Reports have indicated that the Chicago Bulls may have to buy out Nikola Vucevic at some point next season if the team can't agree on a deal to send him to a different team.

The Los Angeles Lakers addressed a major hole on their roster earlier this offseason with the acquisition of DeAndre Ayton at center. Still, the team may not be finished upgrading their roster at that position.

Nikola Vucevic‘s long-term future with the Chicago Bulls has been a significantdiscussion point over the past 12 months. He’s entering the final year of histhree-year $60 million deal with the franchise.