Jusuf Nurkic vs. Isaac Okoro Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaac Okoro and Jusuf Nurkic, 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 / Games against each other

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.

Jusuf Nurkic played 11 years in the NBA, 6 more than Isaac Okoro, who played 5. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Isaac Okoro had his rookie season in 2020-21. 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 achievements, 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
Jusuf Nurkic 11 5 2014-15 to 2024-25
Isaac Okoro 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jusuf Nurkic Isaac Okoro
Season 2014-152020-21
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second TeamAchievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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 - 1.4 2.1 .636
difference:+5+14.6+2.7+1.0+2.0+3.1+1.1+0.1+0.7-0.1-0.5+0.7+2.1+.026+0.9+3.2+0.3+0.2+.090
Isaac Okoro 67 32.4 9.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.8 3.5 8.3 .420 0.9 3.2 .290 1.7 2.3 .726
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jusuf Nurkic nor Isaac Okoro played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jusuf Nurkic Isaac Okoro
Season 2015-162021-22
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+35+12.5+0.6+0.9+1.5+2.5+0.5+1.1-0.8-0.4+0.1+1.2+.063+0.8+2.2+.350+0.1+0.8+.152
Isaac Okoro 67 29.6 8.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.4 3.1 6.4 .480 0.8 2.3 .350 1.8 2.3 .768
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jusuf Nurkic nor Isaac Okoro played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jusuf Nurkic Isaac Okoro
Season 2016-172022-23
Team Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail BlazersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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 - 1.8 3.2 .571
difference:+11+0.3+3.8+1.7+3.0+4.7+0.8+0.1+0.7-1.6-0.4+1.9+3.5+.013+0.8+2.3+0.8+1.8+.186
Isaac Okoro 76 21.7 6.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.3 4.7 .494 0.8 2.3 .363 1.0 1.4 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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 -
difference:+4+2.0+4.4+0.6+10.2+9.6+3.2+0.4+0.6-2.2-1.0+1.2+1.6+.145+0.8+1.6+.308+1.2+1.2
Isaac Okoro 5 15.0 6.4 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.0 2.2 4.6 .478 0.8 2.6 .308 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 4
Jusuf Nurkic Isaac Okoro
Season 2017-182023-24
Team Portland Trail BlazersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+10+0.9+4.9+1.4+4.6+6.0+0.1+0.9-1.5-1.1+2.7+5.0+.015+1.2+3.0+.391+0.9+1.5+.049
Isaac Okoro 69 27.3 9.4 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.9 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 3.4 7.0 .490 1.2 3.1 .391 1.3 2.0 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+8+1.6+6.3+2.6+3.7+6.2+0.1+0.6+1.0-0.1-1.0+2.7+4.0+.130+0.8+2.9+1.7+2.0+.040
Isaac Okoro 12 21.9 5.5 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.9 2.5 2.1 5.8 .357 0.8 2.9 .257 0.6 0.8 .778

Season 5
Jusuf Nurkic Isaac Okoro
Season 2018-192024-25
Team Portland Trail BlazersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+17+8.3+9.5+2.5+5.5+8.0+2.0+0.4+1.1-1.9-1.6+3.5+6.6+.044+1.0+2.3+.268+3.3+4.3+.056
Isaac Okoro 55 19.1 6.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.9 .464 1.0 2.7 .371 0.6 0.8 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Jusuf Nurkic DNP------ --- ----------
Isaac Okoro 9 14.2 4.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.4 1.7 3.3 .500 0.7 1.8 .375 0.6 0.9 .625

Additional Years

* Jusuf Nurkic played 6 seasons more than Isaac Okoro in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2020 to 2025—Jusuf Nurkic played in 3 Playoffs.

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