Tyrese Haliburton vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and Tyrese Haliburton, 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.

Tyrese Haliburton played 5 years in the NBA, 6 less than Jusuf Nurkic, who played 11. Tyrese Haliburton had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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
Tyrese Haliburton 5 2 2020-21 to 2024-25
Jusuf Nurkic 11 5 2014-15 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Tyrese Haliburton Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2020-212014-15
Team Sacramento KingsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-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%
Tyrese Haliburton 58 30.1 13.0 0.7 2.3 3.0 5.3 1.3 0.5 1.6 1.4 5.0 10.7 .472 2.1 5.1 .409 0.8 1.0 .857
difference:+4+12.3+6.1+1.3+1.8+3.2+4.5+0.5+0.6-0.2-1.9+2.2+4.5+.026+2.1+5.1+0.6+1.1+.221
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 Tyrese Haliburton nor Jusuf Nurkic played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Tyrese Haliburton Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2021-222015-16
Team Sacramento Kings, Indiana PacersDenver Nuggets
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%
Tyrese Haliburton 77 35.0 15.3 0.8 3.2 4.0 8.2 1.7 0.6 2.6 1.6 5.6 11.8 .473 2.1 5.1 .414 2.1 2.5 .842
difference:+45+17.9+7.1+1.2+0.2+1.5+6.9+0.9+0.8-0.9-1.2+2.4+4.2+.056+2.1+5.0+.414+0.2+0.6+.226
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 Tyrese Haliburton nor Jusuf Nurkic played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Tyrese Haliburton Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2022-232016-17
Team Indiana PacersDenver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Haliburton 56 33.6 20.7 0.6 3.1 3.7 10.4 1.6 0.4 2.5 1.2 7.4 15.0 .490 2.9 7.2 .400 3.1 3.6 .871
difference:+9+12.2+10.5+1.8+1.7+3.5+8.5+0.8+0.7-0.3-1.3+3.2+6.8+.017+2.9+7.2+1.3+0.4+.300
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Haliburton DNP------ --- ----------
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
Tyrese Haliburton Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2023-242017-18
Team Indiana PacersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Assists Leader-
Achievement Cup All-Tournament Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf FinalsTrail 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Haliburton 69 32.2 20.1 0.5 3.4 3.9 10.9 1.2 0.7 2.3 1.1 7.2 15.2 .477 2.8 7.8 .364 2.8 3.3 .855
difference:+10+5.8+5.8+1.9+3.2+5.1+9.1+0.4+0.7-2.0+1.1+3.2+.028+2.8+7.7+.364+0.6+0.2+.225
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Haliburton 15 34.8 18.7 0.8 4.0 4.8 8.2 1.3 0.7 2.1 0.9 7.0 14.3 .488 3.5 9.3 .379 1.1 1.3 .850
difference:+11+11.3+6.9+2.2+1.0+3.2+7.2+0.2+0.6-1.3-2.6+2.2+4.5+.001+3.5+9.3+1.2+1.5+.032
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
Tyrese Haliburton Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2024-252018-19
Team Indiana PacersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Playoffs Pacers Lost NBA FinalsDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Haliburton 73 33.6 18.6 0.6 3.0 3.5 9.2 1.4 0.7 1.6 1.3 6.5 13.8 .473 3.0 7.7 .388 2.6 3.0 .851
difference:+1+6.2+3.0+2.8+4.0+6.9+6.0+0.4+0.7-0.7-2.2+0.7+2.3+.035+3.0+7.3+.285+1.3+2.1+.078
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Tyrese Haliburton 23 33.6 17.3 0.3 5.0 5.3 8.6 1.3 0.7 2.3 1.7 6.3 13.7 .463 2.3 6.9 .340 2.3 2.8 .828
Jusuf Nurkic DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Jusuf Nurkic played 6 seasons more than Tyrese Haliburton in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2020 to 2025—Jusuf Nurkic played in 3 Playoffs.

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