It is officially NBA trade deadline day. We just got our first big trade of the day with Nikola Vucevic going to the Chicago Bulls.
This one wasn’t expected at all — earlier on Thursday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski tweeted that the Magic needed to be blown away with an offer to consider moving their All-Star center.
Message received, apparently. The Bulls went all-in for Vucevic and now seemed primed to make a playoff push as they play through the second half of their season.
The Magic are on the cusp of tearing things down to the studs and rebuilding. Vucevic was the first piece and there are certainly more to come.
This feels like a win-win for everyone. Let’s dish out some grades.
