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Marc J. Spears: In possible Dwight Howard trade, Sixers would also send center Nikola Vucevic to Orlando, source tells Y! Sports. 7fter avg 5.5 pts,4.8 rbs. Twitter

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In an email Thursday night, Thorn denied there’s anything to a rumored deal in which the Sixers would acquire swingman DeMar DeRozan and point guard Jose Calderon, whose contract expires next summer, in exchange for Andre Iguodala and young big man Nikola Vucevic. phillyburbs.com

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Serbian Hoops: Montenegro senior National Team preliminary roster released. Features Nikola Pekovic, Nikola Vucevic & Nikola Ivanovic pic.twitter.com/OkDYNE3u Twitter

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Lavoy Allen: Riding with Nik Vucevic and he puts on Tik Tok by Kesha smh Twitter

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The Sixers have signed forwards Nikola Vucevic and Lavoy Allen, their choices in the 2011 NBA Draft. KARE 11

Philadelphia 76ers, Nikola Vucevic, Lavoy Allen 

Rookie first-round pick Nikola Vucevic is expected for Friday's start of 76ers training camp, while restricted free agents Thaddeus Young and Spencer Hawes aren't. Team president Rod Thorn said Thursday evening in an email that Vucevic, who had been playing professionally in Montenegro and appeared to be having trouble getting a Visa, made it to New York on Thursday. phillyburbs.com

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Emiliano Carchia: Nikola Vucevic will fly to States on Wednesday. The player started the season in Montenegro with Buducnost Podgorica. Via @DjordjeMatic Twitter

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The first question was about the players that went overseas to play during the lockout: Nikola Vucevic, Lavoy Allen, and Craig Brackins. Rod Thorn: "They are all coming back. Lavoy has a game Friday that he's going to play in in France and then he'll be back. Brackins is already back. And then with Nikola, we hope to have him here as quickly as possible. Obviously we have to get a visa in order in order to get him here and we have to have some sort of a contract in order to do that. But all of them will be here. Everybody will be on time -- we hope Nikola will be. It may be an extra day for him." Philadelphia Inquirer

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While Vucevic has the world at his feet and a potentially great career ahead of him, his life has been touched by tragedy and consequently you can forgive him for appreciating the opportunity he has more than most young players after surviving a serious train crash a few years ago. "It was during 2006," he recalled. "Myself and the team went to prepare in the mountains for the second part of our season in Montenegro and on the way back, the train crashed. "The brakes stopped working and since it was going downhill the train actually started going by itself. "It was going at a speed that was way too fast for that part of the track and in a curve inside the tunnel, it crashed. "A lot of people died, including a guy from the younger team that went with us. "I did not have any major injuries, just a couple small ones but it was a terrible thing." Eurobasket2011.com

Philadelphia 76ers, Nikola Vucevic, Montenegro 

KK Buducnost Podgorica signed for the coming season Nikola Vucevic. The big man, who will be at Eurobasket 2011 with Montenegro, comes from USC Trojans with whom he averaged 17.1ppg, 10.3rpg, 1.6apg and 1.4bpg as junior. Vucevic was picked with the 16th overall by Philadelphia 76ers in 2011 NBA draft. The contract signed by the big man is with an NBA out. Sportando

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Erildas Budraitis: NBA first-rounder Nicola Vucevic is in talks with Buducnost Podgorica, player told me. He'll likely sign deal there with NBA-out #NBA #76ers Twitter

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Erildas Budraitis: Vucevic also received attention from top European teams, but they want him to play there for the whole season and he's not going to do that. Twitter

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That could be about to change. A source told Sporting News on Friday that Nikola Vucevic, chosen by the Sixers with the No. 16 pick in the draft, is close to signing a professional contract with a team in Montenegro, his home country. Vucevic, the son of renowned Yugoslavian player Borislav Vucevic (who played 24 seasons in Europe) played three years at Southern California before entering this year’s draft. Sporting News

Philadelphia 76ers, Lockout, Nikola Vucevic, Montenegro 

The contract in Montenegro would include an out-clause allowing Vucevic to play in the NBA when the lockout ends. The only thing holding up the contract at this point is an insurance issue, but that is expected to be resolved early next week. Sporting News

Philadelphia 76ers, Lockout, Nikola Vucevic, Montenegro 

USC center Nikola Vucevic has had as impressive a rise as anyone, and sources said he could wind up being a lottery pick since Houston is high on him at No. 14. The combination of his strong play in workouts, legitimate size (6-foot-11 3/4 in with shoes, 260 pounds) and the lack of depth at center in this draft has helped his cause. Center Jeremy Tyler, who skipped his final year at San Diego High School to play in Japan and Israel, has done well for himself as well. SI.com

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The Knicks are believed to be highly interested, along with the Houston Rockets. The Boston Celtics are even interested in trading up in order to select Vucevic, according to sources. "It will be a dream come true to be drafted in the first round," Vucevic said. "I just want to be drafted, I don't really care where I go. I just know I'll be happy to hear my named called." Los Angeles Daily News

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A source inside the Knicks told me this afternoon that it's likely the Knicks will select either Shumpert, Nikola Vucevic or Markieff Morris at No. 17. The team is also intrigued with Brooks, but he seems to be losing some traction. ESPN.com

New York Knicks, Draft, Nikola Vucevic, Markieff Morris 

In an NBA Draft the Knicks did not believe would solve their size woes, along comes USC's 6-foot-11 Nikola Vucevic squarely into the picture. Vucevic was back for another Knicks workout yesterday, and he's in the mix for when the team picks at No. 17, according to multiple sources. New York Post

New York Knicks, Draft, Nikola Vucevic 

Vucevic did not have a lot of buzz until the last few weeks, but he did well at the Chicago combine and during workouts, impressing teams with his basketball IQ. "He doesn't drink, doesn't smoke -- he's a basketball player," O'Neill said. "And he's going to get better because he works hard." New York Post

Draft, Nikola Vucevic 

Vucevic moved ahead of Morehead State’s rebounding machine Kenneth Faried on the Knicks’ chart after the staff was disappointed at the Chicago draft combine when Faried measured in 6-6 and struggled in all offensive drills. New York Post

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