Jusuf Nurkic vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner 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 12 years in the NBA, 1 more than Myles Turner, who played 11. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Myles Turner had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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	12	5	2014-15 to 2025-26
Myles Turner	11	7	2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jusuf Nurkic	Myles Turner
Season	2014-15	2015-16
Team	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did not play	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+2	+5.0	+3.4	+0.9	+0.3	+0.7	+0.1	+0.4	+0.3	-0.3	-0.7	+1.6	+2.6	+.052	+0.1	+0.2		+0.1	+0.1	+.091
Myles Turner	60	22.8	10.3	1.1	4.4	5.5	0.7	0.4	1.4	1.1	2.6	4.4	8.8	.498	0.1	0.2	.214	1.5	2.0	.727

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Myles Turner	7	28.1	10.3	2.3	4.1	6.4	0.4	0.3	3.3	1.7	3.4	4.7	10.1	.465	0.0	0.3	.000	0.9	1.3	.667


Season 2
	Jusuf Nurkic	Myles Turner
Season	2015-16	2016-17
Team	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+49	+14.3	+6.3	+0.3	+2.2	+1.8		+0.1	+0.7	-0.4	-0.4	+2.3	+3.1	+.094	+0.5	+1.3	+.348	+1.1	+0.6	+.193
Myles Turner	81	31.4	14.5	1.7	5.6	7.3	1.3	0.9	2.1	1.3	3.2	5.5	10.7	.511	0.5	1.4	.348	3.0	3.7	.809

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Myles Turner	4	33.3	10.8	1.5	5.3	6.8	0.8	1.8	1.3	1.5	3.8	4.8	11.0	.432	0.0	1.5	.000	1.3	2.0	.625


Season 3
	Jusuf Nurkic	Myles Turner
Season	2016-17	2017-18
Team	Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers 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	TO	PF	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:		+6.8	+2.5	+1.0	+0.2	+0.8	+0.6	+0.2	+0.7	-0.7	-0.4	+0.5	+1.6	+.028	+0.9	+2.4		+0.7		+.206
Myles Turner	65	28.2	12.7	1.4	5.0	6.4	1.3	0.6	1.8	1.5	2.9	4.7	9.8	.479	0.9	2.4	.357	2.5	3.2	.777

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+6	+11.0	+10.4	+0.9	+6.7	+5.9	+3.4	+0.3	+0.4	-1.4	-2.6	+3.7	+4.7	+.278	+0.9	+0.9	+.462	+2.1	+2.7
Myles Turner	7	28.0	12.4	0.9	4.3	5.1	0.6	0.3	0.6	1.6	3.6	4.7	7.7	.611	0.9	1.9	.462	2.1	2.7	.789


Season 4
	Jusuf Nurkic	Myles Turner
Season	2017-18	2018-19
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	Blocks Leader
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+5	+2.2	+1.0	+1.0	+0.8	+1.8	+0.2		+1.3	-0.9	-0.5	+1.0	+1.5	+.018	+1.0	+2.5	+.388	+0.2	+0.8	+.106
Myles Turner	74	28.6	13.3	1.4	5.8	7.2	1.6	0.8	2.7	1.4	2.6	5.1	10.5	.487	1.0	2.6	.388	2.0	2.7	.736

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:		+8.0	+2.0	+2.0	+0.3	+1.7	+0.5	+1.5	+0.5			+1.3	+1.0	+.087	+0.8	+3.5		+0.3	+0.5	+.203
Myles Turner	4	31.5	9.8	1.0	5.3	6.3	1.5	0.0	1.8	0.8	3.5	3.5	8.8	.400	0.8	3.5	.214	2.0	3.3	.615


Season 5
	Jusuf Nurkic	Myles Turner
Season	2018-19	2019-20
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+10	+2.1	+3.5	+2.0	+1.8	+3.8	+2.0	+0.3	+0.7	-0.9	-0.8	+1.5	+2.0	+.051	+1.4	+3.6	+.241	+1.9	+2.4	+.022
Myles Turner	62	29.5	12.1	1.4	5.2	6.6	1.2	0.7	2.1	1.4	2.7	4.3	9.5	.457	1.4	4.0	.344	2.0	2.7	.751

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Myles Turner	4	36.5	15.8	2.8	8.0	10.8	0.8	0.5	4.0	2.3	3.3	6.3	11.0	.568	1.5	3.5	.429	1.8	4.0	.438


Season 6
	Jusuf Nurkic	Myles Turner
Season	2019-20	2020-21
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	Blocks Leader
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+39	+0.6	+5.0	+1.6	+2.2	+3.8	+3.0	+0.5	+1.4	-1.0	-1.4	+2.4	+4.4	+.018	+1.2	+3.1	+.135	+1.5	+1.4	+.104
Myles Turner	47	31.0	12.6	1.3	5.2	6.5	1.0	0.9	3.4	1.4	3.5	4.4	9.2	.477	1.5	4.4	.335	2.4	3.0	.782

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Myles Turner	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Jusuf Nurkic	Myles Turner
Season	2020-21	2021-22
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+5	+5.6	+1.4	+0.8	+1.1	+1.9	+2.4	+0.3	+1.7	-0.7		+0.2	+0.4	+.005	+1.2	+3.6	+.067		+0.6	+.133
Myles Turner	42	29.4	12.9	1.5	5.5	7.1	1.0	0.7	2.8	1.3	2.8	4.8	9.4	.509	1.5	4.4	.333	1.9	2.5	.752

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Myles Turner	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Jusuf Nurkic	Myles Turner
Season	2021-22	2022-23
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+6	+1.2	+3.0	+1.6	+2.0	+3.6	+1.4	+0.5	+1.7	-0.9	-0.1	+0.8	+1.1	+.013	+1.2	+3.0	+.105	+0.2	+0.3	+.093
Myles Turner	62	29.4	18.0	1.4	6.1	7.5	1.4	0.6	2.3	1.7	3.5	6.5	11.8	.548	1.5	4.0	.373	3.5	4.5	.783

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jusuf Nurkic nor Myles Turner played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Jusuf Nurkic	Myles Turner
Season	2022-23	2023-24
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+25	+0.2	+3.8	+0.7	+1.4	+2.2	+1.6	+0.3	+1.1	-0.9	-0.6	+1.2	+2.1	+.005	+0.7	+1.9	+.003	+0.8	+0.4	+.112
Myles Turner	77	27.0	17.1	1.5	5.5	6.9	1.3	0.5	1.9	1.4	3.0	6.2	11.8	.524	1.5	4.2	.358	3.2	4.1	.773

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Myles Turner	17	32.4	17.0	1.5	5.1	6.6	2.1	0.5	1.5	1.9	2.6	6.2	12.1	.517	2.3	5.1	.453	2.2	2.9	.760


Season 10
	Jusuf Nurkic	Myles Turner
Season	2023-24	2024-25
Team	Phoenix Suns	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost NBA Finals

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+4	+2.9	+4.7	+1.6	+2.8	+4.5	+2.5	+0.3	+0.9	-0.6	-0.8	+1.2	+3.0	+.029	+1.9	+4.3	+.152	+0.4	+0.1	+.133
Myles Turner	72	30.2	15.6	1.3	5.3	6.5	1.5	0.8	2.0	1.7	2.5	5.4	11.3	.481	2.2	5.5	.396	2.6	3.3	.773

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
difference:	+19	+3.3	+6.0	+2.1	+1.4	+3.5	+1.4	+1.0	+0.5	-0.2	-0.8	+1.3	+3.0	+.016	+1.3	+3.4	+.344	+1.9	+1.4	+.316
Myles Turner	23	29.3	13.8	1.2	3.6	4.8	1.4	0.5	2.0	1.7	3.0	4.6	9.5	.484	1.3	3.9	.344	3.2	4.2	.771


Season 11
	Jusuf Nurkic	Myles Turner
Season	2024-25	2025-26
Team	Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Hornets	Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Did not play (season in progress)

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	51	20.8	8.9	1.7	6.1	7.8	2.3	0.8	0.7	1.9	2.5	3.3	6.9	.477	0.6	2.1	.305	1.7	2.5	.664
difference:	+18	+8.1	+3.7	+0.6	+1.8	+2.4	+0.7	+0.1	+0.8	-0.9	-0.1	+0.8	+2.8	+.056	+1.6	+3.8	+.067	+0.5	+0.5	+.091
Myles Turner	33	28.9	12.6	1.1	4.3	5.4	1.6	0.7	1.5	1.0	2.6	4.1	9.7	.421	2.2	5.9	.372	2.2	3.0	.755

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jusuf Nurkic nor Myles Turner played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Jusuf Nurkic played 1 season more than Myles Turner in the NBA.

In that period—his season 12 in 2026—Jusuf Nurkic didn't play in the postseason.

Jusuf Nurkic vs. Myles Turner Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Myles Turner 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Season 11

11th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years