Anfernee Simons and Nikola Vucevic will each be playing against their former team when the Chicago Bulls visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Simons was traded from Boston to Chicago last Tuesday in exchange for Vucevic.

Chicago Bulls (24-30, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (34-19, third in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chicago aims to end its five-game skid with a win over Boston.

The early returns on the trade that sent guard Anfernee Simons to the Bulls for new Celtics big man Nikola Vucevic has been mixed so far.

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Coby White scored 22 points and hit five of Chicago's 21 3s, helping the Bulls win their fourth straight.

Simons was with the Celtics for just this season, after coming to Boston in the trade last summer that sent Jrue Holiday to Portland. He averaged 14.2 points this season for the Celtics, who entered Tuesday tied with New York for second in the Eastern Conference despite being without Jayson Tatum all season while he recovers from a torn Achilles.