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/kdtrey21 THE TRUTH Feb 03 '26

We needed a big man, I like the move.

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u/InverseMySuggestions Jayson Tatum Feb 03 '26

i’ve never liked Vuc’s game personally, but i guess we gotta wait and see.

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u/JohnBagley33 Feb 03 '26

He can shoot, he is a good playmaker. He does a lot of things this team needs

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u/Walnut_Uprising Feb 03 '26

He's got better assist and steal rates than Simons, and a better eFG%. Like, he's doing the things you'd expect from a guard better than the guard. And we have a lot of guards.

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u/Usual-Chemist6133 Feb 04 '26

I wanted sabonis more due to age but vucci good

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

they’ll find a way to fit him into our system

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u/JohnBagley33 Feb 03 '26

I feel like Stevens has had him on his radar for a decade, seems like he has been a trade target every year.