. The starters would become stagnant with him in the lineup and they are younger. And faster

[@juanmendoza4999]

@@june7th795 I absolutely agree.

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

Probley not

[@yegrosal]

i'm impressed you can talk for that long about a question whose answer is simply "Yes, he has not trade market because he stinks"

[@june7th795]

Breath of fresh air with just you on Locked on Bulls Pat!

[@FalseNi9e]

Very much so

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

Yes it is

[@kevinsmith8003]

IMO, at this time, Nikola Vucevic, at age 33-going-on-34, is really a good backup Center. Thus, if I am Billy Donovan, I would start Jalen Smith, who is younger, a better shooter, a better rebounder, and, definitely, a better athlete than Vucevic. As for Zach, he and the Bulls Brass should just "BARRY THE HATCHETT". Right now, there is no market for neither of them, so the Bulls should move forward with Zach LaVine as the starting Small Forward (3-position) and Nikola Vucevic as the backup Center (5-position).

[@creemail]

No…Jalen Smith is a backup player. Undersized center for his role. Jalen is a technically a stretch 4.

[@kevinsmith8003]

@creemail That may be so, but, Jalen Smith is more agile and a better athlete than Vooch.

[@Ahmuh312]

@@kevinsmith8003 the game is more than being fast and jumping high, vuce has good intangibles + IQ that can make the young guys better

[@emiliothepoet]

@@Ahmuh312Vuc could but he don’t. He doesn’t dominate his mismatches ever. Doesn’t shoot the 3 ball well anymore. Plus he’s too slow for modern day basketball. Cause if he’s not going to take advantage of his strengths then he’s a liability

[@Ahmuh312]

@@emiliothepoet vuc is a 15 10 rebound a night players. If he was as bad as your entailing he wouldn’t get the numbers. Down shooting year, not exploiting mismatches is true but he also makes good passes and plays his role quit well.. is he the all star we got from the magic? Hell no, but is he a solid veteran big man that’s better than most? Definitely

[@DI-VINE813]

Vuch is too slow and getting too old for teams to spend money on him or give up the assets to match that salary.

[@celoncarter4846]

Right 👍🏿 Vuch is too slow and soft on the court. Him and Billy Donovan is the reason why the bulls couldn't make the playoffs and running an eight man rotation is what killed the Chicago Bulls chances when it comes to competing and Winning and when you got other teams running a 15 man rotation with plenty of energy. This is where Billy Donovan is the blame and the front office knows about it. So why keep starting over when you don't have a developing coach because those guys are all in trouble when it comes to their future the Bulls lose out again on talent because Billy Donovan going to make sure those guys do not play. Thank you

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

Hell yeah he is

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

Hell yeah he is too slow

[@stephencooper4311]

Most ppl outside of Chicago believe the LaVine contract is one worst in the league a bradley beil situation all over again. Vuch i think just got be tight fit. If i am Chicago gm i am calling lakers And pelicans, they didn’t what I could get for him

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

Hell yeah it is

[@wojciechczarniecki12]

You are right. Vuc will be traded before the trade deadline. Who can we get for him? Late first 1st round pick?

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

Hell yeah he woul

[@metal--babble346]

Minimum salary cap ~125m. Ya'll might have to keep Vucevic. It's difficult to trade a Big 3 in the same month. It can take several seasons to sort out a rebuilding roster. Just f.y.i. (from a friendly Blazers fan)

[@Dj2knitro]

Help me understand why we resigned him anyway. Should’ve traded him or signed and traded him. We lost that trade from the moment we agreed to it. Was better to just cut your losses.

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

The front office is cheap

[@demonddandridge7453]

Fire A.K asap. He can't trade a low contract or Zach. Hell Ben Simmons got traded. Westbrook got traded. Bradley got traded. Very poor job by the front office.

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

Hell yeah they should

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

Dell played great too

[@june7th795]

I believe the front office rubbed a lot of organizations the wrong way with the initial asking price for Caruso Lavine and DeRozan

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

Yes they did .!

[@LosAlumbrados]

This is why I rock wit Haize and Pat. They not overly-disrespectful to Chicago athletes. That’s rare in modern Chicago media. The rest of the media is trashing Vooch, just cuz we need him gone. The rest of Chicago’s media has adopted Twitter Culture and idk what purpose that serves, professionally. Just cuz things don’t work out don’t mean the player is bad. It just didn’t work out. You can encourage separation without attacking the athlete on the other side, if it’s unnecessary.

[@relax5337]

They be fluffing for chicago area products. His on ball defense is horrible

[@brandonbass1717]

​@relax5337 he's known for his team defense and lateral movement of the hips in case you didn't know. I wish they had another 1sr rd pick to select TSJ or Ware myself, but the idiots simply didn't accept the Kings offered 1st(13th overall) for AC or the deals that they were offered for players at the deadline.

[@LosAlumbrados]

​@@relax5337 It's not "fluffing", it's called not talking and reacting like a 12 year old over every negative.

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

They should trade vouch during the trade deadline .!

[@jdh9676]

I'm good with Vooch up to the deadline and into next season. If we had a true center to develop...a young prospect... I'd want him gone asap. But we do not. Vooch can do his job and not get in the way of our young guys. I do believe it is a better deadline market for him...or a next season, expiring contract market. But I'm not worried about Vooch being our center next season. Vet, durable, reliable. He can fill his role.

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

They should trade him during the deadline

[@yaboiz1568]

Vuc should have to fight for his starting position with jalen smith and sanogo in training camp

[@TravisAndrews-lb1kk]

Yes he should lmao 😂😂😂

[@SacTown100]

I think the underlying issue is AK values his players so much that negotiations won't even start with other teams. They basically hear his asking prices for these players and don't take him seriously enough to open negotiations. To me that's the only possibility of players not having a market. There are plenty of teams who could use a starting C like Vuc, bad teams taking on a Lavine contract, and damn near every single contender wanted Caruso. AK has zero clue how to negotiate and it's blatantly obvious. I don't think he has won any trade he's made yet. Which is crazy. You know you are down bad when you getting fleeced by the Kings lmao just sayin

[@TheGbelcher]

The Bulls leadership is terrible at managing assets. But they’re great at selling tickets. Bulls have some of the best attendance in the league. Until that changes, I imagine their jobs are secure.

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

17 and 10

[@FalseNi9e]

Man what has happened here!? First Zach and now Vooch?! Call me crazy, but it seems like there is something "funny" going on behind close doors with this franchise. EVERY contract is tradable in the NBA, yeah something is suspect here

[@Damonsummerfield-p2p]

Alot of its narritve the media puts out there honestly.

[@creemail]

Vooch is a great player. Bulls fans who wanted Demar traded along with Zach and Vooch. Be careful what you wish for…drafting year to year is not the answer to being a better team.

[@Ahmuh312]

I like what vuce can bring to this offense as a veteran big man - he won’t step on anyone’s toes and can be an anchor for the young guys, you can count on vuce to get the ball in the post and swing it to the open man in the corner. That’s valuable especially for a young team that needs touches

[@robertpeets4225]

Hey Pat listen the bulls need to sign Adam sonogo on a real note

[@Damonsummerfield-p2p]

Younger faster Drummond like so far forsure

[@silver33]

This is not surprising. The only time he'll have one if another team has an injury and needs a center.

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

And dell played good and that pg

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

Package pwill with him Phillips played great. And sannogo

[@ecobean3440]

There's no need to panic or be concerned over Zach & Vooch's inability to get traded. The Bulls are stuck with the contracts they offered to these players. However, if the objective here is to go into rebuild mode or tank for a 2025 top-10 draft pick then both Zach & Vooch will have to accept their new reduced role on the team while under contract with the Bulls. Gone are the 30-plus mpg of PT they had the previous yrs. The Bulls are entering a new era of basketball and Zach and Vooch will have to adjust playing with Matas Buzelis, Jalen Smith, Josh Giddey, and give way to developing players i.e. Dalen Terry, Julian Phillips and Ayo Dosumnu.

[@lamonteshockley787]

The Bulls don't have a problem with Vucevic or Lavine both are very good consistent players. This is a good problem. The other teams are missing a great opportunity to get two good veterans. Golden State should be knocking the Bulls doors down for Lavine and Vucevic. They just lost Klay and D Green is old and has lost his effectiveness. They are perfect for what Golden State is missing. Veterans that can help Steph with instant reliable scoring. They can plug Vucevic right in the center 18 pts 11 rbs guaranteed. Lavine takes over for Klay 24 instant pts 3 pt legitimate scorer and an inside terror. Golden State has the capital slots to plug both players. Release D Green.

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

I like philphs

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

He like a young hayward right now

[@johnking7054]

I see him in Denver. Novic would take him.

[@jakesnake6842]

Former all star. What happened to him?

[@Yocara]

Vooch has no trade market... Zach has no trade market... Lonzo.... Stop jus Stop...

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

Send him to nor for murphy and give them pwill

[@efrainvillalobos9228]

It's no surprise that there's no market for Vucevic or Lavine because the AKME brain trust overpaid both players.

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

BUT I think his upside is bird

[@sigma71999]

He is slow and a defensive nightmare. The Bulls are stuck with Zach and Vooch. That is why in a year or two they gonna have to start looking at AK and Eversley if the Bulls needle isn’t pointing up.

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

Give me Jett howard who got high up side

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

I think pwill could be the x factor to move vuc out of here

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

2 big blocks

[@kingkano1573]

If vuc don’t score he just in the way he can’t defend and he get 5 RBs a half that man is a bench player at best or a power forward

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

Orland moved cater to lakers

[@relax5337]

He got beat of the dribble multiple times. They should've drafted ware. Stop fluffing because he from the Chicago area. It was a terrible ft %

[@relax5337]

U look patrick star ironically share the same name

[@steffengordon3307]

So-no-go

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

Move them to bronx

[@chirocket4791]

PW should take a cue from Matas. Be aggressive.

[@3912James]

A potential red flag is PWill not vowing to play at a higher level more consistently the MOMENT he got that contract extension. Hopefully he will.....but that's the FIRST thing that should have come out of his mouth.

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

Or terry and pwill would get him gone

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

Nor needs center

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

Or orl

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

That was ok for rookie at least it wasn't 3 pts like bronny

[@shawnsaquaticlife9714]

Are we shocked, because we shouldn't be..the worst thing an organization can do is over value your own players.. we did it with zach and Vuch..and we just did it with P Will 😩

[@KoryHorton-sc7wq]

Beter check this hakeem and mutombo at 50 killing vuc