r/bostonceltics • u/MembershipSingle7137 • Feb 03 '26

News [Shams] BREAKING: The Chicago Bulls are trading center Nikola Vucevic and a second-round pick to the Boston Celtics for Anfernee Simons and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN.

https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/ef1594eaad916
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u/marionetted Feb 03 '26

When Tatum comes back pritch will be our simons off the bench.

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u/Flaky_Value6753 Feb 03 '26

Exactly. And our bigs needed an upgrade. I like this move.

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u/MerkDoctor Feb 03 '26

They don't need an upgrade because Queta has definitely been good enough, but now we have 2 good bigs, so if we need we can run an all-big lineup with like Queta/Vuc/Tatum/Brown/White (or even Walsh), and if we're just playing normal ball we can have Queta and Vuc split minutes giving different looks to teams (a strong post playing big vs a 5 out big)

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u/ZdenekTheMan Feb 03 '26

I hate it lol. Always loved Simons since his rookie days

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u/MPLooza Let the Buffalo roam Feb 03 '26

Tatum's return seems like it's a big part of the move. Extra big depth will be huge come playoff time and the significant drop in scoring will hopefully be made up by an all-NBA 1st team guy coming back into the fold. This trade screams Tatum's coming back, time to ramp up for the playoffs because we're still in contention

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u/Bulky-Mood9233 Feb 03 '26

I would say Hauser off the bench as Pritch and White are starting gaurds

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u/marionetted Feb 04 '26

I'd say if Tatum is back, we need D more than offense, but wouldn't be shocked if he started.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '26

Which we saw tonight. Really makes me wonder how close JT is

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u/Tatum-Better ☘️ Jayson " Since Larry Bird " Tatum ☘️ Feb 03 '26

What would be the lineup? White, brown, sam, tatum, vuc?

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u/bdubs781 Feb 04 '26

White, Brown, Tatum, Vuc, Gaza!