Shabazz Napier vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and Shabazz Napier, 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.

Shabazz Napier played 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than Jusuf Nurkic, who played 10. Shabazz Napier had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Jusuf Nurkic had his rookie season in 2014-15. 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
Shabazz Napier	6	3	2014-15 to 2019-20
Jusuf Nurkic	10	5	2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10


Rookie Season
	Shabazz Napier	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2014-15	2014-15
Team	Miami Heat	Denver Nuggets
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		%
Shabazz Napier	51	19.8	5.1	0.3	1.9	2.2	2.5	0.8	0.1	1.6	1.5	1.7	4.5	.382	0.8	2.3	.364	0.9	1.1	.786
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shabazz Napier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Shabazz Napier	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2015-16	2015-16
Team	Orlando Magic	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
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		%
Shabazz Napier	55	10.9	3.7	0.2	0.8	1.0	1.8	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.7	1.2	3.7	.338	0.6	1.9	.327	0.6	0.8	.733
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shabazz Napier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Shabazz Napier	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2016-17	2016-17
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shabazz Napier	53	9.7	4.1	0.2	1.0	1.2	1.3	0.6	0.0	0.8	0.7	1.4	3.5	.399	0.6	1.7	.370	0.7	0.9	.776
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shabazz Napier	4	11.8	6.8	0.3	0.8	1.0	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.0	4.8	.421	1.3	2.8	.455	1.5	2.0	.750
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	-


Season 4
	Shabazz Napier	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2017-18	2017-18
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shabazz Napier	74	20.7	8.7	0.4	1.9	2.3	2.0	1.1	0.2	1.2	1.1	3.0	7.2	.420	1.1	2.9	.376	1.6	1.9	.841
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shabazz Napier	2	17.5	5.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.0	3.0	0.5	2.5	5.5	.455	0.0	2.0	.000	0.5	1.0	.500
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


Season 5
	Shabazz Napier	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2018-19	2018-19
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Shabazz Napier	56	17.6	9.4	0.3	1.5	1.8	2.6	0.7	0.3	1.2	1.2	3.0	7.8	.389	1.4	4.1	.333	2.1	2.5	.833
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shabazz Napier	3	9.3	8.0	0.7	1.7	2.3	3.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.3	3.7	.636	1.0	1.7	.600	2.3	2.7	.875
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Shabazz Napier	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2019-20	2019-20
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves, Washington Wizards	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shabazz Napier	56	24.0	10.3	0.5	2.4	2.8	4.7	1.2	0.2	2.3	1.8	3.4	8.1	.412	1.4	4.3	.317	2.3	2.7	.824
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

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


Season 7
	Shabazz Napier	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	-	2020-21
Team	-	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shabazz Napier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

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


Season 8
	Shabazz Napier	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	-	2021-22
Team	-	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Shabazz Napier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shabazz Napier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Shabazz Napier	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	-	2022-23
Team	-	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	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		%
Shabazz Napier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shabazz Napier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jusuf Nurkic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 10
	Shabazz Napier	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	-	2023-24
Team	-	Phoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Suns Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Shabazz Napier	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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

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

Shabazz Napier vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and Shabazz Napier, 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

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10