Nikola Vucevic played his rookie NBA season with which team?

Nikola Vucevic played his rookie NBA season with the Philadelphia 76ers. Philadelphia selected the Montenegrin center 16th overall in the 2011 NBA draft, and he appeared for the 76ers during the lockout-shortened 2011–12 season.

Vucevic had played college basketball at USC before entering the draft. As a rookie in Philadelphia, he provided size, rebounding, and interior scoring while learning the pace and physical demands of the NBA. His first professional season lasted 51 games because the regular season was reduced from 82 games by the 2011 lockout.

After that season, Philadelphia traded Vucevic to the Orlando Magic in a four-team deal connected to Dwight Howard's move to the Los Angeles Lakers. The trade gave Vucevic a larger role in Orlando, where he developed into an All-Star center and a major offensive option.

The common mistake is answering Orlando, because that is where Vucevic became best known early in his career. Orlando was his second NBA team; the 76ers were the team he played for as a rookie.