Nikola Vucevic is not only having a bounce-back season so far, but proving a lot of his detractors wrong along the way. Michael Reaves/Getty Share The critic doesn’t always live in reality. Sometimes they choose to rent in perception and false narrative.

Right now, the Bulls are in a position where they might look to trade Nikola Vucevic if his stock continues to rise. This team is in the middle of a rebuild, and Vucevic is an outlier on this team in terms of age.

“I don’t believe I’m [even] on the back nine of my 18 holes at all,” Vucevic said Monday before scoring 22 points and grabbing seven rebounds in the Bulls’ win over the Grizzlies. “I don’t feel like I’m on the decline or anything. People can say what they want, but I’m really just trying to prove to myself that I can still play at a high level.