Jusuf Nurkić

Seasons 2014-15–2025-26 · 12 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1994

Player info

Position	C
Number	#27 (also #23, #20, #11, #30)
Team	Utah Jazz
Height	6-11
Weight	290 lb
Born	1994-08-23 (age 31)
Drafted	2014 · Round 1, Pick 16 · Chicago Bulls
Seasons	2014-15–2025-26 (12)

Career averages

11.8 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.6 APG · 631 games · .502 FG% · .294 3P%.

Stats by season — per game

Season	Tm	Age	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	PER	TS%
2014-15	DEN	20	62	17.8	.446	0.000	.636	6.2	0.8	0.8	1.1	6.9	14.8	.483
2015-16	DEN	21	32	17.1	.417	0.000	.616	5.5	1.3	0.8	1.4	8.2	15.9	.460
2016-17	2TM	22	65	21.4	.507	0.000	.571	7.2	1.9	0.8	1.1	10.2	17.5	.528
	DEN	22	45	17.9	.507	—	.496	5.8	1.3	0.6	0.8	8.0	15.0	.515
	POR	22	20	29.2	.508	0.000	.660	10.4	3.2	1.3	1.9	15.2	21.1	.545
2017-18	POR	23	79	26.4	.505	0.000	.630	9.0	1.8	0.8	1.4	14.3	19.2	.528
2018-19	POR	24	72	27.4	.508	.103	.773	10.4	3.2	1.0	1.4	15.6	23.4	.570
2019-20	POR	25	8	31.6	.495	.200	.886	10.3	4.0	1.4	2.0	17.6	22.6	.567
2020-21	POR	26	37	23.8	.514	.400	.619	9.0	3.4	1.0	1.1	11.5	20.5	.554
2021-22	POR	27	56	28.2	.535	.268	.690	11.1	2.8	1.1	0.6	15.0	20.0	.586
2022-23	POR	28	52	26.8	.519	.361	.661	9.1	2.9	0.8	0.8	13.3	17.3	.589
2023-24	PHX	29	76	27.3	.510	.244	.640	11.0	4.0	1.1	1.1	10.9	17.4	.559
2024-25	2TM	30	51	20.8	.477	.305	.664	7.8	2.3	0.8	0.7	8.9	15.2	.555
	PHX	30	25	23.7	.454	.322	.696	9.2	1.9	0.9	0.6	8.6	12.6	.556
	CHA	30	26	18.1	.497	.283	.627	6.5	2.6	0.7	0.7	9.2	18.4	.554
2025-26	UTA	31	41	26.4	.503	.352	.549	10.4	4.8	1.3	0.5	10.9	16.4	.548

Stats by season — totals

Season	Tm	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
2014-15	DEN	62	27	1,103	171	383	.446	0	2	84	132	382	50	52	68	86	426
2015-16	DEN	32	3	547	101	242	.417	0	3	61	99	175	40	24	44	55	263
2016-17	2TM	65	48	1,391	271	534	.507	0	1	120	210	467	123	50	74	143	662
	DEN	45	29	807	151	298	.507	0	0	56	113	260	60	25	36	81	358
	POR	20	19	584	120	236	.508	0	1	64	97	207	63	25	38	62	304
2017-18	POR	79	79	2,088	480	951	.505	0	7	172	273	708	143	64	111	183	1,132
2018-19	POR	72	72	1,974	420	826	.508	3	29	282	365	748	233	71	103	168	1,125
2019-20	POR	8	8	253	54	109	.495	2	10	31	35	82	32	11	16	19	141
2020-21	POR	37	37	880	171	333	.514	12	30	70	113	332	125	38	39	73	424
2021-22	POR	56	56	1,579	321	600	.535	15	56	185	268	619	157	62	34	143	842
2022-23	POR	52	52	1,391	262	505	.519	43	119	127	192	471	149	43	44	119	694
2023-24	PHX	76	76	2,078	320	627	.510	22	90	167	261	837	301	81	80	175	829
2024-25	2TM	51	32	1,063	168	352	.477	32	105	85	128	398	115	40	34	97	453
	PHX	25	23	592	74	163	.454	19	59	48	69	229	47	23	16	57	215
	CHA	26	9	471	94	189	.497	13	46	37	59	169	68	17	18	40	238
2025-26	UTA	41	36	1,083	180	358	.503	25	71	62	113	425	196	52	22	101	447
Career		631	—	—	2,919	5,820	.502	154	523	1446	2189	5644	1664	588	669	1362	7,438

Per 36 minutes

Season	Tm	G	MPG	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PTS
2014-15	DEN	62	17.8	5.6	12.5	.446	0.0	0.1	2.7	4.3	12.5	1.6	1.7	2.2	2.8	13.9
2015-16	DEN	32	17.1	6.6	15.9	.417	0.0	0.2	4.0	6.5	11.5	2.6	1.6	2.9	3.6	17.3
2016-17	2TM	65	21.4	7.0	13.8	.507	0.0	0.0	3.1	5.4	12.1	3.2	1.3	1.9	3.7	17.1
	DEN	45	17.9	6.7	13.3	.507	0.0	0.0	2.5	5.0	11.6	2.7	1.1	1.6	3.6	16.0
	POR	20	29.2	7.4	14.5	.508	0.0	0.1	3.9	6.0	12.8	3.9	1.5	2.3	3.8	18.7
2017-18	POR	79	26.4	8.3	16.4	.505	0.0	0.1	3.0	4.7	12.2	2.5	1.1	1.9	3.2	19.5
2018-19	POR	72	27.4	7.7	15.1	.508	0.1	0.5	5.1	6.7	13.6	4.2	1.3	1.9	3.1	20.5
2019-20	POR	8	31.6	7.7	15.5	.495	0.3	1.4	4.4	5.0	11.7	4.6	1.6	2.3	2.7	20.1
2020-21	POR	37	23.8	7.0	13.6	.514	0.5	1.2	2.9	4.6	13.6	5.1	1.6	1.6	3.0	17.3
2021-22	POR	56	28.2	7.3	13.7	.535	0.3	1.3	4.2	6.1	14.1	3.6	1.4	0.8	3.3	19.2
2022-23	POR	52	26.8	6.8	13.1	.519	1.1	3.1	3.3	5.0	12.2	3.9	1.1	1.1	3.1	18.0
2023-24	PHX	76	27.3	5.5	10.9	.510	0.4	1.6	2.9	4.5	14.5	5.2	1.4	1.4	3.0	14.4
2024-25	2TM	51	20.8	5.7	11.9	.477	1.1	3.6	2.9	4.3	13.5	3.9	1.4	1.2	3.3	15.3
	PHX	25	23.7	4.5	9.9	.454	1.2	3.6	2.9	4.2	13.9	2.9	1.4	1.0	3.5	13.1
	CHA	26	18.1	7.2	14.4	.497	1.0	3.5	2.8	4.5	12.9	5.2	1.3	1.4	3.1	18.2
2025-26	UTA	41	26.4	6.0	11.9	.503	0.8	2.4	2.1	3.8	14.1	6.5	1.7	0.7	3.4	14.9

Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.

Advanced stats

Season	Tm	G	MP	PER	TS%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
2014-15	DEN	62	1,103	14.8	.483	20.7	-0.2	1.8	1.6	.069	-3.7	+0.9	-2.8	-0.2
2015-16	DEN	32	547	15.9	.460	27.2	-0.5	0.9	0.4	.031	-3.6	+0.7	-2.9	-0.1
2016-17	2TM	65	1,391	17.5	.528	23.9	0.2	1.8	2.0	.068	-1.4	+0.5	-0.9	+0.4
	DEN	45	807	15.0	.515	22.6	-0.2	0.8	0.6	.034	-2.0	-0.1	-2.1	+0.0
	POR	20	584	21.1	.545	25.7	0.4	1.0	1.4	.116	-0.4	+1.3	+0.9	+0.4
2017-18	POR	79	2,088	19.2	.528	26.4	0.8	3.9	4.7	.108	-1.1	+1.1	+0.0	+1.1
2018-19	POR	72	1,974	23.4	.570	24.7	4.4	3.3	7.8	.189	+2.1	+1.7	+3.7	+2.8
2019-20	POR	8	253	22.6	.567	24.0	0.5	0.3	0.9	.164	+1.0	+1.0	+2.0	+0.2
2020-21	POR	37	880	20.5	.554	22.3	1.2	1.2	2.4	.133	+0.7	+1.8	+2.5	+1.0
2021-22	POR	56	1,579	20.0	.586	23.6	2.0	1.7	3.6	.110	+0.1	+0.2	+0.3	+0.9
2022-23	POR	52	1,391	17.3	.589	22.1	1.2	1.5	2.7	.092	-0.6	+0.7	+0.1	+0.7
2023-24	PHX	76	2,078	17.4	.559	19.1	2.0	3.8	5.8	.133	-1.0	+2.1	+1.1	+1.6
2024-25	2TM	51	1,063	15.2	.555	20.6	0.0	1.5	1.5	.066	-2.2	+0.9	-1.3	+0.2
	PHX	25	592	12.6	.556	18.7	-0.3	0.8	0.5	.039	-3.9	+0.5	-3.4	-0.2
	CHA	26	471	18.4	.554	23.0	0.3	0.7	1.0	.099	-0.1	+1.4	+1.2	+0.4
2025-26	UTA	41	1,083	16.4	.548	19.3	0.4	1.1	1.5	.068	-0.5	+1.6	+1.1	+0.9
Career		631	—	—	—	—	—	—	34.9	—	—	—	—	+9.5

PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.

Playoff stats

Season	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	TS%
2016-17	2	16.0	1.0	5.5	2.0	0.0	0.5	.333	0.000	.333
2017-18	4	23.0	11.8	8.0	1.0	1.5	1.2	.487	—	.536
2019-20	5	32.0	14.2	10.4	3.6	1.4	0.2	.439	.273	.529
2020-21	6	28.3	13.2	10.3	2.7	0.5	1.2	.545	.200	.598
2023-24	4	25.8	7.8	8.2	2.8	1.5	1.5	.500	0.000	.503
Career	21	27.0	11.0	9.0	2.5	1.0	1.0	.489	.211	.546

Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.

Game log — 2025-26

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3P	+/−
2025-10-22	vs LAC	W 129–108	17	8	4	3	2	0	4-9	0-3	+9
2025-10-24	@ SAC	L 104–105	18	4	11	2	1	0	2-7	0-1	-8
2025-10-27	vs PHX	W 138–134	17	7	13	2	2	0	3-6	0-1	+3
2025-10-29	vs POR	L 134–136	16	13	4	4	1	0	4-10	1-3	-2
2025-10-31	@ PHX	L 96–118	17	7	6	2	1	1	2-3	1-2	-13
2025-11-02	@ CHA	L 103–126	22	3	9	2	2	0	1-6	0-3	-22
2025-11-03	@ BOS	W 105–103	31	11	11	4	0	1	5-12	0-2	+1
2025-11-05	@ DET	L 103–114	32	6	17	4	4	1	2-8	0-2	-2
2025-11-07	@ MIN	L 97–137	19	3	4	4	1	1	1-3	0-1	-20
2025-11-10	vs MIN	L 113–120	25	6	10	3	1	0	2-11	1-3	-13
2025-11-11	vs IND	W 152–128	30	11	11	4	0	0	3-6	0-0	+15
2025-11-13	vs ATL	L 122–132	28	10	10	8	5	1	4-7	1-2	-5
2025-11-16	vs CHI	W 150–147	38	5	14	5	3	1	2-6	0-1	+9
2025-11-18	@ LAL	L 126–140	29	10	10	6	2	0	4-5	0-1	-13
2025-11-21	vs OKC	L 112–144	22	5	10	3	1	0	2-7	0-1	+1
2025-11-23	vs LAL	L 106–108	30	11	10	2	2	0	5-6	1-1	+14
2025-11-24	@ GSW	L 117–134	24	8	9	2	0	1	4-6	0-0	-19
2025-11-28	vs SAC	W 128–119	27	9	11	9	3	0	4-8	0-0	+2
2025-11-30	vs HOU	L 101–129	19	14	6	9	0	1	6-7	2-2	-15
2025-12-01	vs HOU	W 133–125	24	18	9	2	0	0	8-15	0-1	-1
2025-12-05	@ NYK	L 112–146	19	4	6	0	2	0	2-5	0-1	-19
2025-12-07	vs OKC	L 101–131	19	7	8	2	0	0	3-9	0-1	-12
2025-12-12	@ MEM	W 130–126	27	13	17	7	1	1	6-9	0-2	-2
2025-12-18	vs LAL	L 135–143	31	15	8	7	1	0	5-8	1-1	-2
2025-12-20	vs ORL	L 127–128	21	4	8	5	1	0	2-5	0-0	-5
2025-12-22	@ DEN	L 112–135	34	17	14	6	0	0	6-10	2-2	-31
2025-12-26	vs DET	W 131–129	32	16	11	5	1	2	6-9	1-1	+13
2025-12-27	@ SAS	W 127–114	26	16	7	6	0	0	6-12	2-5	+9
2025-12-30	vs BOS	L 119–129	33	26	8	8	0	0	10-11	2-2	+9
2026-01-01	@ LAC	L 101–118	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-01-05	@ POR	L 117–137	30	21	12	5	2	0	9-12	2-3	-10
2026-01-07	@ OKC	L 125–129	32	15	15	4	3	1	6-16	0-1	+13
2026-01-10	vs CHA	L 95–150	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-01-12	@ CLE	W 123–112	30	11	17	3	3	2	4-9	1-1	+13
2026-01-14	@ CHI	L 126–128	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-01-15	@ DAL	L 122–144	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-01-17	@ DAL	L 120–138	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-01-19	@ SAS	L 110–123	26	20	9	5	0	0	9-17	2-4	-8
2026-01-20	vs MIN	W 127–122	30	16	18	10	1	1	7-11	0-1	+8
2026-01-22	vs SAS	L 109–126	34	17	11	14	1	1	7-19	1-6	-21
2026-01-24	vs MIA	L 116–147	31	17	10	12	1	1	8-13	1-1	-30
2026-01-28	vs GSW	L 124–140	22	11	5	5	1	0	4-7	1-2	-30
2026-02-01	@ TOR	L 100–107	32	11	13	1	1	3	3-11	1-3	-7
2026-02-03	@ IND	W 131–122	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-02-05	@ ATL	L 119–121	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-02-07	@ ORL	L 117–120	23	3	14	6	1	1	1-2	0-1	0
2026-02-09	@ MIA	W 115–111	24	10	16	1	0	1	4-9	1-2	-3
2026-02-11	vs SAC	W 121–93	26	8	9	4	1	0	4-6	0-1	+7
2026-02-12	vs POR	L 119–135	—	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
2026-03-21	vs PHI	L 116–126	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0

Career splits

Split	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
Home	380	9.9	7.5	2.2	216–164
Away	380	9.5	7.2	2.1	158–222
In wins	374	10.9	8.0	2.3	374–0
In losses	386	8.6	6.7	2.0	0–386

Regular-season career splits by venue and result.

Career stats vs each team

Opponent	G	PPG	RPG	APG	W–L
ATL Atlanta Hawks	20	7.0	5.4	2.0	8–12
BOS Boston Celtics	23	12.3	8.5	3.0	6–17
BKN Brooklyn Nets	20	15.0	8.4	2.0	8–12
CHA Charlotte Hornets	20	10.8	7.7	1.8	13–7
CHI Chicago Bulls	16	9.9	8.1	2.2	11–5
CLE Cleveland Cavaliers	18	9.9	8.1	2.8	8–10
DAL Dallas Mavericks	34	7.1	5.2	1.1	16–18
DEN Denver Nuggets	26	12.5	8.3	2.9	9–17
DET Detroit Pistons	21	7.8	6.6	2.7	13–8
GSW Golden State Warriors	28	10.0	6.7	2.2	12–16
HOU Houston Rockets	27	12.8	8.3	2.0	15–12
IND Indiana Pacers	22	7.6	6.3	1.9	14–8
LAC Los Angeles Clippers	35	9.9	7.0	2.3	16–19
LAL Los Angeles Lakers	35	9.2	8.2	2.4	21–14
MEM Memphis Grizzlies	30	10.2	8.1	2.1	12–18
MIA Miami Heat	23	8.7	7.9	1.8	11–12
MIL Milwaukee Bucks	16	10.6	8.1	2.2	5–11
MIN Minnesota Timberwolves	35	8.9	6.9	2.0	19–16
NOP New Orleans Pelicans	25	8.5	6.3	1.8	15–10
NYK New York Knicks	21	8.6	6.5	2.0	14–7
OKC Oklahoma City Thunder	34	9.8	8.3	1.9	9–25
ORL Orlando Magic	20	10.4	8.6	2.6	13–7
PHI Philadelphia 76ers	22	9.7	7.8	2.1	13–9
PHX Phoenix Suns	31	7.2	6.5	1.4	21–10
POR Portland Trail Blazers	21	7.6	6.5	1.5	5–16
SAC Sacramento Kings	33	9.5	8.9	2.6	16–17
SAS San Antonio Spurs	32	12.0	7.3	2.9	14–18
TOR Toronto Raptors	20	10.2	8.2	2.5	8–12
UTA Utah Jazz	36	9.1	5.6	1.9	19–17
WAS Washington Wizards	16	10.3	7.6	2.4	10–6

Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.

Shooting by distance — 2025-26

Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.

Range	% of shots	FG%
At the rim (0-3 ft)	26%	.574
In the paint (3-10 ft)	47%	.515
Mid-range (10-16 ft)	6%	.591
Long two (16 ft-3P)	1%	.500
Three-pointers (3-pointers)	20%	.352

Average shot distance 9.1 ft · 3% of attempts were dunks · 4% of threes from the corner

Contract & salary

Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.

Season	Salary
2014-15	$1,762,680
2015-16	$1,842,000
2016-17	$1,921,320
2017-18	$2,947,305
2018-19	$11,111,111
2019-20	$13,125,000
2020-21	$12,888,889
2021-22	$12,000,000
2022-23	$15,625,000
2023-24	$16,875,000
2024-25	$18,125,000
2025-26	$19,375,000
2026-27	$11,000,000
2027-28	$11,000,000
Career earnings	$149,598,305

Frequently asked questions

What team does Jusuf Nurkić play for?

Jusuf Nurkić plays C for the Utah Jazz.

What are Jusuf Nurkić's career stats?

Jusuf Nurkić has averaged 11.8 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.6 APG over 12 seasons (2014-15–2025-26).

How much does Jusuf Nurkić make?

Jusuf Nurkić's salary is $11,000,000 for the 2027-28 season, with career earnings of about $149.6M.

How tall is Jusuf Nurkić?

Jusuf Nurkić is 6-11 (290 lb).

How old is Jusuf Nurkić?

Jusuf Nurkić was born 1994-08-23 and is 31 years old.

When was Jusuf Nurkić drafted?

Jusuf Nurkić was drafted in 2014, round 1, pick 16, by the Chicago Bulls.