Free agent center Nikola Vucevic has agreed to return to the Orlando Magic on a one-year, $3.9 million contract, according to ESPN.
Vucevic spent nearly nine seasons in Orlando after beginning his NBA career with the franchise and has continued to maintain a home in the city.
Despite receiving more lucrative offers from other teams, the veteran center chose to reunite with the organization where he established himself as one of the franchise’s top players.
Free agent center Nikola Vucevic has agreed on a one-year, $3.9 million deal to return to the Orlando Magic, sources tell ESPN. Vucevic — who started his career in Orlando as a sophomore, spent nearly nine years with the Magic and has maintained a home there since — turned down… pic.twitter.com/e2mT6pyXxm
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