Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.5 | |
| 2012 | 13.1 | |
| 2013 | 14.2 | |
| 2014 | 19.3 | |
| 2015 | 18.2 | |
| 2016 | 14.6 | |
| 2017 | 16.5 | |
| 2018 | 20.8 | |
| 2019 | 19.6 | |
| 2020 | 23.4 | |
| 2021 | 17.6 | |
| 2022 | 17.6 | |
| 2023 | 18 | |
| 2024 | 14.9 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nikola Vučević ranks #157 in Basketball
Nikola Vučević ranks 157th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 907th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 84, Longevity 84, Honours 72, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2011–present with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2020, which sets the Peak component at 84. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba all-star selections 2, career points 17000, career rebounds 9000, career double-doubles 400.
Immediately ahead sits Carmelo Anthony on 80.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Dražen Petrović on 80.1. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Nikola Vučević GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Vučević stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2020. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Vučević comparisons
Nikola Vučević — frequently asked
- Is Nikola Vučević the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Nikola Vučević ranks 157th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 80.2, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Nikola Vučević's GOAT Score?
- 80.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Nikola Vučević rank all time?
- 907th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 157th within Basketball.
- Nikola Vučević vs Carmelo Anthony: who ranks higher?
- Nikola Vučević, on 80.2 against Carmelo Anthony's 80.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.