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Nikola Vucevic

RANK #732025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEC142025-26 9-CAT #59 8-CAT #71C · Orlando MagicAge 356' 9"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

15.1

Points / game

8.4

Rebounds

3.3

Assists

28.4

Minutes

49.3%

FG%

32.4

FPTS / game

+0.0

vs C median

TIER 6 · #73 OVERALLDepth piece — #14 among centers

Nikola Vucevic is ranked #14 among 58 eligible NBA centers. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. His final five games came in 17.8 points per game below his average, and the workload confirms it: 16.2 minutes/game over that stretch vs 28.4 on the season — a real role change worth monitoring.

Percentile78%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

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Nikola Vucevic 2026-27 fantasy outlook

28.5Proj FPTS/G · ~1967 / 69 games

23.1–42.6Typical game · middle 50%

#104Projected rank

48.4ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #22; we rank him #104. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: shrinking workload (16.2 minutes/gm late vs 28.4 season), a late-season decline in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK Medium^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK High^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Nikola Vucevic consistency and floor

64 GAMES

16.3

Floor (p10)

32.4

Average

47.8

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered73%

Boom rate125%+ of average33%

Bust rateunder half of average9%

32.6

Season avg FPTS

20.9

Last 10 FPTS

14.6

Last 5 FPTS

Vucevic vs other centers

PERCENTILE · 58 RANKED

Points15.181

Rebounds8.472

Assists3.386

Steals0.657

Blocks0.629

Minutes28.483

Fantasy PPG32.479

Percentile among all ranked NBA centers · 99 = best

Vucevic fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 55.9SEASON LOW 0LAST 5 AVG 14.6

Nikola Vucevic game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 10	NO	W 144-118	19	14	4	5	0	1	0	5-7	3-5	29.3
Apr 9	@NY	L 112-106	24	10	5	2	0	0	2	4-7	2-4	17
Apr 8	CHA	W 113-102	23	2	7	2	2	0	1	1-10	0-5	18.4
Apr 5	TOR	W 115-101	13	4	4	1	0	0	2	2-5	0-2	8.3
Mar 7	DAL	W 120-100	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Mar 5	CHA	L 118-89	17	7	4	1	0	1	0	2-10	1-3	16.3
Mar 3	@MIL	W 108-81	26	10	5	7	0	1	0	5-12	0-4	29.5
Mar 2	PHI	W 114-98	21	11	12	0	0	1	1	4-9	3-6	27.4
Feb 28	BKN	W 148-111	25	28	11	4	0	1	1	9-13	3-3	49.2
Feb 26	@DEN	L 103-84	23	2	8	1	0	0	0	1-7	0-4	13.1
Feb 25	@PHX	W 97-81	19	8	4	2	0	1	1	4-11	0-3	17.8
Feb 22	@LAL	W 111-89	21	9	8	0	1	0	0	4-6	0-0	21.6
Feb 20	@GS	W 121-110	28	9	5	0	1	1	0	4-9	1-2	21
Feb 12	CHI	W 124-105	26	19	11	3	1	2	4	7-12	4-5	41.7
Feb 8	NY	L 111-89	23	11	6	0	0	1	2	5-13	1-6	19.2
Feb 7	MIA	W 98-96	28	11	12	4	2	0	2	4-8	0-1	35.4
Feb 1	@MIA	L 134-91	22	12	2	1	1	0	1	5-12	0-3	17.9
Jan 30	MIA	L 116-113	37	15	10	3	0	0	2	6-18	1-5	29.5
Jan 29	@IND	L 113-110	30	25	9	4	1	2	3	10-17	3-4	47.8
Jan 27	LAL	L 129-118	36	18	11	5	1	0	2	6-10	1-3	39.7
Jan 25	BOS	W 114-111	35	16	7	6	1	2	1	7-10	2-2	41.4
Jan 23	@MIN	W 120-115	31	10	8	3	0	0	1	3-10	2-4	23.1
Jan 21	LAC	W 138-110	32	19	8	4	1	2	0	8-12	1-2	43.6
Jan 19	BKN	W 124-102	28	17	11	6	0	1	1	8-18	1-7	41.2
Jan 17	@BKN	L 112-109	33	19	6	5	0	2	1	9-14	1-3	38.7
Jan 15	UTAH	W 128-126	31	35	7	5	0	2	1	14-22	2-6	55.9
Jan 14	@HOU	L 119-113	37	14	7	5	1	2	0	7-19	0-3	38.9
Jan 11	DAL	W 125-107	29	15	12	3	1	2	2	6-11	1-5	40.9
Jan 8	@DET	L 108-93	32	20	16	4	0	1	1	9-20	2-6	47.2
Jan 6	@BOS	L 115-101	36	15	15	7	1	0	2	6-14	3-5	44.5
Jan 4	CHA	L 112-99	34	28	7	8	0	1	2	11-15	3-4	49.4
Jan 3	ORL	W 121-114	35	17	10	5	0	0	1	7-11	1-3	35.5
Jan 1	NO	W 134-118	34	17	8	5	0	0	0	7-13	2-5	34.1
Dec 30	MIN	L 136-101	30	23	5	2	0	0	3	10-17	3-5	29
Dec 28	MIL	L 112-103	26	16	7	1	1	1	2	7-14	2-4	29.9
Dec 27	PHI	W 109-102	29	7	7	1	0	1	0	3-7	1-2	19.9
Dec 24	@ATL	W 126-123	31	21	10	4	0	1	0	9-16	1-5	42
Dec 21	@ATL	W 152-150	30	13	5	6	3	0	1	5-12	1-6	36
Dec 20	@CLE	W 136-125	32	24	15	2	1	2	1	11-20	2-6	53
Dec 18	CLE	W 127-111	29	20	9	4	2	1	1	9-14	2-4	44.8
Dec 15	NO	L 114-104	31	12	8	4	0	0	0	5-16	2-6	27.6
Dec 13	@CHA	W 129-126	22	13	3	4	0	1	1	6-8	1-2	24.6
Dec 8	GS	L 123-91	24	9	6	3	1	0	2	4-13	1-6	21.7
Dec 6	IND	L 120-105	26	8	4	2	0	0	0	3-7	2-3	15.8
Dec 4	BKN	L 113-103	33	16	11	0	2	0	6	6-18	1-6	29.2
Dec 2	@ORL	L 125-120	34	20	11	5	2	0	2	9-13	1-2	44.7
Nov 30	@IND	L 103-101	30	16	8	6	1	0	0	5-14	2-5	37.6
Nov 29	@CHA	L 123-116	31	13	14	3	1	0	2	6-11	1-5	35.3
Nov 23	WSH	W 121-120	27	28	12	2	0	0	1	12-20	3-7	44.4
Nov 22	MIA	L 143-107	21	6	4	3	0	0	1	2-8	0-4	14.3
Nov 20	@POR	W 122-121	34	27	8	2	1	1	3	11-19	5-9	42.6
Nov 18	@DEN	W 130-127	29	8	9	6	1	0	1	3-13	2-8	29.8
Nov 17	@UTAH	L 150-147 2OT	41	21	12	2	0	3	0	8-17	3-8	47.4
Nov 13	@DET	L 124-113	25	6	6	3	0	0	3	3-10	0-4	14.7
Nov 11	SA	L 121-117	29	11	8	6	0	0	1	4-14	3-5	28.6
Nov 9	@CLE	L 128-122	29	9	5	4	2	0	2	4-11	0-2	25
Nov 8	@MIL	L 126-110	31	16	6	1	1	0	2	7-13	2-3	25.7
Nov 5	PHI	W 113-111	31	19	10	0	1	1	1	8-14	1-5	36
Nov 3	@NY	L 128-116	32	17	14	4	0	1	3	6-10	3-4	39.8
Nov 1	NY	W 135-125	31	26	7	2	0	0	1	10-17	4-8	36.4
Oct 30	SAC	W 126-113	33	13	14	7	1	0	0	5-12	1-3	43.3
Oct 28	ATL	W 128-123	34	17	17	9	2	0	3	7-11	1-4	53.9
Oct 25	@ORL	W 110-98	31	15	8	2	0	1	4	5-7	1-1	26.6
Oct 23	DET	W 115-111	33	28	14	2	1	0	1	11-18	4-6	49.8

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QIs Nikola Vucevic a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #73 overall, #14 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Nikola Vucevic be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 48.4 (roughly round 5 in a 10-team league). We rank him #104, so he is priced above our projection.

QHow many fantasy points will Nikola Vucevic score in 2026-27?

We project 28.5 points per game across an expected 69 games — approximately 1967 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 23.1 and 42.6 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #104 in projected scoring.

QHow does Nikola Vucevic rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Nikola Vucevic finished #59 in 9-cat and #71 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #73 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.

QHow consistent is Nikola Vucevic for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 73% of games, with a floor of 16.3 and a ceiling of 47.8 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 33% of games and busted (under half his average) in 9%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.