Nikola Vucevic wants ‘size and athleticism’ from Chicago
Defeated four times in the last five matches, the Bulls still not moving up in the rankings, again squatting at the soft bottom of the Eastern Conference: 9th place, with a record of 24 wins and 26 losses.
A new season is upon us without relief Chicagofor four years now, and inevitably, Nikola Vucevic I hope so la “trade deadline” will make things happen in Illinois (but not too much).
« I think there are some things this team needs to turn around, but we’ll see what happens (by the deadline) » did he deliver. « If nothing changes, it will be up to us to try to find solutions to get there, but it’s not fun to be in the same position, year after year. Especially when we can’t get out of the game and get stuck behind Miami every time. But I think this team needs some things that could really help us step up and get past that milestone. »
Adapting to the modern NBA
More precisely, Nikola Vucevic has already identified these famous “things” that would automatically strengthen the Bulls, who have not passed the playoff round since 2015.
« We especially need size and athleticism » assessed the Montenegrin, while its leaders would have recently looked at Tara Eason, Yves Missy or even Zion Williamson. « We lack size at almost every position and I think that’s the most important thing. A lot of teams have great wings and I think it would really help us if we could add some. It’s just the way the game has changed and evolved: in most teams, positions 2, 3 and 4 are between 2m03 and 2m06. We don’t really have that. »
It’s not the arrival of Dario Šarić from Sacramento that will solve Chicago’s problems, since he was only a bench end player in California, but at least it will have the merit of adding inches – in this case 208 – to a team that likes to play with big boys.
« We showed throughout the season that it worked well for us when we played with the big five. »Analyzed by Nikola Vucevic. ” It’s unfortunate that Zack (Collins) got injured, because I felt we had something interesting, but hopefully with Dario (Saric) coming in, we can integrate him, try to use this bigger setup and see what happens. I think he can adapt perfectly to our way of playing. »
| Nikola Vucevic | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
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| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2011-12 | PHI | 51 | 15:55 | 45.0 | 37.5 | 52.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| 2012-13 | ORL | 77 | 33:14 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 68.3 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 13.1 |
| 2013-14 | ORL | 57 | 31:47 | 50.7 | 76.6 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 11.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 14.2 | |
| 2014-15 | ORL | 74 | 34:11 | 52.3 | 33.3 | 75.2 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 19.3 |
| 2015-16 | ORL | 65 | 31:20 | 51.0 | 22.2 | 75.3 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 18.2 |
| 2016-17 | ORL | 75 | 29:37 | 46.8 | 30.7 | 66.9 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 14.6 |
| 2017-18 | ORL | 57 | 29:32 | 47.5 | 31.4 | 81.9 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 16.5 |
| 2018-19 | ORL | 80 | 31:23 | 51.8 | 36.4 | 78.9 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 20.8 |
| 2019-20 | ORL | 62 | 32:14 | 47.7 | 33.9 | 78.4 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 19.6 |
| 2020-21 | CHI | 26 | 32:37 | 47.1 | 38.8 | 87.0 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 21.5 |
| 2020-21 | ORL | 44 | 34:05 | 48.0 | 40.6 | 82.7 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 24.5 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 73 | 33:07 | 47.3 | 31.4 | 76.0 | 1.9 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 17.6 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 82 | 33:29 | 52.0 | 34.9 | 83.5 | 1.9 | 9.1 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 17.6 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 76 | 34:21 | 48.4 | 29.4 | 82.2 | 2.8 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 18.0 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 73 | 31:12 | 53.0 | 40.2 | 80.5 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 18.5 |
| 2025-26 | CHI | 48 | 30:50 | 50.5 | 37.6 | 83.8 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 16.9 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-02-03 09:19:00
