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Nikola Vucevic

BOS · Big · 2025-26 · Southern California · Year 15 · age 35 · born Oct 24, 1990

15.1 PPG8.4 RPG3.3 APG1.3 TPG28.4 MPG

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Height: 6'9"
Weight: 265

Nikola Vucevic, 2025-26 with BOS: 15.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 28.4 minutes a game. Against the 349 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Def. rebound % (93rd percentile), Rebounds / 75 (90th) and Turnover % (82nd); his lowest are Steals / 75 (9th percentile) and Opp FG% on matchups (28th).

Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 64 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Minutes / game	69	74	28.4
Minutes share	68	66	46.1%
Availability	50	45	78.0%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	46	26	.574
Effective FG%	60	38	.556
Points per shot	29	10	1.21
3-point %	63	71	36.9%
3-point attempts / g	58	75	4.2
3PA rate (of FGA)	28	63	33.9%
2-point %	60	31	55.7%
Free throw %	69	86	82.8%
FT attempts / g	37	20	1.5
FT rate (of FGA)	10	4	11.6%
% points from 3	39	76	31.1%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	72	74	18.7
Assist %	65	85	17.5%
Assists / 75	63	84	4.1
Assist / turnover	80	91	2.51
Potential assists / 75	58	81	6.8
Usage %	69	74	21.3%
Turnover %	82	85	9.2%
Turnovers / 75	68	67	1.6
Offensive rebound %	80	33	6.7%
Off-ball gravity	33	69	1.3
Drive rate / 75	23	60	3.2
Self-creation	63	29	high
Shot-making (PPP %ile)	33	24	45
Defender difficulty	94	75	elite (+0.3)
Impact
On/Off net	32	29	-1.9

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	90	52	10.4
Def. rebound %	93	66	21.1%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	9	13	0.8
Blocks / 75	70	21	0.8
Stocks / 75	34	12	1.6
Steal %	14	23	1.1%
Block %	74	27	2.3%
Rim FG% def. diff	50	26	−1.2%
Matchup difficulty	64	83	high (13.0)
Opp FG% on matchups	28	23	+1.7%
Deflections / 75	16	27	1.7
Physical ingredients
Height	78	15	6'9"
Strength (weight)	97	86	265

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Overall value
PER	79	47	17.7
Win Shares / 48	62	31	.116
Box Plus/Minus	73	56	+1.5
Offensive BPM	78	64	+1.4
Defensive BPM	56	35	+0.1
VORP	78	68	1.6
Game Score / g	79	74	13.3

Statistical comps

closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Weakness comps

who shares his flaws, ranked against other bigs · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Where he ranks worst

Self-creation23rd percentile
Rim FG% def. diff24th percentile
Steal %25th percentile

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
2011-12	PHI	21	51	15.9	5.5	4.8	0.6	.462	−2.2	19
2012-13	ORL	22	77	33.2	13.1	11.9	1.9	.534	−0.5	46
2013-14	ORL	23	57	31.8	14.2	11.0	1.8	.536	+0.1	60
2014-15	ORL	24	74	34.2	19.3	10.9	2.0	.548	+0.9	72
2015-16	ORL	25	65	31.3	18.2	8.9	2.8	.531	+1.9	83
2016-17	ORL	26	75	28.8	14.6	10.4	2.8	.498	+1.4	80
2017-18	ORL	27	57	29.5	16.5	9.2	3.4	.533	+2.7	88
2018-19★	ORL	28	80	31.4	20.8	12.0	3.8	.573	+6.6	97	All-Star
2019-20	ORL	29	62	32.2	19.6	10.9	3.6	.549	+4.2	95
2020-21	CHI	30	70	33.5	23.4	11.7	3.8	.560	+5.3	96	All-Star
2021-22	CHI	31	73	33.1	17.6	11.0	3.2	.533	+0.9	71
2022-23	CHI	32	82	33.5	17.6	11.0	3.2	.594	+2.7	88
2023-24	CHI	33	76	34.3	18.0	10.5	3.3	.540	+0.1	56
2024-25	CHI	34	73	31.2	18.5	10.1	3.5	.611	+2.6	84
2025-26	BOS	35	64	28.4	15.1	8.4	3.3	.574	+1.5	73

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.