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Nikola Vučević
Nikola Vučević stats, teams and career impact
#135 all-timeCareer averages · 17.1 PPG · 10.3 RPG · 2.9 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- 2025–26 teams
- Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) · 260 lb (118 kg)
- Born
- October 24, 1990 (36 yrs old)
- College
- USC
- NBA seasons
- 15 seasons · 2011–12 to 2025–26
Selected season2025–26 · BOS/CHI · 64 games · 1,818 minutes
- PPG
- 15.1
- RPG
- 8.4
- APG
- 3.3
- #89 of 395 64 games · 1,818 minutes
- 81st percentile
Impact Rate Rank
Season Value percentile
Career overview
Why Nikola Vučević currently ranks #135 all time
Nikola Vučević ranks #135 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #9.0. His full-career value ranks #83, so longevity is a major reason he lands this high.
450+ minutes required per season
1,036 games · Career Value Rank #83
NBA honors2× All-StarContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls, and Boston Celtics
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 49.7%FG%
- Three-point
- 35.0%3P%
- Free throw
- 77.3%FT%
1,036 career games · 32,321 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Nikola Vučević stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Box impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 15.1 | 8.4 | 3.3 | +2.00 | BOS/CHI | 64 | 49 | 28.4 | 49.3% | 36.9% | 82.8% | #89 | 43.0 |
| 2024–25 | 18.5 | 10.1 | 3.5 | +3.23 | CHI | 73 | 72 | 31.2 | 53.0% | 40.2% | 80.5% | #33 | 255.2 |
| 2023–24 | 18.0 | 10.5 | 3.3 | +0.65 | CHI | 76 | 74 | 34.3 | 48.4% | 29.4% | 82.2% | #112 | 138.9 |
| 2022–23 | 17.6 | 11.0 | 3.2 | +2.35 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 33.5 | 52.0% | 34.9% | 83.5% | #45 | 245.1 |
| 2021–22 | 17.6 | 11.0 | 3.2 | +0.90 | CHI | 73 | 73 | 33.1 | 47.3% | 31.4% | 76.0% | #103 | 143.6 |
| 2020–21 | 23.4 | 11.7 | 3.8 | +6.68 | CHI/ORL | 70 | 70 | 33.5 | 47.7% | 40.0% | 84.0% | #8 | 419.6 |
| 2019–20 | 19.6 | 10.9 | 3.6 | +5.19 | ORL | 62 | 62 | 32.2 | 47.7% | 33.9% | 78.4% | #11 | 295.1 |
| 2018–19 | 20.8 | 12.0 | 3.8 | +7.24 | ORL | 80 | 80 | 31.4 | 51.8% | 36.4% | 78.9% | #8 | 473.9 |
| 2017–18 | 16.5 | 9.2 | 3.4 | +3.26 | ORL | 57 | 57 | 29.5 | 47.5% | 31.4% | 81.9% | #29 | 180.8 |
| 2016–17 | 14.6 | 10.4 | 2.8 | +2.42 | ORL | 75 | 55 | 28.8 | 46.8% | 30.7% | 66.9% | #47 | 192.8 |
| 2015–16 | 18.2 | 8.9 | 2.8 | +2.08 | ORL | 65 | 60 | 31.3 | 51.0% | 22.2% | 75.3% | #48 | 166.2 |
| 2014–15 | 19.3 | 10.9 | 2.0 | +1.23 | ORL | 74 | 74 | 34.2 | 52.3% | 33.3% | 75.2% | #78 | 159.8 |
| 2013–14 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 1.8 | +0.80 | ORL | 57 | 57 | 31.8 | 50.7% | — | 76.6% | #88 | 98.9 |
| 2012–13 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 1.9 | +0.48 | ORL | 77 | 77 | 33.2 | 51.9% | 0.0% | 68.3% | #112 | 122.0 |
| 2011–12 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 0.6 | -1.51 | PHI | 51 | 15 | 15.9 | 45.0% | 37.5% | 52.9% | #225 | 7.4 |
| Career | 17.1 | 10.3 | 2.9 | — | BOS/CHI/ORL/PHI | 1036 | — | 31.2 | 49.7% | 35.0% | 77.3% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Nikola Vučević highlights
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Team career highlights
Nikola Vučević's 30 best Magic plays
Nikola Vučević's team career highlights adds visual context to the numbers on this page, especially his post touch, rebounding and expanding range from center. The vetted footage complements the season tables and impact model.
RoleC · Age 35
Availability64 games · 49 starts
Workload28.4 MPG · 1,818 minutes
Relative impactBOS/CHI #1 of 1 · C #24 of 72
UpdatedOct 6, 2026
What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
64 games · 1,818 minutes · 69.7 / 100 · higher score is better · No. 1 is the best rank
43.0 total value · 395 qualified players
Career Composite 17.7 · lower is better · 15 seasons
Ranking certainty: Wide, likely #26–#312
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
- Impact estimate
- The live model's final estimate in points per 100 possessions, including lineup evidence. It can differ from box impact. Higher is better.
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 81st 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
0–100 score · higher is better
69.7 / 100Season Value
81
43.0Scoring 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
+0.39 pts/100Defensive lineup impact387-player lineup pool
56
+0.30 pts/100Workload
Minutes per game
72
28.4Games played
53
64Total minutes
72
1,818A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession. The other bars show percentiles in the selected comparison group. Farther right means more of the named trait, not automatically better basketball. Turnover avoidance reverses turnover rate. Lineup figures are points per 100 possessions; higher is better. Lineup rows exclude players below the 1,000-possession lineup-sample floor.
Ranking editions
How the ranking changed
Both editions use the source snapshot dated Jul 14, 2026. These are model-version changes, not results from new games. Each edition keeps its original published numbers.
69.3 Impact Rate · 1,818 MP
Ranking edition: Jul 21, 2026
First snapshot69.7 Impact Rate · 1,818 MP
Ranking edition: Oct 6, 2026
No rank changeEvery 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.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26live model | BOS/CHI | 35 | 64 | 1,818 | +2.00 | 69.7 | #89 | 43.0 | 81st | Standard |
| 2024–25 | CHI | 34 | 73 | 2,278 | +3.23 | 91.8 | #33 | 255.2 | 95th | Broad |
| 2023–24 | CHI | 33 | 76 | 2,610 | +0.65 | 70.0 | #112 | 138.9 | 84th | Broad |
| 2022–23 | CHI | 32 | 82 | 2,746 | +2.35 | 88.4 | #45 | 245.1 | 93rd | Broad |
| 2021–22 | CHI | 31 | 73 | 2,418 | +0.90 | 73.4 | #103 | 143.6 | 86th | Broad |
| 2020–21 | CHI/ORL | 30 | 70 | 2,348 | +6.68 | 98.1 | #8 | 419.6 | 99th | Broad |
| 2019–20Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 29 | 62 | 1,998 | +5.19 | 97.2 | #11 | 295.1 | 97th | Broad |
| 2018–19Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 28 | 80 | 2,510 | +7.24 | 98.1 | #8 | 473.9 | 99th | Broad |
| 2017–18Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 27 | 57 | 1,683 | +3.26 | 92.2 | #29 | 180.8 | 89th | Broad |
| 2016–17Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 26 | 75 | 2,163 | +2.42 | 87.3 | #47 | 192.8 | 88th | Broad |
| 2015–16Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 25 | 65 | 2,037 | +2.08 | 87.1 | #48 | 166.2 | 87th | Broad |
| 2014–15Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 24 | 74 | 2,529 | +1.23 | 79.2 | #78 | 159.8 | 86th | Broad |
| 2013–14Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 23 | 57 | 1,812 | +0.80 | 74.8 | #88 | 98.9 | 72nd | Broad |
| 2012–13Historical Defense Estimate | ORL | 22 | 77 | 2,559 | +0.48 | 68.3 | #112 | 122.0 | 77th | Broad |
| 2011–12Historical Defense Estimate | PHI | 21 | 51 | 812 | -1.51 | 34.7 | #225 | 7.4 | 33rd | Standard |
Career movement
Nikola Vučević's box impact by season
Peak box impact +7.24 points per 100 possessions in 2018–19 · 15 seasons · 32,321 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
Box impact · points per 100 possessionsMinutes
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
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.
Nikola VučevićBob Lanier
| NBA season | Nikola Vučević | Bob Lanier |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.5 | 0.9 |
| 2 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 4 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| 5 | 2.1 | 6.2 |
| 6 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
| 7 | 3.3 | 5.3 |
| 8 | 7.2 | 4.9 |
| 9 | 5.2 | 3.5 |
| 10 | 6.7 | 3.4 |
| 11 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| 12 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 13 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 14 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 15 | 2.0 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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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.
Steps 1–4 use points per 100 possessions. Step 5 converts the final estimate to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Higher is better on both scales; they are not the same number.
Prior rank #71
Current total +0.92 ±0.9
Split model · O +0.39 · D +0.30 = +0.70
Maximum ±1.25
Points per 100 possessions · higher is better
Higher is better · 70.5 before the MPG adjustment · 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.
Ranking certaintyWide
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
- 20%
- 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; completed player-profile rows instead show each season's fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. Career Impact Rank 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 →