9 Nikola Vucevic C

Vucevic scored a game-high 22 points (9-18 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 3-3 FT) while adding 14 rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block in 31 minutes during Monday's preseason loss to the Heat.

The 27-year-old center has scored at least 20 points in all three of his preseason games so far, although Monday's was his first double-double. The Magic could be leaning heavily on their frontcourt for offense this season, but even with an increased role, Vucevic could have a hard time matching his career-best 19.3 points per game, set in 2014-15.

Vucevic scored 21 points (8-16 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 4-4 FT) while adding seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and a steal in 25 minutes during Friday's preseason win over Flamengo.

While the Brazilian side did feature a couple of notable NBA veterans in Anderson Varejao and Leandro Barbosa, the Magic frontcourt simply overwhelmed Flamengo's bigs, and Vucevic and Aaron Gordon combined for 50 points. Heading into the final year of his current contract, the 27-year-old Vucevic will have plenty of motivation to put together another strong campaign.

Vucevic averaged 16.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists across 57 games played with the Magic during the 2017-18 NBA season.

Vucevic has been a heavy contributor to the Magic's offense the past five years and his 2017-18 campaign was no different. The Switzerland native increased his free-throw percentage dramatically from 66.9 percent last year to 81.9 percent this year which allowed him to increase his points-per-game average by almost two points. Vucevic did fracture his finger though which made him miss a huge chunk of the season. Currently, the 25-year-old is under contract for next year at $12.8 million.

Vucevic will play "not big minutes" according to coach Frank Vogel during Wednesday's season finale against the Wizards, Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Wednesday's season finale is essentially meaningless for Orlando, so the organization will opt to reduce Vucevic's workload, limiting his potential for injury. As a result, Bismack Buyombo and Khem Birch should see an uptick in minutes.

Vucevic finished with 17 points (8-17 FG, 1-1 FT), 10 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks in 29 minutes during Monday's 102-86 loss to the Bucks.

Vucevic was nice Monday, finishing with another double-double. He continues to put up the best numbers of his career in what has been a stellar season for the Magic big man. Owners have to be pleased with their investment despite the injury but should keep an eye on his status for the final regular season game.