Disheartened! Scored 31+11+7 in the empty game! Announced to withdraw from the national team after the game
3:14am, 4 September 2025Football
In the early morning of September 4, Montenegro lost to Britain 83-89 in the group stage of the Men's Basketball Team. Montenegro missed the quarterfinals and ended their European Cup journey. After the game, Vucevic announced his withdrawal from the Montenegro national team: "It is really a pity to end his national team career in this way. I am very eager to win more games, and now I can only accept reality." In this game, Vucevic played 36 minutes and 19 seconds, made 12 of 18 shots and scored 31 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, with the highest score in the game. He really tried his best to finish the national team. In this European Cup, Vucevic averaged 20.8 points, 11.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, with three shooting percentages: 56.2%, 56.3%, and 61.9%.
Montenegro had 1 win and 4 losses, with a total loss of 77 points in 5 games, and Vucevic's total plus and negative value -72. His average data is good, why is the plus or negative value so low? It's very simple: Vucevic and his teammates' defense are not good. Vucevic averaged 8th in the European Cup, second rebounds per game, and 10th in three-point shooting percentage. The offensive efficiency is very high, but it can't be defended.
In 2011, Vucevic played for the European Cup for the first time on behalf of the Montenegro national team. In his 14-year national team career, he played in 4 European Cups and 2 World Cups, playing in a total of 39 games, averaging 13.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Montenegro men's basketball overall strength is weak, and Vucevic's best result in the national team is 11th place in the 2023 World Cup.
Vucevic was born on October 24, 1990 and is currently under 35 years old. He can still play in the 2027 World Cup. But Vucevic is already disheartened. He has too few helpers in the national team, and if he continues to play, he will be eliminated in the group stage. Basketball is a five-person sport, as strong as Doncic, and cannot lead Slovenia to the championship.
Vucevic's father was a Sunslas men's basketball player and played in the European League for many years. Vucevic was born in Switzerland and grew up in Belgium. When Vucevic was 13 years old, in order to help him develop better, his father took his family back to Montenegro. In October 2007, 17-year-old Vucevic came to the United States to study for high school.
Vucevic played at USC for three years and worked as teammates with DeRozan and Tay Gibson. In the 2011 NBA draft, Vucevic was selected by 76ers with the 16th pick in the first round. In the summer of 2012, in the Howard's four-team deal, Vucevic was sent to the Magic, scoring 20 points, 29 rebounds and 30 points and 20 rebounds in a single game that season! In October 2014, Magic renewed his contract with Vucevic for 4 years of $54 million. In the summer of 2019, the two sides completed a contract renewal of US$100 million in four years. In the 2020-21 season, Vucevic averaged 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1 steal in the Magic. In March 2021, the Magic traded it to the Bulls in exchange for Wendell Carter Jr. and two first-round picks. In the summer of 2023, the Bull renewed his contract with Vucevic for 3 years and $60 million. In the 2024-25 season, Vucevic averaged 18.5 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, with three shooting percentages: 53%, 40.2%, and 80.5%. The defensive efficiency is 116, ranking only 241st in the league. The Bulls hope to exchange him for a first-round pick!
Vucevic's contract has 1 year and $21.48 million. Which NBA team do you think he is suitable for?
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