Nikola

Vucevic

Nikola Vucevic

Height : 6' 9" · Weight : 260 lbs · Age : 35

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	2025 26 Totals	64	49	28.4	6.2-12.5	49.3	1.6-4.2	36.9	1.2-1.5
2025-26	Boston Celtics	16	1	21.1	3.8-8.7	43.9	1.1-3.3	34.0	0.9-1.2
2025-26	Chicago Bulls	48	48	30.8	6.9-13.8	50.5	1.7-4.5	37.6	1.3-1.5
2024-25	Chicago Bulls	73	72	31.2	7.5-14.2	53.0	1.8-4.4	40.2	1.6-2.0
2023-24	Chicago Bulls	76	74	34.3	7.7-15.9	48.4	1.2-4.1	29.4	1.4-1.7
2022-23	Chicago Bulls	82	82	33.5	7.3-14.0	52.0	1.5-4.2	34.9	1.6-1.9
2021-22	Chicago Bulls	73	73	33.1	7.5-15.8	47.3	1.4-4.5	31.4	1.3-1.7
2020-21	2020 21 Totals	70	70	33.5	9.5-19.9	47.7	2.5-6.3	40.0	1.9-2.2
2020-21	Chicago Bulls	26	26	32.6	8.8-18.8	47.1	2.3-5.8	38.8	1.5-1.8
2020-21	Orlando Magic	44	44	34.1	9.9-20.6	48.0	2.7-6.5	40.6	2.1-2.5
2019-20	Orlando Magic	62	62	32.2	8.0-16.7	47.7	1.6-4.7	33.9	2.1-2.7
2018-19	Orlando Magic	80	80	31.4	8.8-16.9	51.8	1.1-2.9	36.4	2.2-2.8
2017-18	Orlando Magic	57	57	29.5	7.0-14.7	47.5	1.1-3.6	31.4	1.4-1.6
2016-17	Orlando Magic	75	55	28.8	6.4-13.7	46.8	0.3-1.0	30.7	1.4-2.1
2015-16	Orlando Magic	65	60	31.3	8.2-16.1	51.0	0.0-0.1	22.2	1.7-2.3
2014-15	Orlando Magic	74	74	34.2	8.5-16.3	52.3	0.0-0.1	33.3	2.2-2.9
2013-14	Orlando Magic	57	57	31.8	6.2-12.2	50.7	0.0-0.0	0.0	1.8-2.4
2012-13	Orlando Magic	77	77	33.2	6.0-11.5	51.9	0.0-0.0	0.0	1.1-1.6
2011-12	Philadelphia 76ers	51	15	15.9	2.6-5.7	45.0	0.1-0.2	37.5	0.4-0.7

ContractOrlando Magic payroll →

This season: 2.45 M$
Seasons left: 1 · through 2026-27
Total remaining: 2.4 M$

2026-27
2.45 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2025-26CentersNBA stats →

Points

15.1

Rebounds

8.4

Assists

3.3

TS%

57.4 %

Usage

21.4 %

PER

17.7

WS/48

.116

On/off +/−

+1.8

Minutes

28.4

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

4.5

Points/game

13.9

Games

WAR 2025-26

4.3

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-16)

2022-238.6 WAR · 6.3 per 2,000 min
2023-243.8 WAR · 2.9 per 2,000 min
2024-257.3 WAR · 6.4 per 2,000 min
2025-264.3 WAR · 4.7 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

-46 · 35 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Rotation

SCO: Scoring; 78
SHT: Shooting; 86
FIN: Finishing; 50
PLY: Playmaking; 84
BAL: Ball security; 88
REB: Rebounding; 77
DEF: Defense; 63
DUR: Durability; 80
EX: Experience; 94

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

4.3

#18 of 51 regular centers

PAL Rating

40 / 100

#31 of 51 regular centers

Value Rating

61 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 30 · salary $2.4M

PAL: dimensions

Impact54

Scoring56

Playmaking91

Shooting85

Rebounding50

Defense17

Where WAR comes from

VORP+1.6

BPM (per 100 possessions)+1.5

Offensive BPM+1.4

Defensive BPM+0.1

Win Shares+4.4

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

13.3 pi

22th percentile

At the rim

69.8 %

34th percentile

Rim share

19.9 %

15th percentile

Midrange

35.7 %

50th percentile

Three-point

.369

71th percentile

3PA share

33.9 %

68th percentile

Corner threes

25.9 %

28th percentile

Free throws

.828

92th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	BOS	15.1	4.3	40	67	57.4	.369	33.9
2024-25	CHI	18.5	7.3	45	65	61.1	.402	30.9
2023-24	CHI	18.0	3.8	8	63	54.0	.294	25.8
2022-23	CHI	17.6	8.6	54	76	59.4	.349	30.2
2021-22	CHI	17.6	4.9	33	74	53.3	.314	28.7

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 1Playoffs	@ PHI	L 106-93	14	2	2	1	1	0	1-5	0-2
Apr 28Playoffs	vs PHI	L 113-97	15	8	2	3	0	0	3-6	2-5
Apr 26Playoffs	@ PHI	W 128-96	19	4	5	2	0	0	2-6	0-2
Apr 24Playoffs	@ PHI	W 108-100	31	11	6	4	0	3	4-10	3-9
Apr 21Playoffs	vs PHI	L 111-97	18	9	5	1	0	0	3-7	1-4
Apr 19Playoffs	vs PHI	W 123-91	18	3	6	3	0	0	1-3	1-2
Apr 10	vs NOP	W 144-118	19	14	4	5	0	1	5-7	3-5
Apr 9	@ NYK	L 112-106	24	10	5	2	0	0	4-7	2-4
Apr 8	vs CHA	W 113-102	23	2	7	2	2	0	1-10	0-5
Apr 5	vs TOR	W 115-101	13	4	4	1	0	0	2-5	0-2