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Tristan Vukčević

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Tristan Vukčević
Тристан Вукчевић
BERJAYA
Vukčević with the Washington Wizards in 2025
No. 00 – Washington Wizards
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2003-03-11) 11 March 2003 (age 23)
Siena, Italy
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2023: 2nd round, 42nd overall pick
Drafted byWashington Wizards
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2019–2022Real Madrid
2019–2022→Real Madrid B
2022–2024Partizan
2024–presentWashington Wizards
2024–2026→Capital City Go-Go
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Tristan Tsalikis Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Тристан Цаликис Вукчевић, Greek: Τριστάν Τσαλίκης-Βούκτσεβιτς, romanized: Tristan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits; born 11 March 2003) is a Serbian and Greek professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Serbian national team.

Early life

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Vukčević is the son of Jade and Dušan Vukčević.[a] He was born in Siena, Italy as his father was playing for Montepaschi Siena. His father is a retired Bosnia-born Serbian professional basketball player who played for Crvena zvezda, Olympiacos, Real Madrid, Olimpia Milano, Virtus Bologna, and others during his playing career as well as represented Serbia and Montenegro national team internationally.[1] His mother Jade (née Čičak) is a Greek-based Swedish businesswoman and former swimwear model. His mother's parents emigrated to Sweden from the former Yugoslavia.[2] Vukčević holds a Serbian and Greek passport through his father, and a Swedish passport through his mother.[3]

Vukčević grew up in Italy, where his father played professionally. Following Dušan's retirement, the family moved back to Athens, Greece. He started to play basketball for the youth system of his father's former club, Olympiacos. In 2018, Vukčević joined the U16 team of Spanish club Real Madrid,[4] another father's former club. Vukčević won the Munich Tournament for the 2019–20 Euroleague NGT season with U18 Real Madrid. Over four tournament games, he averaged 16 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.[5] Afterward, the Final Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professional career

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Real Madrid (2019–2022)

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On 2 September 2020, Vukčević made his pre-season debut for Real Madrid in a 68–66 win over Coosur Real Betis recording 8 points.[6][7] On 11 October, he made his professional debut in a 90–65 win over Herbalife Gran Canaria recording 2 points and 2 rebounds in 4 minutes.[8]

Partizan Belgrade (2022–2024)

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On 27 January 2022, Vukčević signed a multi-year contract with Partizan of the ABA League.[9][10] In 2022–23 season, he won the ABA League championship title with Partizan. Over 22 ABA League games, he averaged 8.1 points and 3.2 rebounds on 58% shooting from the field. In the EuroLeague, he had a more limited role within the team.[citation needed]

During the 2023–24 season, Vukčević averaged 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds over 12 EuroLeague games. In ABA League, he appeared in 14 games, averaging 10.9 points and 3.6 rebounds on 54.4% shooting from the field.[citation needed]

On 13 March 2024, Vukčević parted ways with Partizan Belgrade to pursue his NBA career.[11] During his three seasons at the club, Vukčević played 75 games and scored 453 points along with 198 rebounds and 48 assists.[citation needed]

Washington Wizards / Capital City Go-Go (2024–present)

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Vukčević had a strong showing at the 2023 NBA Draft Combine, scoring 21 points in 17 minutes in the lone game he played.[12] He was subsequently selected with the 42nd overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the 2023 NBA draft.[13]

On 14 March 2024, Vukčević signed with the Wizards.[14] He managed to play in 10 NBA regular-season games until the end of the season, averaging 8.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. On 3 July, he signed a two-way contract with Washington.[15][16]

Vukčević made 35 appearances (one start) for the 2024–25 NBA season, averaging 9.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists.

On 10 July 2025, Vukčević re-signed with Washington on another two-way contract.[17] On 21 February 2026, the Wizards signed Vukčević to a three-year, $9 million standard contract.[18]

National team career

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Due to his father's background, Vukčević is eligible to represent Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, or Serbia internationally, while due to his mother's background he is eligible to represent Sweden. Also, he is eligible to represent Italy or Spain.[19][20] According to his father in 2022, Vukčević decided to play for Serbia internationally.[21] On 28 July 2025, Vukčević was selected to the preliminary squad of the Serbian team for EuroBasket 2025.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2023–24 Washington 10415.3.433.278.7733.61.3.5.78.5
2024–25 Washington 35114.7.496.373.7763.71.1.3.79.4
2025–26 Washington 491213.7.479.347.7843.01.1.5.79.0
Career 941714.2.481.348.7803.31.1.4.79.1

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2020–21 Real Madrid 319.2.375.0001.0001.7.0.0.32.3-1.0
2021–22 916.4.412.333.5001.2.2.0.22.11.6
2022–23 Partizan 1326.4.300.2221.0001.2.5.3.21.2.1
2023–24 1249.3.483.400.9412.3.5.2.44.25.1
Career 3787.7.405.297.8701.6.4.2.32.52.0

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ His father added the name Tsalikis to his family name when he obtained a Greek citizenship.

References

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  1. ↑ "KRV NIJE VODA: Jedan od najtalentovanijih mladih košarkaša želi da igra za Srbiju! Otac mu je bivši reprezentativac (VIDEO)". Kurir.rs (in Serbian). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "About Jade V." JadeVTales.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Enigma Tristan Vukčević". KosMagazin.com (in Serbian). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ala-pívot Tristan". RealMadrid.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "TSALIKIS, TRISTAN U18 Real Madrid". AdidasNGT.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Tristan Vukcevic steals the show in debut with Real Madrid's senior team". EuroHoops.net. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "68–66: Segunda victoria de la pretemporada". RealMadrid.com (in Spanish). 2 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "October 2020, Herbalife GC 65–90 Real Madrid". ACB.com. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Tristan Vukčević potpisao za Partizan". b92.net (in Serbian). 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tristan Vukčević pens multi-year contract with Partizan NIS". ABA-Liga.com. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Tristan Vukčević više nije košarkaš Partizana". Politika.rs (in Serbian). 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  12. ↑ Gallant, Colin (12 June 2023). "Tristan Vukcevic will remain in 2023 NBA Draft after Combine standout". ClutchPoints.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "2023 NBA Draft Results: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Wizards Sign Vukcevic". NBA.com. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  15. ↑ Adams, Luke (3 July 2024). "Wizards Re-Sign Tristan Vukcevic To Two-Way Deal". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "Wizards Sign Vukcevic to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  17. ↑ Brown, Henry (10 July 2025). "Wizards Re-Sign Tristan Vukcevic". Washington Wizards On SI. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "Washington Signs Tristan Vukčević to Multi-Year Contract". nba.com. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "MAJKA ŠVEĐANKA, OTAC SA GRČKIM DRŽAVLJANSTVOM! Iz Real Madrida u REPREZENTACIJU Srbije! Kokoškov dobija veliko pojačanje". Sport.Blic.rs (in Serbian). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  20. ↑ "Tristan Vukčević – Srbija pre Bosne, Grčke, Švedske, Italije i Španije". b92.net (in Serbian). 29 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Vukčević o Vukčeviću: Tristan kaže da nikad više nije trenirao, jedva čekamo da bude na spisku Srbije". MozzartSport.com (in Serbian). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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