The trade market is already on fire in the NBA even though the calendar hasn't even flipped to 2025 yet. The Brooklyn Nets have been making moves, sending Dennis Schroder to the Golden State Warriors and Dorian Finney-Smith to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic is once more a hot item in the rumor mill, as new trade rumors surrounding his name started floating around, suggesting that the Phoenix Suns may be eyeing him as a new addition to their roster.

The Chicago Bulls could have a trade partner to take on two-time All-Star Nikola Vucevic, but there is a significant hurdle to clear.

The Suns reportedly expressed interest in a trade for the Bulls' Nikola Vucevic, but salary-cap challenges present obstacles.

The Phoenix Suns have been looking for an upgrade at center and could look at Nikola Vucevic as a replacement for Jusuf Nurkic.

The Suns are said to be interested in Chicago's Nikola Vučević and would seem to have an obvious pathway to making the Bulls an offer by attaching draft compensation to the contract of Jusuf Nurkić.

The Phoenix Suns have been in trade rumors for Jimmy Butler over the past few weeks, but they could turn their attention to a different veteran from the Chicago Bulls.