Nikola Vucevic

Orlando Magic · C

Age 35 · 7'0" · 260 lb · Montenegro

Pick #16, 2011 Draft · Rookie 2012 · 1,037 games · 22 playoff games

DPM · #333 of 519

-1.3

Offense -1.7 Defense +0.3 Last played Oct 21, 2026

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Historical comps

Comps & futures

The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.

Comp	Age	DPM then	Next 5 seasons	Match
Donyell Marshall 2008-09	35	-0.6	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	83
Matt Barnes 2015-16	36	-1.3	-1.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	81
Shawn Marion 2013-14	35	-0.5	-1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	81
Danny Manning 2001-02	35	-1.6	-2.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	79
Luis Scola 2015-16	36	-2.6	-2.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	79
Clifford Robinson 2002-03	36	-1.3	-1.6, -3.8, -3.6, -5.2, under 10 games	79
Mike Dunleavy 2016-17	36	-1.9	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	78
P.J. Brown 2005-06	36	-1.0	+0.1, -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	77
Carmelo Anthony 2019-20	36	-1.7	-2.8, -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	77
Michael Finley 2008-09	36	-1.3	-2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	77

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Nikola's 2026-27 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Nikola Vucevic's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Nikola Vucevic ORL Self

-1.3DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:21.6points13.8rebounds4.8assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Jock Landale ATL ↗

-1.0DPMDPM Offense -1.0 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:22.1points12.4rebounds4.5assistsP/R/A
82.1
3 Anthony Gill WAS ↗

-1.7DPMDPM Offense -1.5 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:15.5points8.3rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A
80.7
4 Khris Middleton WAS ↗

-1.8DPMDPM Offense -1.3 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:20.9points7.4rebounds6.0assistsP/R/A
80.7
5 Al Horford GSW ↗

-0.8DPMDPM Offense -1.3 Defense +0.5 Per 100 possessions:17.4points10.7rebounds4.9assistsP/R/A
80.1
6 Royce O'Neale CHA ↗

-1.5DPMDPM Offense -1.6 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:18.3points8.0rebounds4.1assistsP/R/A
79.8
7 Buddy Hield CHI ↗

-1.1DPMDPM Offense -0.9 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:21.2points6.5rebounds4.8assistsP/R/A
79.3
8 Mario Hezonja CLE ↗

-2.1DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:17.7points9.4rebounds4.4assistsP/R/A
77.7
9 Bogdan Bogdanovic HOU ↗

-0.6DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:20.9points6.3rebounds5.3assistsP/R/A
77.5
10 Jae'Sean Tate HOU ↗

-1.8DPMDPM Offense -2.2 Defense +0.4 Per 100 possessions:15.8points8.8rebounds3.3assistsP/R/A
77.2

How these matches work

Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.

100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.

Value

Contract & longevity

DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Nikola Vucevic's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $4.6M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $2.3M; Actual
Surplus: +$2.3M; Value minus salary
WARP: 0.2; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 0.7; Projected
Retires at: 36.7; Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Nikola Vucevic, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	ORL	35	1	5.3	-1.31	-1.56	+0.26	—
2025-26	BOS	35	64 +6	28.4	-1.48	-1.45	-0.03	147th of 243
2024-25	CHI	34	73	31.2	-1.87	-1.06	-0.80	246th of 337
2023-24	CHI	33	76	34.3	-2.09	-1.18	-0.92	328th of 405
2022-23	CHI	32	82	33.5	-0.42	-0.51	+0.08	244th of 530
2021-22	CHI	31	73 +5	33.1	-0.16	-0.47	+0.32	274th of 616
2020-21	CHI	30	70	33.5	+0.61	+0.75	-0.14	223rd of 697
2019-20	ORL	29	62 +5	32.2	+1.95	+0.32	+1.62	116th of 774
2018-19	ORL	28	80 +5	31.4	+2.17	-0.24	+2.41	109th of 858
2017-18	ORL	27	57	29.5	+0.89	-0.78	+1.67	248th of 924
2016-17	ORL	26	75	28.8	+0.60	-0.86	+1.45	289th of 1010
2015-16	ORL	25	65	31.3	+0.61	+0.13	+0.48	253rd of 1077
2014-15	ORL	24	74	34.2	-0.41	-0.03	-0.39	475th of 1185
2013-14	ORL	23	57	31.8	-1.17	-0.82	-0.36	611th of 1100
2012-13	ORL	22	77	33.2	-1.41	-1.30	-0.10	500th of 813
2011-12	PHI	21	51 +1	15.9	-3.02	-2.98	-0.04	538th of 571

Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 4.9 projected minutes and a pace of 100.7.

Nikola Vucevic, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	21.6	2.2
Rebounds	13.8	1.4
Offensive	3.3	0.3
Defensive	10.5	1.1
Assists	4.8	0.5
Steals	1.2	0.1
Blocks	1.2	0.1
Turnovers	2.3	0.2
3-pt attempts	7.8	0.8
FG attempts	18.3	1.9
FT attempts	2.6	0.3
FG% · 3P% · FT%	46.9% · 35.1% · 78.6%