Nikola Vučević

2TM · C · Age 35 · 6'9"

25-26 season · 64 GP · 28.4 MPG

C+

Overall

$21,481,481

25-26 salary

15.1

PPG

8.4

RPG

3.3

APG

0.6

SPG

0.6

BPG

57.4%

TS%

26-27 projection

BPM

1.0-0.5

range -1.6–3.6 · now 1.5

WS / 48

0.111-0.005

range 0.058–0.164 · now 0.116

Bands are the projected range for 26-27. See the full projections.

Contract

Nikola Vučević

VETERAN EXTENSIONUFA

Nikola Vucevic signed a 3 year, $60,000,000 contract with the Chicago Bulls on Jun 28, 2023. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $18,518,519 to $21,481,481.

Total value: $60,000,000
Guaranteed: $60,000,000 (100%)
AAV: $20,000,000
Length: 3 years
Avg cap %: 13.9%
Signing method: Bird Exception
Signing team: CHI
Signed: June 28, 2023

Season	Option	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed	Likely inc.	Unlikely inc.
2023-24	—	$18,518,519	13.6%	$18,518,519	$18,518,519	$0	$0
2024-25	—	$20,000,000	14.2%	$20,000,000	$20,000,000	$0	$0
2025-26current	—	$21,481,481	13.9%	$21,481,481	$21,481,481	$0	$0

Cap hold 2026-27: $32,222,222

Updated 6/13/2026

Past contracts (3)

Vučević's earlier deals — career earnings history

2019-20 – 2022-23VETERAN CONTRACT

Total $100,000,000AAV $25,000,000Avg cap 22.2%Length 4 yearsTeam ORLVia Bird ExceptionJuly 7, 2019

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2019-20	$28,000,000	25.7%	$28,000,000	$28,000,000
2020-21	$26,000,000	23.8%	$26,000,000	$26,000,000
2021-22	$24,000,000	21.3%	$24,000,000	$24,000,000
2022-23	$22,000,000	17.8%	$22,000,000	$22,000,000

2015-16 – 2018-19ROOKIE SCALE EXTENSION

Total $52,000,000AAV $13,000,000Avg cap 13.4%Length 4 yearsTeam ORLVia Bird ExceptionOctober 23, 2014

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2015-16	$11,250,000	16.1%	$11,250,000	$11,250,000
2016-17	$11,750,000	12.5%	$11,750,000	$11,750,000
2017-18	$12,250,000	12.4%	$12,250,000	$12,250,000
2018-19	$12,750,000	12.5%	$12,750,000	$12,750,000

2011-12 – 2014-15ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT

Total $7,909,700AAV $1,977,425Avg cap 3.3%Length 2 - 4 yearsTeam PHIVia Rookie ExceptionDecember 9, 2011

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2011-12	$1,645,440	2.8%	$1,520,440	$1,520,440
2012-13	$1,719,480	3.0%	$1,594,480	$1,594,480
2013-14team opt ✓	$1,793,520	3.1%	$1,793,520	$1,793,520
2014-15team opt ✓	$2,751,260	4.4%	$2,751,260	$2,751,260

25-26 scorecard

Overall Impact

C+

PER17.7C+

BPM1.5B-

VORP1.6B

Win Shares4.4C+

PIE12.7%B

Net Rtg-1.7C-

Scoring & Efficiency

C+

PPG15.1B+

TS%57.4%D

eFG%55.6%C-

FG%49.3%C-

3P%36.9%B

FT%82.8%A-

Corner 3FG%25.9%—

Playmaking

A-

APG3.3A-

AST%17.7%A-

TOV%9.2%A-

Rebounding

RPG8.4B

ORB/G2.0C-

TRB%15.8%C

ORB%7.5%D

Defense

SPG0.6D

BPG0.6D

STL%1.0%D

BLK%2.0%D

DBPM0.1D

Defensive WS1.9C+

Def Rtg114.8D

Style & Role

USG%21.4%

3PAr0.34

FTr0.12

Dunks12

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