Jusuf Nurkic vs. Ricky Pierce Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Pierce 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.
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 10 years in the NBA, 6 less than Ricky Pierce, who played 16. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Ricky Pierce had his rookie season in 1982-83. 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 |
Jusuf Nurkic |
10 |
5 |
2014-15 to 2023-24 |
Ricky Pierce |
16 |
12 |
1982-83 to 1997-98 |
Comparison Season by Season |
|
|
|
Rookie Season |
|
Jusuf Nurkic |
Ricky Pierce |
Season |
2014-15 | 1982-83 |
Team |
Denver Nuggets | Detroit Pistons |
Honors & Awards |
All-Rookie Second Team | - |
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 |
% |
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 |
Ricky Pierce |
39 |
6.8 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.375 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.143 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
.563 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
Ricky Pierce |
69 |
18.6 |
9.9 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
8.3 |
.470 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
.861 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 |
.000 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
.571 |
Ricky Pierce |
44 |
20.0 |
9.8 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
3.8 |
7.0 |
.537 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.823 |
|
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 |
- |
Ricky Pierce |
8 |
24.8 |
9.9 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
4.5 |
9.1 |
.493 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
.778 |
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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 |
Ricky Pierce |
81 |
26.5 |
13.9 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
5.3 |
9.9 |
.538 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.130 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
.858 |
|
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 |
Ricky Pierce |
13 |
24.8 |
11.1 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
8.7 |
.460 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.000 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
.889 |
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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 |
Ricky Pierce |
79 |
31.7 |
19.5 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
13.6 |
.534 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.107 |
4.9 |
5.6 |
.880 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
12 |
26.4 |
15.9 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
11.8 |
.479 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.6 |
5.6 |
.821 |
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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 |
Ricky Pierce |
37 |
26.1 |
16.4 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
6.7 |
13.1 |
.510 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.214 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
.877 |
|
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 |
Ricky Pierce |
5 |
21.0 |
11.8 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.472 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.200 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
.889 |
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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 |
Ricky Pierce |
75 |
27.7 |
17.6 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
7.0 |
13.6 |
.518 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
.222 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.859 |
|
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 |
Ricky Pierce |
9 |
32.4 |
22.3 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
15.7 |
.546 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.750 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
.872 |
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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 |
Ricky Pierce |
59 |
29.0 |
23.0 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
8.5 |
16.7 |
.510 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.346 |
5.2 |
6.2 |
.839 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
4 |
30.5 |
22.3 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
7.0 |
15.0 |
.467 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
.500 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
.903 |
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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 |
Ricky Pierce |
78 |
27.8 |
20.5 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
7.2 |
14.8 |
.485 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
.397 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
.913 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
5 |
22.4 |
11.4 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
3.8 |
11.4 |
.333 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
.300 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
.941 |
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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 |
Ricky Pierce |
78 |
34.1 |
21.7 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
16.7 |
.475 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.268 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
.916 |
|
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 |
Ricky Pierce |
9 |
35.1 |
19.6 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
14.6 |
.481 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.273 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
.870 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
77 |
28.8 |
18.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
6.8 |
13.9 |
.489 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
.372 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
.889 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
19 |
30.4 |
17.7 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
6.5 |
14.2 |
.456 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.400 |
4.2 |
4.6 |
.898 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
51 |
20.0 |
14.5 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
5.3 |
11.3 |
.471 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.188 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
.896 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
5 |
14.8 |
8.0 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
.452 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.4 |
3.4 |
.706 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
27 |
24.9 |
12.5 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
9.4 |
.437 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
.329 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
.877 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
76 |
18.5 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
7.8 |
.447 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
.337 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
.849 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
5 |
26.6 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
9.4 |
.340 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
.250 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
.850 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
60 |
20.8 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
4.0 |
8.3 |
.481 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
.442 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
.897 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
3 |
29.0 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
8.0 |
.458 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
.143 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
39 |
11.3 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
.364 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.308 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.827 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ricky Pierce |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |