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Lakers Weigh Buyout Bid for Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic

Tight cap space complicates their bid as rival suitors circle.

Head coach JJ Redick of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on prior to the start of Game Four against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the First Round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Target Center on April 27, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Overview

  • Following the additions of Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart, the Lakers are monitoring Bulls center Nikola Vucevic for a potential buyout signing.
  • Chicago insider K. C. Johnson asserts the Bulls have no plans to buy out Vucevic and intend to explore trade options instead.
  • Vucevic averaged 18.5 points and 10.1 rebounds last season while shooting 53 percent from the field and 40.2 percent from three, blending traditional post play with floor-spacing.
  • Los Angeles’s limited salary-cap space confines its offer to a veteran minimum deal that may struggle to outbid competitors.
  • Teams such as the Warriors and Pistons are positioned to pursue Vucevic if he becomes available on the buyout market.