Nuggets up 35-32 after the first quarter. Nikola Jokic is 6-6 from the field, including a couple of dunks, and has 12 points, 7 assists, 3 rebounds, a steal and a block. Christian Braun is 4-4 from the field for 9 points. Nikola Vucevic leads the Bulls with 11 points on 12 shots. - 8:35 PM

Vucevic has been at the center of trade rumors all season, but a big slump has come right before the NBA trade deadline. His three-point shooting has dropped off dramatically this January. He is shooting the deep ball at a 26.1% clip. He had been over 40% every other month this season.

Nikola Vučević knows the signs of when a team and a player are headed in opposite directions. It’s happening in Chicago. The Bulls are building toward the long-term future, eyeing draft picks and shopping their top talent in the process.