On January 23, Beijing time, according to Evan Sidery of the Athletic, the Warriors and the Bulls have been in trade negotiations around Vucevic in the past few weeks, and the Bulls hope to exchange Vucevic for a first-round pick, but the Warriors are only willing to provide a second-round pick as a trade chip, and will send an expiring contract to match the salary.

As previously reported by Shams, the Bulls have received calls asking about LaVine and Vucevic, and the Warriors are one of several teams interested in Vucevic. So far this season, Vucevic has played in 43 games, averaging 20.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, shooting 55.4% from the field and 41.1% from three-point range. Previously, Scotto reported that some NBA executives believe that Vucevic's trade value could be a first-round pick given his excellent performance this season. The Lakers are also one of the teams interested in Vucevic.

Separately, Sidery reports that the Bulls could be one of the participants in Butler's multi-party trade. Beal has the potential to join the Bulls because Bulls coach Donovan is Beal's college coach. LaVine could be sent to Milwaukee by the Bulls, who could get Beal and a draft pick in return.

In addition, the Bulls have the potential to trade more players, such as Kobe White, who is expected to bring in big returns. Sidery said it would be a shock if Jimmy Butler hadn't been traded to the Suns by the end of the week, Sidery said. After trading draft picks with the Jazz, Phoenix is using the draft capital to help appease the Heat and other boosting teams. All parties are desperate to get this big deal done.