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Celtics and Lakers interested in signing Nikola Vucevic

Nikola Vucevic enjoyed the best season of his career with the Orlando Magic this past year

Nikola Vucevic has been a reliable performer during his near decade in the NBA, although he only managed to establish himself as one of the league's best bigs during the 18-19 season. The 29-year-old averaged career highs in points per game (20.8) rebounds per game (12.0) and assists per game (3.8).

Vucevic is about to hit free agency, and ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting that both the Celtics and Lakers are keen to sign the Montenegrin:

Orlando and Vucevic… there’s a lot of motivation for those two sides to get a deal done. Vucevic has wanted to stay there. Both the Celtics and Lakers are potential landing spots for Vucevic if he doesn’t get a deal done with the Magic

The Celtics and Lakers are looking to add depth following a number of departures, and Vucevic could be an especially good fit in Boston after they traded Aron Baynes during the draft.