Former EuroLeague MVP with Bulls connections set to make jump to NBA
The Chicago Bulls are set to make plenty of changes to their roster this summer. Arturas Karnisovas hinted at this idea during his post-NBA Draft, noting that fans should wait to judge the team until the end of free agency. And with Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and Nikola Vucevic leading the way, a few more additions could lead to a playoff birth.
One player the Bulls could look to target is Vasilje Micic, who is reportedly looking to make the jump to the NBA this season, according to Christos Tsaltas of Sportal. Micic has some Bulls connections, too, as noted by Elias Schuster of Bleacher Nation.
Schuster linked Chicago’s interest in Micic back to two summers ago – July of 2021. Reports leaked that the Bulls were interested in obtaining Micic’s rights, which are currently owned by the Oklahoma City Thunder, who selected him with the 52nd-overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.
Micic, a Serbian-born point guard, is currently 29 years old and has spent the past three years with Anadolu Efes, a Turkish basketball club that competes in the EuroLeague and Turkish BSL.
In the 2020-21 season, Micic won EuroLeague MVP and has been a dominant force for years overseas. he’s widely regarded as one of the best international players ever.
This past year, he averaged 16.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game on 47.2 percent shooting from the field and 39.9 percent shooting from behind the three-point line across all 62 games he appeared in (EuroLeague and Turkish BSL combined).
With Chicago’s massive hole at the point guard position, Micic would make for an amazing addition. There’s even a chance he could earn the starting job. And as the Thunder are in the midst of a rebuild, they could be open to trading Micic’s draft rights.
At the very least, the Bulls should take a serious look at Micic as they attempt to round out their roster this summer.
