三分球已經成為現代籃球的一大標誌，不少內線球員都開始順應潮流投三分，而魔術中鋒Nicola Vucevic似乎也有意在新賽季加強外線能力。
引用“I think it creates lots of things for us offensively and a lot of space that we need,” Vucevic said. “But I think it’s also the way the league is going. We have to adapt. Also, I think that it fits us.”
引用“Space makes everyone better,” Vogel said. “We’re encouraging him and pushing him, and a big part of his summer plan was to work on the 3 ball. He came into camp [ready] and he’s shooting maybe one a practice or so. And we’ve been trying to push the envelope to just give him the green light and teach him to find ways to make it a weapon more than once a game.”
確實，提升內線的三分能力可以為Elfrid Payton, Aaron Gordon和Jonathon Simmons等運動能力出色的魔術球員拉開空間。事實上，Nicola Vucevic去季已經有意提高自己的三分出手數。2016/17賽季Vucevic在三分線外出手了75次，命中了其中的23個。當然，能夠在低位和外線之間取得平衡非常重要。
引用“If I’m just standing [out] on the 3 and I’m not making my guy do really anything, it’s not helping the team nor me,” Vucevic said. “I think as we play more and more games, as we practice more and more, it will just come automatically.”