69.3 score · 98% MPG role factor
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Nikola Vučević
Nikola Vučević advanced stats and career rankings
RoleC · Age 35
Availability64 games · 49 starts
Workload28.4 MPG · 1,818 minutes
Relative impactBOS/CHI #1 of 1 · C #24 of 72
UpdatedJul 21, 2026
43.1 total value · 395 qualified players
22.1 all-time composite · 15 seasons
Low ranking precision · Likely rank #26–#312
Bottom line · 2025–26
Nikola Vučević delivered a strong 2025–26 campaign, ranking 89th in per-minute impact. His box-score profile ranked 71st, led by strong passing and secure ball handling despite below-average scoring efficiency. Over about 1,800 minutes, he finished in the 80th percentile for total season value.
2025–26 NBA percentile rankings: What drives Nikola Vučević's impact
395 qualified NBA playersEvery player in the comparison logged at least 450 minutes.
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Overall value
Impact Rate
78
69.3Season Value
80
43.1Scoring role
Usage
69
21.4%True shooting
48
57.4%3-point attempt rate
28
33.9%Free-throw rate
12
11.6%Creation and control
Assist rate
68
17.7%Turnover avoidance
84
9.2%Possession stats
Rebound rate
88
15.8%Steal rate
9
1.0%Block rate
67
2.0%Lineup signal
Offensive lineup impact387-player lineup pool
56
+0.39Defensive lineup impact387-player lineup pool
56
+0.30Workload
Minutes per game
72
28.4Games played
53
64Total minutes
72
1,818Farther right means more of the named trait, not automatically better basketball. Turnover avoidance reverses turnover rate. Lineup rows exclude players below the 1,000-possession lineup-sample floor.
Every season
Nikola Vučević advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MP | Era-centered box impact | Impact Rate | Rate rank | Season Value | Value percentile | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26live model | BOS/CHI | 35 | 64 | 1,818 | +2.00 | 69.3 | #89 | 43.1 | 80th | Established |
| 2024–25 | CHI | 34 | 73 | 2,278 | +3.23 | 91.8 | #33 | 255.2 | 95th | Strong |
| 2023–24 | CHI | 33 | 76 | 2,610 | +0.65 | 70.0 | #112 | 138.9 | 84th | Strong |
| 2022–23 | CHI | 32 | 82 | 2,746 | +2.35 | 88.4 | #45 | 245.1 | 93rd | Strong |
| 2021–22 | CHI | 31 | 73 | 2,418 | +0.90 | 73.4 | #103 | 143.6 | 86th | Strong |
| 2020–21 | CHI/ORL | 30 | 70 | 2,348 | +6.68 | 98.1 | #8 | 419.6 | 99th | Strong |
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 29 | 62 | 1,998 | +5.19 | 97.2 | #11 | 295.1 | 97th | Strong |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 28 | 80 | 2,510 | +7.24 | 98.1 | #8 | 473.9 | 99th | Strong |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 27 | 57 | 1,683 | +3.26 | 92.2 | #29 | 180.8 | 89th | Strong |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 26 | 75 | 2,163 | +2.42 | 87.3 | #47 | 192.8 | 88th | Strong |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 25 | 65 | 2,037 | +2.08 | 87.1 | #48 | 166.2 | 87th | Strong |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 24 | 74 | 2,529 | +1.23 | 79.2 | #78 | 159.8 | 86th | Strong |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 23 | 57 | 1,812 | +0.80 | 74.8 | #88 | 98.9 | 72nd | Strong |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 22 | 77 | 2,559 | +0.48 | 68.3 | #112 | 122.0 | 77th | Strong |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 21 | 51 | 812 | -1.51 | 34.7 | #225 | 7.4 | 33rd | Established |
Career movement
Nikola Vučević's career impact by season
Peak +7.24 in 2018–19 · 15 seasons · 32,321 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. This is separate from the current lineup-context ranking.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
Across-era box estimateWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
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NBA season number · fixed impact axis −5 to +15
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Why Nikola Vučević ranks #89
The current model starts with box production, checks it against multi-season lineup evidence, caps that correction, then accounts for how many minutes the player was trusted to play each game.
Prior rank #71
Current total +0.92 ±0.9
Split model · O +0.39 · D +0.30 = +0.70
Maximum ±0.75
Before the within-season scale
70.1 unadjusted · 98% role factor · rank #89
RAPM estimates lineup impact while controlling for the other nine players on the floor. The multi-season blend, current total model, and current offensive/defensive split are separate estimates, so they need not equal one another. hussEyquation uses the multi-season signal as a bounded correction, not as a standalone verdict.
What the point estimate meansLow precision
The model's 80% impact interval is -1.12 to +3.38. Exact ordering is difficult when many players have overlapping estimates.
- Top 25 chance
- 10%
- Top 50 chance
- 21%
- Top 100 chance
- 38%
- 80% rank range
- #26–#312
Impact Rate shows how strong a player was compared with everyone else that season. Season Value adds how much he played. The career ranking rewards a high peak, a long prime, and repeated seasons near the top. Older seasons use clearly labeled estimates where the NBA did not record today's full set of statistics. Read how every ranking works →