Nikola Vucevic Articles - Page 14

Nikola Vucevic is not a fan of FIBA’s new World Cup qualifying format. The Montenegro and Orlando Magic big man expressed his displeasure with the new format in an interview with French basketball portal BeBasket (then translated into English by Eurohoops.net): “It’s complicated and it makes no sense”, said the Orlando Magic center. “It does […]

The Orlando Magic are looking to shake things up within the organization and one of their immediate priorities is evaluating their roster assets. According to a report by ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the team is looking to trade center Nikola Vucevic and is reportedly “down” on recently relegated point guard Elfrid Payton at the moment, which means he […]

During the second quarter of the game between the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic on Wednesday night, Jaylen Brown showed everyone that he can thrown down a vicious slam. After getting past his defender, the Celtics rookie drove hard to the basket and dunked the ball even with Nikola Vucevic in front of him. The […]

The Orlando Magic have not started the season as planned. They have lost their last four consecutive games, bringing their record down to 6-11. The early season struggles prompted head coach Frank Vogel to experiment with his lineup and make changes with his rotation during their game on Sunday night against the Milwaukee Bucks. The changes […]

The Orlando Magic have missed the playoffs the past four seasons, with each ending in a losing record. The last time they made significant waves in the Eastern Conference was back in the Dwight Howard era when they made consecutive trips to the conference finals, even making it to the NBA Finals in 2009. Now, […]

Newly-appointed Orlando Magic head coach Frank Vogel recently conducted the first of two coaching clinics at Amway Center. Standing together with his coaching staff, the 43-year-old bench tactician shared his philosophy and approach he’s had with the team’s he steered in the past. After spending the last six seasons with the Indiana Pacers, Vogel is […]

Over the past few years, the NBA has had a tremendous increase of international players bringing their talents to the league. This goes to show how the popularity of basketball has grown around the world. A perfect example is this year’s Rio Olympics, where a record 47 players from the association are competing and representing […]

The Orlando Magic’s Nikola Vucevic knows how to score. Averaging 18.2 points per game and making 51.1% of his shots, the Montenegrin big man has a penchant for post moves and jump shots. The addition of defensive bulwarks Serge Ibaka and Bismack Biyombo means that minutes upfront will be harder to come by in Orlando […]

The Orlando Magic frontcourt is crowded. Nikola Vucevic has blossomed into one of the most consistent offensive centers in the league over the past few seasons, becoming a double-double machine. Before the summer started, the Magic also had Aaron Gordon coming off a promising rookie season, looking like their power forward of the future. Then […]

The frontcourt is getting pretty crowded for the Orlando Magic. The Magic acquired two bigs in Serge Ibaka and Bismack Biyombo, and they also signed Jeff Green this summer. Those three join Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon. New head coach Frank Vogel is going to have to find the right combinations to make it work. […]

The Orlando Magic has had a busy off-season, but quite puzzling at the same time. They managed to sign Jeff Green, Bismack Biyombo, and traded Victor Oladipo for Serge Ibaka (who for the present time is a one year rental), which along with Biymbo creates a logjam in the frontcourt. It creates some conflict on […]

The Orlando Magic have a pretty simple goal—they want to add big stars. Since trading Dwight Howard back in 2012, the team has not only lacked star power, but they have struggled to contend. The Magic haven’t made the playoffs since the 2011-12 campaign. Although they improved in 2015-16, they were still just 35-47 overall. […]