Jusuf Nurkić · NBA stats and profile

Personal details

Position: Center
Height and weight: 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) · 132 kg (291 lb)
Born: August 23, 1994 (age 32)
Birthplace: Tuzla, Bosnia y Herzegovina
School / club: Cedevita
Draft: 2014: round 1, pick 16
NBA career: Since 2014, active · 12 seasons
Current team: Utah Jazz · number 30

Stats

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Regular season

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
2014-15	DEN	62	426	382	50	1,103	52	68	86	44.6	0.0	63.6
2015-16	DEN	32	263	175	40	547	24	44	55	41.7	0.0	61.6
2016-17	DEN	45	358	260	60	807	25	36	81	50.7	—	49.6
2016-17	POR	20	304	207	63	584	25	38	62	50.8	0.0	66.0
2016-17	TOT	65	662	467	123	1,391	50	74	143	50.7	0.0	57.1
2017-18	POR	79	1,132	708	143	2,088	64	111	183	50.5	0.0	63.0
2018-19	POR	72	1,125	748	233	1,974	71	103	168	50.8	10.3	77.3
2019-20	POR	8	141	82	32	253	11	16	19	49.5	20.0	88.6
2020-21	POR	37	424	332	125	880	38	39	73	51.4	40.0	61.9
2021-22	POR	56	842	619	157	1,578	62	34	143	53.5	26.8	69.0
2022-23	POR	52	694	471	149	1,391	43	44	119	51.9	36.1	66.1
2023-24	PHX	76	829	837	301	2,078	81	80	175	51.0	24.4	64.0
2024-25	PHX	25	215	229	47	592	23	16	57	45.4	32.2	69.6
2024-25	CHA	26	238	169	68	471	17	18	40	49.7	28.3	62.7
2024-25	TOT	51	453	398	115	1,063	40	34	97	47.7	30.5	66.4
2025-26	UTA	41	447	425	196	1,083	52	22	101	50.3	35.2	54.9
Career		631	7,438	5,644	1,664	15,429	588	669	1,362	50.2	29.4	66.1

Playoffs

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	STL	BLK	TOV	FG%	3P%	FT%
2016-17	POR	1	2	11	4	17	0	1	3	33.3	0.0	—
2017-18	POR	4	47	32	4	94	6	5	3	48.7	—	81.8
2019-20	POR	5	71	52	18	161	7	1	13	43.9	27.3	78.3
2020-21	POR	6	79	62	16	173	3	7	14	54.5	20.0	72.0
2023-24	PHX	4	31	33	11	104	6	6	6	50.0	0.0	45.5
Career		20	230	190	53	549	22	20	39	48.9	21.1	71.4

TOT: season total across all the teams he played for.

Awards and titles

All-Rookie Second Team: 2014-15
Rising Stars: 2015

Draft

2014: round 1, pick 16 · Chicago Bulls · KK Cedevita (Croacia)
Transferred to Denver Nuggets

Transactions

Jun 27, 2014 · Trade

The Chicago Bulls traded Gary Harris, Jusuf Nurkić and a 2015 2nd round draft pick (Sir'Dominic Pointer was later selected) to the Denver Nuggets for Doug McDermott and Anthony Randolph.
Aug 1, 2014 · Rookies

The Denver Nuggets signed Jusuf Nurkić to a multi-year contract.

The Denver Nuggets signed Erick Green to a multi-year contract.
Oct 11, 2015 · Extension

Denver ejerce su opción de extensión del 3º año de contrato del escolta Gary Harris y del pívot Jusuf Nurkic, para la temporada 2016-2017.
Oct 22, 2016 · Extension

Denver ejerce su opción de extensión del 3º año de contrato al base Emmanuel Mudiay y del 4º año del pívot Jusuf Nurkic, para la temporada 2017-2018.
Feb 13, 2017 · Trade

The Denver Nuggets traded Jusuf Nurkić and a 2017 1st round draft pick (Harry Giles was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Mason Plumlee, cash and a 2018 2nd round draft pick (Shake Milton was later selected). (2017 1st-Rd pick sent to POR is MEM's pick)
Jun 27, 2018 · Extension

Portland tiende la Qualifying Offer al pívot Jusuf Nurkic para retener sus derechos NBA, por lo que será agente libre restringido.
Jul 6, 2018 · Extension

The Portland Trail Blazers signed Jusuf Nurkić as a free agent.

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Jul 6, 2022 · Signing

The Portland Trail Blazers signed Jusuf Nurkić to a multi-year contract.
Sep 27, 2023 · Trade

In a 3-team trade, the Milwaukee Bucks traded Grayson Allen to the Phoenix Suns; the Milwaukee Bucks traded Jrue Holiday, a 2028 1st round draft pick, a 2029 1st round draft pick and a 2030 1st round draft pick to the Portland Trail Blazers; the Phoenix Suns traded Deandre Ayton and Toumani Camara to the Portland Trail Blazers; the Portland Trail Blazers traded Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks; and the Portland Trail Blazers traded Keon Johnson, Nassir Little and Jusuf Nurkic to the Phoenix Suns. 2029 1st-rd pick is MIL own 2028 1st-rd pick is a swap 2030 1st-rd pick is a swap
Feb 6, 2025 · Trade

The Charlotte Hornets traded Cody Martin, Vasilije Micić and a 2026 2nd round draft pick (Vsevolod Ishchenko was later selected) to the Phoenix Suns for Jusuf Nurkic and a 2026 1st round draft pick (Christian Anderson Jr. was later selected). 2026 1st-rd pick was least favorable of PHO, WAS, ORL, MEM, became ORL 2026 1st-rd pick 2026 2nd-rd pick was least favorable of DEN and GSW, became DEN 2026 2nd-rd pick Phoenix received a trade exception.
Jun 29, 2025 · Trade

The Charlotte Hornets traded Jusuf Nurkic to the Utah Jazz for Collin Sexton. Utah received a trade exception.
Jul 9, 2026 · Signing

The Utah Jazz signed Jusuf Nurkic to a multi-year contract.

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Career outside the NBA

Clubs

Season	Club	League	GP	PPG	RPG	APG
2012-13	KK Zadar	A-1 liga	19	8.1	4.4	0.5
2012-13	Cedevita	ABA League	5	2.6	1.0	0.2
2012-13	KK Zadar	ABA League	9	4.1	2.0	0.6
2012-13	KK Zadar	Croatia A-1 Liga	19	8.1	4.4	0.5
2012-13	Cedevita	EuroLeague	6	1.8	0.7	0.0
2013-14	Cedevita	A-1 liga	15	11.5	5.3	1.0
2013-14	Cedevita	ABA League	28	11.7	5.7	0.7
2013-14	Cedevita	Croatia A-1 Liga	15	11.5	5.3	1.0
2013-14	Zadar	Premijer liga	—	—	—	—
—	KK Zlatorog Laško	Premier A Slovenian Basketball League	—	—	—	—

Sources: Wikidata, Wikipedia (bs), Wikipedia (en). Clubs, leagues and numbers are as given by those sources; some seasons may be missing.

Salaries

Season	Team	Salary
2014-15	DEN	$1.8M
2015-16	DEN	$1.8M
2016-17	POR	$1.9M
2017-18	POR	$2.9M
2018-19	POR	$11.1M
2019-20	POR	≈ $12.0M
2020-21	POR	$12.9M
2021-22	POR	$12.0M
2022-23	POR	$15.6M
2023-24	PHX	$16.9M
2024-25	CHA	$18.1M
2025-26	UTA	$19.4M
2026-27	UTA	$11.5M
Career total		$137.9M

Regular-season salaries; if a team waived him and kept paying, the amounts are added up. Data from Basketball-Reference, cross-checked with HoopsHype and ESPN.