Nikola Vučević

Early career

023-24 (CHICAGO): Appeared in 76 games (74 starts) and tallied clips of 17.1 ppg, 10.5 rpg and 2.8 apg in 31.4 mpg … shot .495 from the field, .341 from three-point range and .768 from the free-throw line … ranked seventh in the NBA in double-doubles (45), while also finishing the season eighth in Bulls history in total double-doubles (158) … recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds in the first half at LAC (3/9), marking the 22nd occurrence with Chicago – Vucevic became the only Bull with 20-plus such halves … moved past Mickey Johson (80) for fifth on the Bulls 20-point/10-rebound list … led all active NBA centers in career double-doubles (514) … ranked fourth among active NBA players in total rebounds (9,435) … recorded six games of 20-plus plus points and 15-plus rebounds … tallied a season-high 31 points and 11 rebounds at GSW (3/7) … scored his 15,000th career point at UTA (3/6) … recorded his 500th career double double with 22 points and 13 rebounds at NOP (2/25) … posted a season-high four blocks alongside 24 points vs. MIN (2/6) … secured his 9,000th career rebound at SAS (1/13) … grabbed a season-high 20 rebounds en route to his first 20-point/20-rebound game with the Bulls at DAL (11/1)

– this marked Vucevic’s second-straight game with at least 15 points and 15 rebounds (10/29-11/1) as he was one of 14 players in the 2023-24 season with consecutive 15-point/15-rebound games … missed four games due to left adductor strain and one game due to a left adductor contusion … 2024 NBA PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT: Played and started in Chicago’s two NBA Play-In games, averaging 20.0 ppg, 13.0 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.0 spg and 0.5 bpg in 36.2 mpg. CAREER: Enters the 2024-25 season ranked fourth among active NBA players in total rebounds (9,435)

Professional career

... Has recorded at least 25 double-doubles in a season for 12 consecutive seasons and at least 40 double-doubles in six-straight seasons ... Ranked in the top-10 in rebounding in each of his first six seasons ... Secured his 9,000th career rebound at SAS (1/13) ... Two-time All Star (2019, 2021) Has appeared in 899 regular season games (836 starts) during his NBA career with Philadelphia, Orlando and Chicago and averaged 17.1 ppg, 10.5 rpg and 2.8 apg in 31.4 mpg … has shot .495 from the field, .341 from three and .768 from the free-throw line … in the postseason has played in 16 career playoff games (15 starts), averaging 18.4 ppg, 9.9 rpg and 3.2

apg in 32.3 mpg … shot .448 from the field, .348 from three and .813 from the free-throw line … has recorded 25-plus double-doubles for 12 consecutive seasons (2012-13 to present), the longest active streak in the NBA; the only other active player to have had 25-plus double-doubles in ten straight seasons is Dwight Howard (2004-05 to 2013-14) … one of five active players with 9,000-plus rebounds.