Sam Cassell vs. Jusuf Nurkic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jusuf Nurkic and Sam Cassell that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Sam Cassell

vs.

Jusuf Nurkic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Jusuf Nurkic 10

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Jusuf Nurkic 5

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Jusuf Nurkic 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Jusuf Nurkic 8.9

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Jusuf Nurkic 2.5

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Jusuf Nurkic 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Jusuf Nurkic 6,538

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Jusuf Nurkic 4,821

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Jusuf Nurkic 1,353

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Jusuf Nurkic 496

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Jusuf Nurkic 613

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Jusuf Nurkic 539

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Jusuf Nurkic .503

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Jusuf Nurkic .280

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Jusuf Nurkic .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Jusuf Nurkic 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Jusuf Nurkic 9.7

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Jusuf Nurkic 2.6

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Jusuf Nurkic 1.0

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Jusuf Nurkic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Jusuf Nurkic 218

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Jusuf Nurkic 175

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Jusuf Nurkic 47

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Jusuf Nurkic 18

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Jusuf Nurkic 17

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Jusuf Nurkic 18

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Jusuf Nurkic .491

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Jusuf Nurkic .211

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Jusuf Nurkic .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024)