Jusuf Nurkic vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid 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, 5 more than Naz Reid, who played 7. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Naz Reid had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Naz Reid	7	3	2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jusuf Nurkic	Naz Reid
Season	2014-15	2019-20
Team	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie Second Team	-
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+32	+1.3	+2.1	+0.9	+1.1	+2.1	+0.4	+0.2	+0.4	-0.7	-0.5	+0.5	+1.9	+.034	+1.1	+3.2		+0.2	+0.3	+.062
Naz Reid	30	16.5	9.0	1.1	3.0	4.1	1.2	0.6	0.7	0.7	2.8	3.3	8.1	.412	1.1	3.2	.330	1.2	1.8	.698

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jusuf Nurkic nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Jusuf Nurkic	Naz Reid
Season	2015-16	2020-21
Team	Denver Nuggets	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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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:	+38	+2.1	+3.0	+0.8		+0.9	+0.3	+0.3	+0.3	-0.7	-0.2	+1.1	+0.7	+.106	+0.9	+2.4	+.351	+0.3	+0.7	+.077
Naz Reid	70	19.2	11.2	1.2	3.4	4.6	1.0	0.5	1.1	1.0	2.6	4.3	8.3	.523	0.9	2.5	.351	1.6	2.4	.693

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jusuf Nurkic nor Naz Reid played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Jusuf Nurkic	Naz Reid
Season	2016-17	2021-22
Team	Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves Lost West 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:	+12	+5.6	+1.9	+1.1	+2.2	+3.3	+1.0	+0.3	+0.2	-1.1	-0.3	+1.2	+2.0	+.018	+0.7	+2.2		+0.3	+1.3	+.194
Naz Reid	77	15.8	8.3	1.3	2.6	3.9	0.9	0.5	0.9	1.1	2.2	3.0	6.2	.489	0.7	2.2	.343	1.5	1.9	.765

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:	+4	+6.2	+2.8	+0.4	+8.6	+8.2	+4.0	+0.2	+0.2	-2.0	-1.8	+0.4	+0.4	+.079	+0.6	+0.4	+.429	+1.4	+1.4
Naz Reid	5	10.8	4.8	0.4	2.4	2.8	0.0	0.2	1.2	1.0	2.8	1.4	3.4	.412	0.6	1.4	.429	1.4	1.4	1.000


Season 4
	Jusuf Nurkic	Naz Reid
Season	2017-18	2022-23
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+11	+8.0	+2.8	+1.3	+2.8	+4.1	+0.7	+0.2	+0.6	-0.9	-0.5	+1.5	+3.5	+.032	+1.1	+3.1	+.346	+0.9	+1.6	+.047
Naz Reid	68	18.4	11.5	1.1	3.8	4.9	1.1	0.6	0.8	1.4	2.6	4.6	8.5	.537	1.1	3.2	.346	1.3	1.9	.677

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
Naz Reid	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Jusuf Nurkic	Naz Reid
Season	2018-19	2023-24
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards	-	Sixth Man of the Year
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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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:	+9	+3.2	+2.1	+2.5	+2.7	+5.2	+1.9	+0.2	+0.5	-0.9	-1.4	+0.8	+1.0	+.031	+2.1	+4.6	+.311	+2.6	+3.3	+.037
Naz Reid	81	24.2	13.5	0.9	4.3	5.2	1.3	0.8	0.9	1.4	2.1	5.0	10.5	.477	2.1	5.0	.414	1.3	1.8	.736

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jusuf Nurkic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Naz Reid	16	22.6	11.1	0.6	3.1	3.7	1.0	0.5	0.8	0.9	2.0	4.1	8.9	.458	1.6	4.3	.362	1.4	1.9	.710


Season 6
	Jusuf Nurkic	Naz Reid
Season	2019-20	2024-25
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Minnesota Timberwolves
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals

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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:	+72	+4.1	+3.4	+1.7	+2.5	+4.3	+1.7	+0.7	+1.1	-1.0	-2.5	+1.5	+2.1	+.033	+1.9	+4.5	+.179	+2.5	+2.6	+.110
Naz Reid	80	27.5	14.2	1.2	4.9	6.0	2.3	0.7	0.9	1.4	2.4	5.3	11.5	.462	2.2	5.8	.379	1.4	1.8	.776

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
difference:	+10	+7.2	+3.8	+1.7	+3.9	+5.7	+1.9	+0.7	+0.7	-0.7	-1.3	+1.3	+4.1	+.070	+1.1	+2.0	+.124	+2.3	+2.9	+.023
Naz Reid	15	25.0	10.4	1.1	3.7	4.7	1.7	0.7	0.9	1.9	2.9	3.7	7.3	.509	1.7	4.2	.397	1.3	1.7	.760


Season 7
	Jusuf Nurkic	Naz Reid
Season	2020-21	2025-26
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Minnesota Timberwolves
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:	+36	+3.8	+5.5	+1.3	+4.6	+6.0	+2.4		+0.9	-1.0	-0.8	+2.6	+5.0	+.014	+0.3	+0.2	+.400	+0.1	+1.1	+.381
Naz Reid	1	20.0	6.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	4.0	.500	0.0	1.0	.000	2.0	2.0	1.000

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
Naz Reid	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Additional Years

* Jusuf Nurkic played 5 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 12, from 2022 to 2026—Jusuf Nurkic played in one postseason.

Jusuf Nurkic vs. Naz Reid Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Naz Reid 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

Additional Years