T.J. McConnell vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and T.J. McConnell, 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.

T.J. McConnell played 11 years in the NBA, 1 less than Jusuf Nurkic, who played 12. T.J. McConnell had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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 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
T.J. McConnell	11	5	2015-16 to 2025-26
Jusuf Nurkic	12	5	2014-15 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11


Rookie Season
	T.J. McConnell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2015-16	2014-15
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Denver Nuggets
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		%
T.J. McConnell	81	19.8	6.1	0.5	2.6	3.1	4.5	1.2	0.1	1.7	1.4	2.7	5.7	.470	0.4	1.1	.348	0.3	0.5	.634
difference:	+19	+2.0	+0.8	+1.5	+1.5	+3.1	+3.7	+0.4	+1.0	-0.3	-1.9	+0.1	+0.5	+.024	+0.4	+1.1		+1.1	+1.6	+.002
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Jusuf Nurkic played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	T.J. McConnell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2016-17	2015-16
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Denver Nuggets
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		%
T.J. McConnell	81	26.3	6.9	0.5	2.6	3.1	6.6	1.7	0.1	2.0	1.7	2.9	6.3	.461	0.1	0.7	.200	0.9	1.1	.811
difference:	+49	+9.2	+1.3	+1.5	+0.8	+2.4	+5.3	+0.9	+1.3	-0.3	-1.1	+0.3	+1.3	+.044	+0.1	+0.6	+.200	+1.0	+2.0	+.195
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
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Jusuf Nurkic played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	T.J. McConnell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2017-18	2016-17
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Trail Blazers 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		%
T.J. McConnell	76	22.4	6.3	0.5	2.5	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	1.5	1.6	2.8	5.5	.499	0.4	0.8	.435	0.4	0.5	.795
difference:	+11	+1.0	+3.9	+1.9	+2.3	+4.2	+2.1	+0.4	+0.9	-0.7	-0.9	+1.4	+2.7	+.008	+0.4	+0.8		+1.4	+2.7	+.224
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

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
T.J. McConnell	10	15.5	5.5	0.6	2.0	2.6	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.3	2.5	3.6	.694	0.2	0.3	.667	0.3	0.5	.600
difference:	+9	+1.5	+3.5	+0.6	+9.0	+8.4	+1.7	+0.6	+1.0	-2.4	-0.3	+1.5	+0.6	+.361	+0.2	+0.7	+.667	+0.3	+0.5
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
	T.J. McConnell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2018-19	2017-18
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West 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		%
T.J. McConnell	76	19.3	6.4	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.4	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.9	5.5	.525	0.2	0.6	.333	0.4	0.5	.784
difference:	+3	+7.1	+7.9	+2.0	+4.7	+6.7	+1.6	+0.2	+1.2	-1.1	-1.7	+3.2	+6.5	+.020	+0.2	+0.5	+.333	+1.8	+3.0	+.154
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		%
T.J. McConnell	9	8.3	2.7	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+5	+15.2	+9.1	+2.9	+4.4	+7.3	+0.2	+1.3	+1.2	-0.7	-3.1	+3.5	+6.8	+.043				+2.3	+2.8
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
	T.J. McConnell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2019-20	2018-19
Team	Indiana Pacers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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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		%
T.J. McConnell	71	18.7	6.5	0.5	2.1	2.7	5.0	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.0	3.0	5.8	.516	0.1	0.2	.294	0.5	0.6	.833
difference:	+1	+8.7	+9.1	+2.9	+4.9	+7.7	+1.8	+0.2	+1.2	-0.9	-2.5	+2.8	+5.7	+.008	+0.1	+0.2	+.191	+3.4	+4.5	+.060
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		%
T.J. McConnell	3	9.3	2.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	1.0	2.7	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500
Jusuf Nurkic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	T.J. McConnell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2020-21	2019-20
Team	Indiana Pacers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
T.J. McConnell	69	26.0	8.6	0.8	2.9	3.7	6.6	1.9	0.3	2.0	1.6	4.0	7.1	.559	0.2	0.7	.313	0.5	0.7	.688
difference:	+61	+5.6	+9.0	+2.1	+4.5	+6.6	+2.6	+0.5	+1.7	-0.4	-3.3	+2.8	+6.5	+.064	+0.1	+0.6	+.113	+3.4	+3.7	+.198
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		%
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	T.J. McConnell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2021-22	2020-21
Team	Indiana Pacers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
T.J. McConnell	27	24.1	8.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.0	3.7	7.7	.481	0.4	1.2	.303	0.7	0.9	.826
difference:	+10	+0.3	+3.0	+1.6	+4.0	+5.7	+1.5	+0.1	+0.7	-0.9	-0.8	+0.9	+1.3	+.033	+0.1	+0.4	+.097	+1.2	+2.2	+.207
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		%
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	T.J. McConnell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2022-23	2021-22
Team	Indiana Pacers	Portland Trail Blazers
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		%
T.J. McConnell	75	20.3	8.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.3	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.4	3.8	6.9	.543	0.3	0.8	.441	0.8	0.9	.853
difference:	+19	+7.9	+6.3	+2.4	+5.6	+8.0	+2.5		+0.5	-0.7	-2.0	+1.9	+3.8	+.008		+0.2	+.173	+2.5	+3.9	+.163
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
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Jusuf Nurkic played in the postseason in their season 8


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

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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		%
T.J. McConnell	71	18.2	10.2	0.5	2.2	2.7	5.5	1.0	0.1	1.5	1.1	4.6	8.4	.556	0.3	0.6	.409	0.7	0.9	.790
difference:	+19	+8.6	+3.1	+1.7	+4.7	+6.4	+2.6	+0.2	+0.7	-0.8	-2.5	+0.4	+1.3	+.037	+0.5	+1.7	+.048	+1.7	+2.8	+.129
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		%
T.J. McConnell	17	20.5	11.8	0.6	2.4	3.1	5.1	0.9	0.1	1.2	1.5	5.3	10.9	.486	0.4	1.5	.269	0.8	0.9	.867
Jusuf Nurkic	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


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

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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		%
T.J. McConnell	79	17.9	9.1	0.6	1.9	2.4	4.4	1.1	0.3	1.4	1.0	4.1	7.9	.519	0.2	0.6	.306	0.7	1.0	.740
difference:	+3	+9.4	+1.8	+2.3	+6.2	+8.6	+0.4		+0.8	-0.9	-2.3	+0.1	+0.4	+.009	+0.1	+0.6	+.062	+1.5	+2.4	+.100
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		%
T.J. McConnell	23	17.5	9.5	0.5	2.7	3.3	4.0	0.9	0.1	1.9	1.1	4.1	7.6	.537	0.3	0.8	.421	1.0	1.2	.815
difference:	+19	+8.5	+1.7	+2.8	+2.3	+5.0	+1.2	+0.6	+1.4	-0.4	-2.7	+0.8	+1.1	+.037	+0.3	+0.3	+.421	+0.3	+1.6	+.360
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


Season 11
	T.J. McConnell	Jusuf Nurkic
Season	2025-26	2024-25
Team	Indiana Pacers	Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play (season in progress)	Did not play

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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		%
T.J. McConnell	21	16.8	9.8	0.3	2.2	2.5	4.5	1.1	0.2	1.1	1.1	4.6	8.2	.555	0.3	1.0	.333	0.3	0.3	1.000
difference:	+30	+4.0	+0.9	+1.4	+3.9	+5.3	+2.2	+0.3	+0.5	-0.8	-1.4	+1.3	+1.3	+.078	+0.3	+1.1	+.028	+1.4	+2.2	+.336
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

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher T.J. McConnell nor Jusuf Nurkic played in the postseason in their season 11

Additional Years

* Jusuf Nurkic played 1 season more than T.J. McConnell in the NBA.

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

T.J. McConnell vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and T.J. McConnell, 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