Nikola Vucevic on DeMar DeRozan departure: He was very well liked in the locker room, everybody gravitated towards him

On how he deals with trade speculation that has mostly swirled around LaVine in recent months but occasionally features his name: Nikola Vucevic: I mean, honestly, I’m used to it at this point. Since I’ve been with the Bulls, I’ve been in a lot of trade stories, especially last summer as well throughout last season. So it’s just part of it. Like I said before, if things were going well and we’re winning and everything was great, that wouldn’t be the case. But because things weren’t going that well, we weren’t winning and we weren’t achieving our goals, then obviously change is bound to happen. Honestly, I know it’s a pretty basic answer, but you don’t have much control over it, so you kind of just wait and see. If they decide to change and trade me, it’s on them to do. Just like a year and a half ago I was a free agent and I could have chosen to go elsewhere. It’s just the way this business works and so now we’ll see. -via marcstein.substack.com / September 6, 2024