The Orlando Magic will trade All-Star center Nikola Vucevic and Al-Farouq Aminu to the Chicago Bulls, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday.
The Bulls will send Wendell Carter Jr. and Otto Porter Jr. to the Magic in 2021 and 2023, sources told ESPN.
The Bulls also acquired center Daniel Theis in a separate deal with the Boston Celtics, according to sources from ESPN. In return, Chicago sent Mo Wagner, who they acquired Thursday in another deal with the Washington Wizards, to the Celtics, sources told ESPN.
Vucevic, who is averaging 24.5 points and 11.8 rebounds this season and shooting 40.6 percent from three-point range, is a great acquisition for the Bulls, who are still looking for Lonzo Ball. The Magic are on track for a rebuild, and Aaron Gordon was traded to Denver on Thursday, sources told ESPN.
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After ceding two second-round picks to the Celtics in Thursday’s trade for guard Evan Fournier, sources say the Magic are now looking for key draft picks to build up young players Jonathan Isaac and Markelle Fultz, who have long-term contracts.
Chicago executives – Arturas Karnisovas, Mark Eversley and Billy Donovan – wanted a productive, serious veteran as the Bulls’ cornerstone. They had one with Vucevic, who was a mainstay in Orlando.
The Bulls also acquired Troy Brown and Wagner from the Wizards in exchange for Daniel Gafford and Chandler Hutchinson, according to ESPN sources. Wagner was then sent to Boston as part of a deal with Tice.
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According to ESPN Stats & Information, Vucevic, who has two years and $46 million left after this season, is one of four players in the league, along with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns, averaging 21 points and 11 rebounds over the past three seasons.
Vucevic, who finished 16th for the 76ers. Chosen in 2011 as the first player in the NBA, was sold to the Magic after his first season. In 10 seasons, the two-time All-Star selection (2019 and 2021) is averaging 16.7 points and 10.3 rebounds.
He is one of three players to reach the 10,000-point mark in Orlando, with only Dwight Howard and Nick Anderson after him.
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| with magic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffer blocks | 6,381 | 2. |
| Points | 10,423 | 3. |
| Blocks | 550 | 3. |
| profit shares | 50.7 | 3. |
| Games | 591 | 4. |
| FG Covenant | .499 | Sixth |
Theis, 28, averaged 9.5 points and 5.2 rebounds for the Celtics, for whom he played four seasons.
Aminu recorded averages of 5.5 points and 5.4 rebounds in his second season with the Magic. During his 11 seasons in the NBA, he also played for the Clippers, Pelicans, Mavericks and Trail Blazers.
Carter, 21, Duke’s seventh pick in 2018, is averaging 10.9 points and 7.8 rebounds for the Bulls this season.
Porter joins his third NBA team after playing for the Wizards and Bulls since being picked third in 2013. The 27-year-old forward is averaging 9.9 points and 5.5 rebounds for Chicago this season.
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