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Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic has been one of the more underrated big men in the game since entering the league seven years ago. The 7-foot stud was originally drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2011, but was traded to the Magic after his lackluster rookie season. Vucevic has since been able to maintain 14.9 points with an overall shooting percentage of 50.0 percent and 9.8 rebounds entering his eighth season.
In a recent interview with Josh Robbins of the Athletic, Vucevic expressed a mature and positive attitude about the continuous trade rumors he has been involved in over the years:
“There’s been rumors about me being traded for years now,” Vucevic says. “So when it comes to all those rumors, I really don’t pay attention to them because so far they’ve been wrong. So maybe there were talks or not. I don’t know. I don’t really get into that. When it comes to those things, the trade part, that’s something I can’t control. My job is to be the best player I can for this team, be the best teammate that I can, help the team win. Those (other) things, I can’t control. So we’ll see. We’ll see what happens. Obviously, I am a free agent (at the end of the season).”
Vucevic added, “As far as I’m concerned, I plan on being here until the end of the year and then we’ll see what happens in free agency. If we can agree on everything, I would like to stay. But we’ll see.” It's clear Vucevic has the best possible attitude a player can have with rumors like this circulating. It has not affected his playing ability and his awareness of not being able to change something out of his control displays his mental strength.
