NIKOLA VUCEVIC RUMORS
Nikola Vucevic in thick of Most Improved Player race
With the season coming to a close, the NBA's awards season is picking up full steam.
Magic fans will be paying close attention this year even with a 20-61 record and possibly the worst record in the league. Nikola Vucevic is one of the major candidates for the Most Improved Player award. His candidacy has been picking up steam as he continues to pour in double doubles and...
Orlando Magic Center Nikola Vucevic Worthy Of NBA Most Improved Player Award
In just his second season, Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic improved his stats by 7 points and 6.7 rebounds — three of the top-30 scoring centers in the league don’t even average that. The former USC Trojan averages 12.5 points, 11.5 rebounds for a truly underachieving Orlando Squad.
Vucevic has the advantage of being a 7-footer but his agility and shooting touch is almost...
Nikola Vucevic has improved, still has more to do
Nikola Vucevic has emerged as a quality player in the NBA in his second year. He is among the league leaders in double doubles and rebounds and has done wonders with the playing time and the opportunity given to him from this rebuilding Magic team.
Vucevic is averaging 12.5 points per game and 12.6 rebounds per game and has seen an increase from his rookie year in his per 36...
Nikola Vucevic won't travel to Charlotte, Hedo Turkoglu returns
The Magic will still be without Nikola Vucevic on Wednesday when they travel to Charlotte to take on the Bobcats in a game with major lottery implications, Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel reports.
Vucevic did not participate in the Magic's light practice and will not travel for the team's road game tomorrow night.
Nik Vucevic (concussion) won't be making...
Magic unlikely to have Vucevic against Heat
ORLANDO, Fla. The Miami Heat are accustomed to being the unstoppable force instead of being largely powerless to stop somebody else.
Thats why it would be so devastating to the Orlando Magic if center Nikola Vucevic were to miss his third game in a row Monday night.
Vucevic has had at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in both meetings this season between the Magic and the Heat....
Via Fox Sports Florida
March 24, 2013
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Nikola Vucevic a rising star for Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. It wasnt as if Nikola Vucevic began this season, his first as a member of the Orlando Magic, with the specific goal of being good enough to earn a spot in the NBA's Rising Stars Challenge.
Establishing the sort of consistency he was unable to do as a rookie with the Philadelphia 76ers would have been a sufficient reward.
Fifty-two games and a whole bunch of double...
Via Fox Sports Florida
February 14, 2013
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Nikola Vucevic named to Rising Stars Challenge
ORLANDO, FLA Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic was named to the 2013 BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, an All-Star event featuring rookies and second-year players selected by NBA assistant coaches. The game will be played during the NBA All-Star break in Houston on Friday, Feb. 15.
Vucevic ranks fifth overall and leads all second-year players in rebounding at 11.2 rpg. He is in the...
Via Fox Sports Florida
January 30, 2013
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Nikola Vucevic turning heads with recent play
Little did Nikola Vucevic know he was studying the man he eventually would replace.
When Vucevic came to Simi Valley, Calif., from Montenegro in 2007 at the age of 17, he began watching Orlando Magic games on TV. That continued after he enrolled in 2008 at Southern California for what would be a three-year stint.
I watched Dwight Howard, Vucevic said. Hes one of the best rebounders...
Via Fox Sports Florida
January 13, 2013
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What can we expect from Nikola Vucevic?
Of all the positions on the Magic's opening starting lineup, fans feel pretty comfortable with four of the five. Jameer Nelson should start at point guard with Arron Afflalo at shooting guard. Even before Maurice Harkless' injury was announced, Hedo Turkoglu seemed set to start at small forward. Glen Davis will hold down one of the post spots.
That leaves the center...
Big Man In Belgium: Thanks To 'Boro', 76ers Nikola Vucevic Has Come A Long Way
In my second year as a pro in the season 1996-97, playing for Okapi Aalst, we started out the season with two American imports players.
One was our star player Daren Queenan (Lehigh 1984-88 and one of NCAA all time leading scorers), the other was Brian Reese (UNC 1990-94 and now an assistant coach at Monmouth).
Scouting and recruiting 15 years ago wasn't at the level it...
Via Beyond the Beat
January 09, 2012
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