SATURDAY, 9:51am: The Magic formally announced the move via press release.
THURSDAY, 6:40pm: Joshua Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel reports that Magic GM Rob Hennigan plans to exercise the team's 2013/14 option on Nikola Vucevic this weekend. The second-year center is slated to make nearly $1.79MM during the 2013/14 season and has a $2.75MM team option for 2014/15.
Vucevic averaged 5.5 PPG, 4.8 PPG, and shot 45% from the field in 15.9 MPG for the 76ers last season before being dealt to Orlando in August.
Good news for the Magic and Vucevic, he will help us greatly in low post defense and rebounding.
Just going to take some patience.
Patience is the Key. Finally a positive post. Thanks. Go Magic
Him and Ayon have really been a solid tandem in preseason and have pretty much combined to produce the same amount of production as Dwight Howard did almost so that’s a good sign heading forward.