Andrew Lang vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and Andrew Lang, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Andrew Lang played 12 years in the NBA, 2 more than Jusuf Nurkic, who played 10. Andrew Lang had the first of his seasons in 1988-89, while Jusuf Nurkic had his rookie season in 2014-15. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Andrew Lang	12	6	1988-89 to 1999-00
Jusuf Nurkic	10	5	2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Andrew Lang	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1988-89	2014-15
Team	Phoenix Suns	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	62	8.5	2.6	0.9	1.5	2.4	0.1	0.3	0.8	0.5	1.8	1.0	1.9	.513	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.0	.650
Jusuf Nurkic	62	17.8	6.9	2.0	4.1	6.2	0.8	0.8	1.1	1.4	3.3	2.8	6.2	.446	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.1	.636

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	4	2.0	0.0	0.8	0.8	1.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Andrew Lang	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1989-90	2015-16
Team	Phoenix Suns	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	74	13.7	3.5	1.1	2.5	3.7	0.3	0.3	1.8	0.6	2.3	1.3	2.4	.557	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.3	.653
Jusuf Nurkic	32	17.1	8.2	2.0	3.4	5.5	1.3	0.8	1.4	1.7	2.8	3.2	7.6	.417	0.0	0.1	.000	1.9	3.1	.616

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	12	7.8	1.3	0.3	1.3	1.7	0.2	0.3	0.8	0.4	1.4	0.5	0.8	.667	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.6	.571
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Andrew Lang	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1990-91	2016-17
Team	Phoenix Suns	Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	63	18.3	4.9	1.8	3.0	4.8	0.4	0.3	2.0	0.7	2.7	1.7	3.0	.577	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.1	.715
Jusuf Nurkic	65	21.4	10.2	2.4	4.8	7.2	1.9	0.8	1.1	2.2	2.5	4.2	8.2	.507	0.0	0.0	.000	1.8	3.2	.571

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	4	13.8	6.5	1.0	3.5	4.5	0.3	0.3	0.8	0.5	3.0	1.5	2.8	.545	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	4.3	.824
Jusuf Nurkic	1	17.0	2.0	0.0	11.0	11.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-


Season 4
	Andrew Lang	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1991-92	2017-18
Team	Phoenix Suns	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	81	24.3	7.7	2.1	4.6	6.7	0.5	0.6	2.5	1.1	3.8	3.1	5.9	.522	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.0	.768
Jusuf Nurkic	79	26.4	14.3	2.4	6.6	9.0	1.8	0.8	1.4	2.3	3.1	6.1	12.0	.505	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.5	.630

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	8	24.0	5.6	1.9	2.1	4.0	0.3	0.4	1.9	1.0	4.1	1.9	5.0	.375	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	2.4	.789
Jusuf Nurkic	4	23.5	11.8	3.0	5.0	8.0	1.0	1.5	1.3	0.8	3.5	4.8	9.8	.487	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	2.8	.818


Season 5
	Andrew Lang	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1992-93	2018-19
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	73	25.5	5.3	1.9	4.1	6.0	1.1	0.6	1.9	1.2	3.6	2.0	4.8	.425	0.0	0.1	.200	1.2	1.6	.763
Jusuf Nurkic	72	27.4	15.6	3.4	7.0	10.4	3.2	1.0	1.4	2.3	3.5	5.8	11.5	.508	0.0	0.4	.103	3.9	5.1	.773

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Andrew Lang	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1993-94	2019-20
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	82	19.6	6.1	1.5	2.3	3.8	0.6	0.5	1.1	1.0	2.3	2.6	5.6	.469	0.0	0.0	.250	0.9	1.3	.689
Jusuf Nurkic	8	31.6	17.6	2.9	7.4	10.3	4.0	1.4	2.0	2.4	4.9	6.8	13.6	.495	0.3	1.3	.200	3.9	4.4	.886

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	11	21.3	6.8	1.4	2.9	4.3	0.5	0.5	1.8	1.4	3.2	2.6	5.7	.460	0.0	0.1	.000	1.5	2.0	.773
Jusuf Nurkic	5	32.2	14.2	2.8	7.6	10.4	3.6	1.4	0.2	2.6	4.2	5.0	11.4	.439	0.6	2.2	.273	3.6	4.6	.783


Season 7
	Andrew Lang	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1994-95	2020-21
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	82	28.5	9.7	1.9	3.7	5.6	0.9	0.5	1.8	1.3	3.3	3.9	8.3	.473	0.0	0.0	.667	1.9	2.3	.809
Jusuf Nurkic	37	23.8	11.5	2.3	6.6	9.0	3.4	1.0	1.1	2.0	2.8	4.6	9.0	.514	0.3	0.8	.400	1.9	3.1	.619

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	3	33.7	10.3	1.0	3.0	4.0	0.3	0.7	0.7	2.0	4.0	4.0	9.3	.429	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.0	.778
Jusuf Nurkic	6	28.8	13.2	3.0	7.3	10.3	2.7	0.5	1.2	2.3	5.0	5.0	9.2	.545	0.2	0.8	.200	3.0	4.2	.720


Season 8
	Andrew Lang	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1995-96	2021-22
Team	Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	71	33.3	11.7	2.2	4.3	6.4	0.9	0.6	1.8	1.7	3.4	5.0	11.1	.447	0.0	0.1	.200	1.8	2.2	.801
Jusuf Nurkic	56	28.2	15.0	3.0	8.1	11.1	2.8	1.1	0.6	2.6	3.4	5.7	10.7	.535	0.3	1.0	.268	3.3	4.8	.690

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Andrew Lang	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1996-97	2022-23
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	52	23.0	5.3	1.8	3.5	5.3	0.5	0.5	0.9	0.8	2.7	2.2	4.8	.464	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.2	.721
Jusuf Nurkic	52	26.8	13.3	2.2	6.9	9.1	2.9	0.8	0.8	2.3	3.6	5.0	9.7	.519	0.8	2.3	.361	2.4	3.7	.661

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Andrew Lang	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1997-98	2023-24
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	57	12.1	2.7	1.0	1.7	2.7	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.6	1.8	0.9	2.5	.378	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	1.0	.772
Jusuf Nurkic	76	27.3	10.9	2.9	8.1	11.0	4.0	1.1	1.1	2.3	3.3	4.2	8.3	.510	0.3	1.2	.244	2.2	3.4	.640

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jusuf Nurkic	4	26.0	7.8	3.3	5.0	8.3	2.8	1.5	1.5	1.5	3.8	3.3	6.5	.500	0.0	0.5	.000	1.3	2.8	.455


Season 11
	Andrew Lang	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1998-99	-
Team	Chicago Bulls	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	21	18.4	3.8	1.6	2.9	4.4	0.6	0.2	0.6	0.8	2.0	1.5	4.7	.323	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.1	.696
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 12
	Andrew Lang	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	1999-00	-
Team	New York Knicks	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	19	12.8	3.1	0.8	2.3	3.2	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.3	1.6	1.5	3.4	.438	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.4	.429
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Andrew Lang	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Andrew Lang vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and Andrew Lang, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12