Nikola Vucevic (C, ORL) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around 20 Overall

CURRENT ADP: 35

ANALYSIS: I know. I know this series is meant to highlight draft sleepers. While Vuc is not a literal sleeper (ADP nearing 35) he is definitely an undervalued player, so I'm writing about him whether you like it or not. A modern, floor-stretching big, Vucevic might not be the best Nikola in the NBA but he's definitely the second-greatest one around.

Vuc was the 19th-best overall player in the league last season (Jokic finished fifth, just in case), and he is eligible at the center position while having much more of a power-forward profile. That's because he shot 4.7 3pa per game in 2020 hitting 33.9 percent of them. Six center-eligible players shot at least 4.7 3pa with better percentages, but only KAT (1.53) ended the season averaging more FP/min than Vuc's 1.33.

Vucevic was one of the most steady players at scoring fantasy points, keeping up his game and avoiding peaks and valleys for most of the season. That's what happens when you play for the Magic, which don't have many more good players other than Vuc. Adding wood to the fire, Jonathan Isaac will be out for the year and who knows if Aaron Gordon won't end getting traded down the road.

The 35 ADP doesn't seem too wrong but I don't think it's crazy to draft Vuc inside the top-20 fantasy players of the league instead of as a third/fourth-rounder depending on the league format.

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