Orlando Magic trade all-star center Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu to the Chicago Bulls, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday.
The Bulls send Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter Jr., and two first-round picks in 2021 and 2023 to Magic, sources told ESPN.
Vucevic, averaging a career-high 24.5 points and 11.8 rebounds this season while shooting 40.6% from 3 points, is a considerable addition to the Bulls. The move also shows first-time All-Star Zach LaVine, that the Bulls want to improve their team to make it better.
The B ulls are currently 19-24 and in tenth place in the Eastern Conference.
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