Jusuf Nurkic vs. Scotty Pippen Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Scotty Pippen Jr. 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, 9 more than Scotty Pippen Jr., who played 3. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Scotty Pippen Jr. had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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
Scotty Pippen Jr. 3 1 2022-23 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jusuf Nurkic Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Denver NuggetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement 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:+56+12.5+4.6+1.7+3.8+5.5+0.5+0.5+0.9-1.1-2.8+2.1+4.2+.113+0.2+0.5+0.6+0.6+.080
Scotty Pippen Jr. 6 5.3 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 2.0 .333 0.2 0.5 .333 0.8 1.5 .556
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jusuf Nurkic nor Scotty Pippen Jr. played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jusuf Nurkic Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies
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:+11+8.0+4.7+1.0+1.3+2.3+3.4+0.9+0.9-1.0-0.1+1.6+2.1+.076+1.4+3.3+.417+0.1+0.5+.129
Scotty Pippen Jr. 21 25.1 12.9 1.0 2.1 3.2 4.7 1.7 0.5 2.7 2.9 4.8 9.7 .493 1.4 3.4 .417 2.0 2.6 .745
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Jusuf Nurkic nor Scotty Pippen Jr. played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jusuf Nurkic Scotty Pippen Jr.
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail BlazersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdGrizzlies 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 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:+14+0.1+0.3+1.6+2.3+3.9+2.5+0.5+0.7-0.5-0.1+0.6+0.7+.027+1.1+2.8+0.3+1.0+.142
Scotty Pippen Jr. 79 21.3 9.9 0.8 2.5 3.3 4.4 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.6 3.6 7.5 .480 1.1 2.8 .397 1.5 2.2 .713
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:+3+15.3+16.3+1.0+6.5+5.5+0.5+1.0+0.7-0.5-3.8+4.5+11.5+.046+2.5+6.0+.357+4.8+4.8
Scotty Pippen Jr. 4 32.3 18.3 1.0 4.5 5.5 3.5 1.0 0.3 3.5 4.8 5.5 14.5 .379 2.5 7.0 .357 4.8 4.8 1.000

Additional Years

* Jusuf Nurkic played 9 seasons more than Scotty Pippen Jr. in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 12, from 2018 to 2026—Jusuf Nurkic played in 4 Playoffs.

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