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The Basketball Almanac · No. 24 · 2023-24
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Jonas Valančiūnas vs Nikola Vučević

JV
Jonas Valančiūnas2012-132025-26 · TOR
NV
Nikola Vučević2011-122025-26 · ORL

Nikola Vučević leads 5 of 8 career categories against Jonas Valančiūnas, including scoring (17.1 PPG) and rebounding (10.3 RPG). Head to head they met 35 times, with Jonas Valančiūnas winning the series 23–12.

The case for Jonas Valančiūnas

shooting efficiency (61.6% TS%), per-minute impact (20.6 PER), career value (87.6 Win Shares).

The case for Nikola Vučević

scoring (17.1 PPG), rebounding (10.3 RPG), playmaking (2.9 APG), and 2 more.

Tale of the tape

12.8PPG17.1
9.0RPG10.3
1.4APG2.9
61.6%TS%55.0%
20.6PER19.9
87.6Win Shares84.4
1002games played1036

Head to Head

Jonas ValančiūnasNikola Vučević
23Series wins12
12.7PPG16.3
9.5RPG9.8
1.3APG3.5
35 meetings · first 2012-13 · last 2025-26

Per Game

Jonas ValančiūnasNikola Vučević
1002G1036
24.4MIN31.2
12.8PTS17.1
9.0REB10.3
1.4AST2.9
0.4STL0.8
0.9BLK0.9
56.1FG%49.7
34.03P%35.0
79.3FT%77.3

Advanced

Jonas ValančiūnasNikola Vučević
20.6PER19.9
61.6TS%55.0
21.6USG%24.3
87.6WS84.4
0.172WS/480.125
0.8BPM1.8
17.2VORP31.0

Accolades

Jonas ValančiūnasNikola Vučević
1All-Rookie
All-Star2

Career percentiles

74
Scoring
85
88
Efficiency
49
42
Playmaking
74
94
Rebounding
97
65
Defense
81

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