 Vučević with the Chicago Bulls in 2023. | |
| No. 9 – Chicago Bulls | |
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| Position: | Center |
| League: | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 24, 1990 Morges, Switzerland |
| Nationality: |  Montenegrin /  Belgian
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| Physical stats | |
| Listed height: | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight: | 260 lbs (118 kg) |
| National Basketball Association career | |
| Debut: 2011 for the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Stoneridge Preparatory High School (Simi Valley, California) |
| College: | USC (2008–2011) |
| NBA Draft: | 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career: | 2011–present (14 years) |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | Budućnost |
| 2011–2012 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2012–2021 | Orlando Magic |
| 2021–present | Chicago Bulls |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at nba.com Stats at basketball–reference | |
Nikola Vučević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Вучевић, pronounced [nǐkolaʋûːtʃeʋitɕ]; born 24 October 1990) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC Trojans before being drafted 16th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Vučević, who spent his rookie season with the 76ers, was traded to Orlando Magic before the start of the 2012–13 season as a part of the four-team trade that sent Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers. He played nine seasons for the Magic and was named an NBA All-Star twice during his tenure with the team. In the middle of the 2020–21 season, the Magic traded Vučević to the Chicago Bulls.