Nikola Vucevic 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.

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.

Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic have been two of the Chicago Bulls' standout performers this season. Despite that, it might be in the best interest of the organization to trade them, as they seek to rebuild after several years of mediocrity and struggles to get into the playoffs.