Vasilije "Vasa" MiciÃÂ (, born 13 January 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Ligat HaAl and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Serbian national team in international competition. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 52nd overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
A three-time All-EuroLeague selection, MiciÃÂ led Anadolu Efes to two EuroLeague titles, for 2021 and 2022, winning the EuroLeague MVP in 2021 as well as both Final Four MVPs.
From 2002 to 2006, Miciàplayed for the OKK Beograd youth system. In 2006âÂÂ07, he played for Crvena zvezda juniors, and then from 2007 to 2010, he played for FMP à ½eleznik juniors.
In 2010, Miciàsigned with Mega Vizura. At the age of 16, he made his Basketball League of Serbia debut, going on to play 35 games in 2010âÂÂ11. In his first season with the club, he appeared in 35 games of the Serbian League and averaged 8.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. On 22 November 2011, just 8 games into the 2011âÂÂ12 season, Miciàsuffered a season-ending knee injury. Over 8 games, he averaged 15.9 points, 5 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game.
In the 2012âÂÂ13 season, he became a leader with Boban Marjanoviàof the team which was promoted to the Adriatic League for the first time in the club's history at the end of the season. Over 41 games in the Serbian League, he averaged 11.8 points and 5 assists per game.
On 6 June 2013, MiciÃÂ signed a two-year contract extension with Mega Vizura. On 8 April 2014, he broke his hand which sidelined him off the court for one month. In his first ABA League season, he averaged 12.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists over 25 games.
On 4 August 2014, Miciàsigned a two-year deal with an option for one more season with the German team Bayern Munich. On 28 November 2014, in a EuroLeague game against Panathinaikos, he partially ruptured collateral ligament in his right elbow and was expected to miss six weeks of play. He appeared in 32 games of the German League averaging 7 points and 3.3 assists per game. He also made a debut in the 2014âÂÂ15 Euroleague, but appeared in only 6 games and averaging 7.5 points per game.
With the start of 2015âÂÂ16 season, his playing time furtherly decreased in Bayern. In mid-season, on 27 December 2015, Miciàwas loaned to Crvena zvezda for the rest of the 2015âÂÂ16 season. He appeared in 17 games of the 2015âÂÂ16 Euroleague for Crvena zvezda, averaging 5.5 points and 3.6 assists per game. With loan being ended, Miciàwas released by Bayern on 25 July 2016.
On 26 July 2016, Miciàsigned with Turkish BSL club Tofaà  for the 2016âÂÂ17 Basketbol Süper Ligi season. In 24 games with Tofaà Â, Miciàaveraged 13.2 points, 3.9 assists, and 2.7 rebounds while shooting 46% from the field.
On 15 June 2017, Miciàsigned a two-year contract with the Lithuanian club à ½algiris Kaunas. à ½algiris Kaunas had a historic season in which it won yet another Lithuanian League championship and qualified to EuroLeague Final Four tournament. In 2018 EuroLeague Final Four, it lost to the Fenerbahçe Basketball in the semifinal and won in the third-place game against the CSKA Moscow. Over 36 in 2017âÂÂ18 EuroLeague season, Miciàaveraged 7.7 points, 4.2 assists, and 2.2 rebounds per game. After the season, Miciàalong with his teammate Kevin Pangos parted ways with the team.
On 20 June 2018, Miciàsigned a two-year contract with Turkish club Anadolu Efes. In 2018âÂÂ19 season, Miciàled his team to the 2019 EuroLeague Final Four, where they lost in the final game to the CSKA Moscow. Over 37 games in 2018âÂÂ19 EuroLeague season, he averaged career-highs of 12.1 points, 5.5 assists, and 2.2 rebounds per game.
On 25 May 2019, Miciàsigned two-year contract extension with Anadolu Efes. On 10 August 2020, his agent confirmed that he was returning to the team for the 2020âÂÂ21 season, rather than try for the NBA.
By the end of his 2020âÂÂ21 EuroLeague campaign, Miciàbecame just the fourth EuroLeague player of all-time to score at least 100 two-pointers, 70 threes, and 100 free throws in a single season. He also became the first player ever to have made more than 132 two-pointers while making at least 70 triples and 100 free throws. For his major performances all season long, Miciàwas named to the All-EuroLeague First Team, and received the EuroLeague MVP award. As well, Miciàand his fellow Serbian countryman Nikola Jokiàbecame the first-ever pair of players from the same country to be awarded both NBA MVP and EuroLeague MVP honors in the same season. On 30 May 2021, he led his team to their first Euroleague Championship and was named the EuroLeague Final Four MVP. Over 40 EuroLeague games, he averaged then-career-high 16.7 points per game.
Over 34 games of the 2021âÂÂ22 EuroLeague season, Miciàaveraged season-leading and career-high 18.2 points (for which he received the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy), 4.6 assists, and 2.7 rebounds per game. Miciàwon back-to-back EuroLeague title with Anadolu Efes, after scoring the winning three-pointer in the 2022 EuroLeague Final Four semifinal game against Olympiacos, and later scoring 23 points in the final game against Real Madrid. For his performances, he was once again named the EuroLeague Final Four MVP.
In June 2014, alongside his teammates Nemanja DangubiÃÂ and Nikola JokiÃÂ, MiciÃÂ attended the Eurocamp, a basketball camp based in Treviso for the NBA draft prospects. He impressed scouts, putting 14 points and 10 assists in 25 minutes of the game. In March 2014, MiciÃÂ confirmed that he would enter the 2014 NBA draft.
On 26 June 2014, MiciÃÂ was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 52nd overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
On 8 December 2020, the 76ers traded MiciÃÂ's draft rights to the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside Al Horford and the rights to Théo Maledon for Danny Green, Vincent Poirier and Terrance Ferguson.
On 17 July 2023, MiciÃÂ signed a contract with the Thunder. In 30 games with the Thunder, MiciÃÂ had a limited role averaging 3.3 points and 2.5 assists per game.
On 8 February 2024, Miciàwas traded to the Charlotte Hornets, along with DÃÂvis BertÃÂns, Tre Mann, a 2024 second-round pick, a 2025 second-round pick and cash considerations, in exchange for Gordon Hayward. On 10 February, Miciàmade his Hornets debut, putting up 18 points and nine assists in a 115âÂÂ106 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Over 30 regular season games for the Hornets, Miciàaveraged 10.8 points, 6.2 assists and 1.8 rebounds on 43.7% shooting from the field.
On 6 February 2025, MiciÃÂ, Cody Martin and a 2026 second-round pick were traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for center Jusuf NurkiÃÂ and a 2026 first-round pick.
On 30 June 2025, MiciÃÂ, a 2029 first-round pick, and the draft rights to Liam McNeeley were traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for center Mark Williams and a 2029 second-round pick. Six days later on July 6, 2025, MiciÃÂ was traded again to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Pat Connaughton and two second-round picks. A day later, MiciÃÂ agreed to a contract buyout with the Bucks.
On July 16, 2025, MiciÃÂ signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Ligat HaAl.
In 2011, MiciÃÂ won a silver medal with the Serbian U18 team at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. In 2013, he again won a silver medal with the Serbian U19 team at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he was to the All-Tournament Team. In the same year, he debuted for the senior Serbian national team at the EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia, where he averaged 4.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
MiciÃÂ also represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2017, where they won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to Slovenia.
At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the national team of Serbia was dubbed as favorite to win the trophy, but was eventually upset in the quarterfinals by Argentina. With wins over the United States and Czech Republic, it finished in fifth place. MiciÃÂ averaged 5.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists over 8 games. He won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics with Serbia. Over 6 tournament games, MiciÃÂ averaged 13.3 points, 4.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds.
MiciÃÂ's sister, Nina, is a professional snowboarder. She competed at 2014 Winter Olympics.
|- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| | style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma City | 30 || 0 || 12.0 || .407 || .244 || .737 || .8 || 2.5 || .3 || .1 || 3.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 30 || 21 || 27.2 || .437 || .294 || .839 || 2.1 || 6.2 || .7 || .1 || 10.8 |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 36 || 16 || 21.2 || .348 || .360 || .829 || 2.4 || 3.5 || .4 || .0 || 7.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix | 5 || 0 || 4.2 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .4 || .2 || .0 || .0 || .0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 101 || 37 || 19.4 || .395 || .315 || .819 || 1.8 || 3.9 || .5 || .1 || 6.8
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014âÂÂ15 | style="text-align:left;"| Bayern | 6 || 1 || 18.0 || .450 || .200 || .875 || 1.5 || 3.2 || .5 || || 7.5 || 6.8 |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| 2015âÂÂ16 | style="text-align:left;"| Bayern | 4 || 0 || 6.2 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || .8 || .8 || .5 || .3 || .5 || -1.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Crvena zvezda | 17 || 1 || 17.4 || .341 || .361 || .724 || 1.8 || 3.6 || .2 || .2 || 5.5 || 5.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017âÂÂ18 | style="text-align:left;"| à ½algiris |style="background:#CFECEC;"| 36* || 10 || 22.4 || .432 || .355 || .707 || 2.2 || 4.2 || .9 || .0 || 7.7 || 8.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018âÂÂ19 | style="text-align:left;"rowspan="5"| Anadolu Efes |style="background:#CFECEC;"| 37* || 30 || 28.2 || .474 || .371 || .819 || 2.2 || 5.5 || 1.0 || .1 || 12.4 || 13.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019âÂÂ20 | 24 || 22 || 30.6 || .467 || .397 || .964 || 2.5 || 5.8 || 1.3 || .0 || 14.5 || 16.0 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2020âÂÂ21â | 40 || 34 || 29.6 || .489 || .389 || .865 || 2.6 || 4.9 || 1.2 || .0 || 16.7 || 17.5 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2021âÂÂ22â | 34 || 26 || 30.2 || .461 || .339 || .854 || 2.7 || 4.6 || 1.1 || .0 ||style="background:#CFECEC;"|18.2* || 17.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022âÂÂ23 | 31 || 29 || 31.3 || .435 || .357 || .869 || 3.2 || 5.4 || .9 || .1 || 16.0 || 17.4 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 229 || 155 || 27.1 || .455 || .364 || .842 || 2.4 || 4.8 || 1.0 || .1 || 12.7 || 13.8