Vukcevic rewarded Washington's patience in 2025-26, emerging as one of the more intriguing young stretch bigs in the league and prompting the Wizards to convert his two-way deal into a three-year standard contract in February. However, he's not expected to have a big role in the 2026-27 season. The Wizards acquired Anthony Davis at the deadline in February in the 2025-26 season, but they also added Deandre Ayton in the offseason and expect Alex Sarr to see minutes at center, meaning Vukcevic will be the third-string option at the position despite his solid numbers in the 2025-26 campaign. Thus, he's not a target on draft day and might not even be a player to keep close tabs on on the waiver wire. He's probably going to end up being a victim of a roster crunch even though he averaged 9.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 three-pointers per contest across 49 appearances (12 starts) in 2025-26.