{"id":6118,"date":"2026-07-01T15:35:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=6118"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:35:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:35:38","slug":"nikola-vucevic-returning-to-orlando-magic-in-nba-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=6118","title":{"rendered":"Nikola Vucevic returning to Orlando Magic in NBA free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>A heartwarming reunion is underway in Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>Free agent Nikola Vucevic has agreed on a one-year, $3.9 million deal to return to the Magic, ESPN first reported Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=6116\">South Florida coyotes are now feasting on iguanas and peacocks, study finds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-9 center previously spent nine years with the organization that traded him to Chicago in 2021 as part of the start of a rebuild. Since then he played five seasons for the Bulls before being traded again this past season to Boston.<\/p>\n<p>Across 64 games with the Bulls and Celtics last season, he averaged 15.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per night while shooting 36.9% from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=6114\">Boy\u2019s death in hot car is third in Florida this year, a tragic reminder of risks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An unrestricted free agent, Vucevic \u201cturned down more lucrative offers elsewhere to reunite\u201d with the Magic, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>While the deal is reportedly agreed to between the sides after free agency opened Tuesday night, teams may officially begin signing free agents to contracts at 12:01 p.m. on July 6.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=6112\">Florida school grades: More As and Bs on the 2026 report card<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>More to come\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <!--Ad-Slot: outstream_video-->\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free agent Nikola Vucevic has agreed on a one-year, $3.9 million deal to return to the Magic, ESPN first reported Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-orlando-magic","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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