What did the Jets do with the D.J. Reed compensatory pick?
What did the Jets do with their compensatory pick for D.J. Reed?
Nikola Vucevic has participated in the NBA playoffs but never as a contender. Now with the Boston Celtics, he faces his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers, in the first round of the 2026 Eastern Conference Playoffs.
Newest Boston Celtics big man Nikola Vucevic has played in the postseason before, but never as a team seen as a contender heading into the playoffs. Starting his career with the Philadelphia 76ers of all teams, Vooch now faces his rookie season ball club in the first round of the 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs, a team he whet his 16-game whistle vs. Boston in 2012 during the last era of Celtics contention, appearing in just one contest.
Since then, he's also played for the Orlando Magic in a pair of first-round series in 2019 and 2020, and another with the Chicago Bulls in 2022. "We didn't play too many, unfortunately, playoffs games," said the Montenegrin big man after the Celtics' 108-100 road win vs. the Sixers in Game 3 of their 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs series. "But the ones we played, the intensity, the stakes are much higher and it helps bring your game up to a higher level, especially the physicality, and I felt like tonight was a pretty (good) example of that."
"(It) wasn't a perfect game, a lot of back and forth ... ," he added. "Mistakes here and there, which happen, but we found a way."
Nikola Vucevic has played in a total of 16 playoff games throughout his career.
Vucevic has played in the playoffs for the Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls, and now the Boston Celtics.
The Boston Celtics defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100 in Game 3 of their 2026 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs series.
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