Nikola Vucevic smiled sheepishly as he stood on the grand stage introducing the competitors in the Taco Bell Skills Competition. He would soon find out he would go up against big-man favorite Nikola Jokic in the (probably) random draw to determine the brackets for the competition.
This has quite literally been the biggest stage Nikola Vucevic has played on in his career.
The Orlando Magic can count the number of nationally televised games they have played in the last six years on one hand. And that might include Vucevic’s turn in the Rising Stars Challenge six years ago.