{"id":32730,"date":"2026-06-09T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/fresh-nba-free-agency-rumors-on-nikola-vucevic-after-celtics-stint-finger-injury\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:00:19","slug":"fresh-nba-free-agency-rumors-on-nikola-vucevic-after-celtics-stint-finger-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendifyhubusa.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/fresh-nba-free-agency-rumors-on-nikola-vucevic-after-celtics-stint-finger-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh NBA Free Agency Rumors on Nikola Vucevic After Celtics Stint, Finger Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5435295\/element\/0\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">After being sent to the Boston Celtics at this season&#8217;s trade deadline, veteran center Nikola Vucevic is reportedly expected to be on the move once again this offseason.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5435295\/element\/1\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">NBA insider <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/marcstein.substack.com\/p\/sunday-best-the-latest-nba-intel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc Stein<\/a> reported that Vucevic is &#8220;increasingly regarded as a certainty to switch teams this summer after a fractured right ring finger in March helped derail his brief stint as a Boston Celtic in the spring.&#8221; Stein added that the soon-to-be 36-year-old &#8220;figures to draw some interest on the open market, given that there is generally always a clamor for floor-spacing big men.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5435295\/element\/2\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Vucevic appeared in just 16 regular-season games for the Celtics with one start, and he averaged 9.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 21.1 minutes of action. During Boston&#8217;s seven-game first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, he played in six games and contributed 6.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id\/article\/slide\/5435295\/element\/5\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Before joining the Celtics, Vucevic had averaged 16.9 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 48 games for the Chicago Bulls. 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