Tristan Vukcevic had his best night in the NBAwhich he arrived in mid-March to join the Wizards after leaving Partizan. The former Real Madrid youth player, 2.13 meters tall and 21 years oldexploded facing Giannis Antetokounmpo. In the surprising victory over the Bucks (117-113) he made 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes. Until then, in the five games he had played, he had accumulated nine points and 32 minutes.
Vukcevic’s records against Milwaukee even exceed his limits even in the Euroleague. His best figures in the top European competition are the 13 points he scored against Baskonia at the beginning of this season, six rebounds and 23 minutes on the court.
The power forward, son of Dusan Vukcevic, also a former Madrid player, He trained in the youth ranks of the white club, where he arrived in 2018., when he was 15 years old, and then played two seasons in the first team under Pablo Laso. The coach gave him his debut, but the young man did not end up gaining his trust due to his defensive weaknesses. With the whites he played 12 games in the Euroleague and 32 in the Endesa League between 2020 and 2022. He then left for Partizan to be under the command of Zeljko Obradovic.
In Belgrade he did not end up finding a place for himself either. This season he has had it even more difficult due to some physical problems. He played 25 games in the Euroleague over two seasons. In the current season he had accumulated 12 with averages of 4.2 points (57.1% on two-pointers and 40.0% on three-pointers), 2.3 rebounds and a PIR of 5.1.
Little baggage before flying to the NBA
Despite this little background He decided to pay his clause, of which Real Madrid will receive half, and went to the Wizardswho selected him in 42nd place in the 2023 draft and with whom he already played in last year’s Summer League, leaving good feelings: 11.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
Now, in one of the worst teams in the NBA (15-61), tries to demonstrate his undeniable talent. For now, she has experienced her first big night in front of Antetokounmpo, whose triple-double (35+15+10) It was not enough for some Bucks who could not count on Damian Lillard and they saw how Patrick Beverley I had to leave the meeting.
2024-04-03 10:32:18
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