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Anfernee Simons and Nikola Vucevic will each be playing against their former team when the Chicago Bulls visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
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The Celtics radio color commentator Cedric Maxwell reacts to the Nikola Vucevic and Anfernee Simons trade with the Bulls.
The Boston Celtics are acquiring center Nikola Vučević from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for guard Anfernee Simons, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. The two teams will also trade future second-round picks to each other as part of the deal.
2:46 pm: The Celtics and Bulls have reached an agreement on a trade that will send guard Anfernee Simons to Chicago and center Nikola Vucevic to Boston, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania ( Twitter link ).
The Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics have agreed to a deal that will swap Nikola Vucevic and Anfernee Simons.
Chicago dealt two-time All-Star center Nikola Vucevic and a second-round pick to the Boston Celtics in exchange for sharpshooter Anfernee Simons and a second-rounder, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday afternoon. The swap marked Chicago’s second blockbuster trade of the day, kicking off a drastic directional shift for the franchise.
Several Chicago Bulls have already taken on big roles with their new teams, while others are still waiting to see if they will have meaningful playing time.
The Celtics have made their first trade ahead of Thursday’s deadline. They shipped Anfernee Simons and a second-round pick to the Bulls for Nikola Vucevic and a second-round pick, a league source confirmed to MassLive. The deal was first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania.