 Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic is part of a delegation of NBA players, coaches and executives currently overseas as ambassadors for the NBA Africa Game 2015. As part of Team World, Vucevic will be playing in the leagues upcoming exhibition game against fellow NBA players on Team Africa. For now however, his focus has been on helping out as an assistant coach for a team of teenagers in Johannesburg. Josh Robbins of The Orlando Sentinel recounted Vucevic's experiences following a conference call with reporters:
"Vucevic watched the play unfold from the sidelines, as he served as an assistant coach for a group of teenagers in a tiny Johannesburg gym. When the layup went through the hoop, cheers reverberated off the walls. The Denver Nuggets' Kenneth Faried, an assistant coach alongside Vucevic, ran onto the court and did a celebratory chest-bump with a player. The Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul and Vucevic walked onto the court and high-fived the players, and Vucevic also clapped his hands and smiled from ear to ear. 'That was fun,' Vucevic said afterward." Vucevic also spoke about the expectations in Orlando now that Scott Skiles has taken over as head coach of the Magic. '"Now with the new coach, I think guys will want to show themselves even more and prove themselves to him. So I think that will help us as well. I'm expecting a better season from us. I think it's time for us to turn it around. We can't keep having 20-win seasons."'
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