Vucević is a hard sell on the trade market because he is overpaid. He’s also overrated, according to Bleacher Report’s Grant Hughes, who in a new article Tuesday ranked Vucević as the No. 4 most overrated NBA player of the last five years.

“The Chicago Bulls certainly overrated Nikola Vučević when they sent out Wendell Carter Jr., Otto Porter Jr. and a pair of future first-round picks to land him in 2021,” Hughes said.

“Vučević has mostly been an empty-calorie stat-stuffer … he's essentially a high-usage offensive piece who can't score efficiently because he never draws fouls, doesn't shoot enough threes and converts his low rate of rim attempts at a middling clip. The 33-year-old's steady diet of mid-range jumpers is offensive poison, and he's been a catastrophically negative force on defense in three of the last five years.”

remember Dan and the incredibly knowledgeable Leila practically squirting on the air when they acquired him

A lot of the NBA cognoscenti on this site did as well. Whoops!

I am starting to think only women make Leila squirt like that female Bears running back coach.

No one wants Vucevic either.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/chi ... 9bad9fdd8a

isn't this a tank year for the next big thing?

I love the rookie Buzelis. Think they got the steal of the lottery when they got him as late as they did.

Yes he does look good. 3 other guys too. Gonna be fun. Just hoping the tank is not in.

If he can play, I don't see how they could keep him off the floor for long. Maybe they limit his minutes or have him in a bench role to start, but if the team stinks and he's contributing, there's no way they won't increase his time. The time will still lose plenty with the defensive issues.

I think issues with fouls will be what limits his time early in the season.

Bulls need a new coach. I watched some of the replay. Is this really going to be their starting lineup? One guy with no basketball instincts and 4 guys who can't guard?

Why did I bet over 25 wins? I'm a moron.

The Bulls do need a new coach for sure, but it's not Billy's fault he's starting guys who can't guard, literally nobody on the team can. Patrick Williams gets labeled as a defender just because hes terrible offensively but he sucks on defense too.

Doctor of Style, didn't you report from back in the day that Ayo and Tucker-Horton hated each other and that was what drove Horton to withdraw his commitment to Illinois?

The Bulls do need a new coach for sure, but it's not Billy's fault he's starting guys who can't guard, literally nobody on the team can. Patrick Williams gets labeled as a defender just because hes terrible offensively but he sucks on defense too.

I understand but there's 3 guards out there and none of them can defend. Add in no rim protector for those 3 and it's a disaster. You're not even giving the team a chance against your opponents best lineup.

Lonzo one of the better defenders in the league.