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Jusuf Nurkić

Jusuf Nurkić

C · #30 · Bosnia & HerzegovinaLicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Utah Jazz

Dated team records (2)
  • Current basis: Licensed roster, October 9, 2026: listed with Utah Jazz
  • NBA directory, September 22, 2026: listed with Utah Jazz

The newest dated listing sets the current team; a reviewed transaction announced later overrides it. Older records remain history.

2025-26 per game · 41 games
10.9 PTS 10.4 REB 4.8 AST 54.8% TS
Utah Jazz roster

Injury update One Utah Jazz Player With the Most to Gain From Jusuf Nurkic's Injury · reported news, not an official designation

Jusuf Nurkić is a 32-year-old center from Bosnia & Herzegovina, listed at 6′11″ (211 cm). Jusuf Nurkić is listed with the Utah Jazz in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 10.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 41 games with 54.8% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $11.46M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2028. The roster lists an entry dated June 2025, with Charlotte Hornets as the previous basketball team.

2025-26 season statistics

10.9PTS per game#189 of 582
10.4REB per game#13 of 582
4.8AST per game#56 of 582
1.3STL per game#56 of 582
0.5BLK per game#139 of 582
2.5TO per game#45 of 582
26.4MIN per game#160 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
41180–35850.3%25–7135.2%62–11354.9%53.8%54.8%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
13.918.1%107.2115.3-1871.94163447

Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.

2026-27 game log

Reported highs in 1 logged game

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

4PointsOct 4, 2026 @ DEN
5ReboundsOct 4, 2026 @ DEN
4AssistsOct 4, 2026 @ DEN
03-pointersOct 4, 2026 @ DEN
1StealsOct 4, 2026 @ DEN
1BlocksOct 4, 2026 @ DEN

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

Last 1 games
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 4 preseason@ DENW 109–9711:264541101-50-22-2+3

View all 1 logged games in 2026-27

Game records. Only stored games are listed. The player-game feed omits free throws; other box-score records may include them.

2025-26 shot chart

Jusuf Nurkić took 20% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 37% at the rim, 39% elsewhere in the paint and 4% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was the paint outside the restricted area (52.5%, +8.0 points above average).

1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/3 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)4/5 (80%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/5 (20%)2/7 (29%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)6/13 (46%)4/6 (67%)1/3 (33%)4/10 (40%)2/6 (33%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)1/1 (100%)9/17 (53%)10/17 (59%)1/5 (20%)11/15 (73%)23/38 (61%)0/3 (0%)3/3 (100%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)11/19 (58%)13/23 (57%)4/8 (50%)0/4 (0%)3/5 (60%)0/1 (0%)3/3 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)3/3 (100%)11/15 (73%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)4/8 (50%)3/3 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/5 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 180–358 (50.3%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area78–13358.6 (-8.5)67.237.2%
In the paint (non-RA)73–13952.5 (+8.0)44.538.8%
Mid-range4–1526.7 (-15.1)41.84.2%
Corner 32–540.0 (+1.2)38.81.4%
Above the break 323–6634.8 (-0.3)35.218.4%

League rank by FG% (qualified players): In the paint (non-RA): 18th of 160 · all zone leaders

above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 10.9 per game58
Rebounds 10.4 per game98
Assists 4.8 per game87
Steals 1.3 per game89
Blocks 0.5 per game71
3-pointers made 0.6 per game27
True shooting 54.829
Usage 18.144
PER 13.949
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 2.5 per game9

Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.

Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Dyson Daniels (11.9 / 6.8 / 5.9) · Ausar Thompson (9.9 / 5.7 / 3.1) · Derik Queen (11.7 / 7.1 / 3.7) · Kyle Filipowski (11.4 / 7.2 / 2.6) · Amen Thompson (18.3 / 7.8 / 5.3) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.

Quick answers

Is Jusuf Nurkić injured?
Jusuf Nurkić is listed by CBS Sports: Out — "Expected to be out until at least Nov 4" (Foot), updated October 7, 2026. Source: CBS Sports.
How many points does Jusuf Nurkić average?
Jusuf Nurkić averaged 10.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 41 games.
What is Jusuf Nurkić's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Jusuf Nurkić shot 50.3% from the field, 35.2% from three (25 of 71) and 54.9% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 54.8%.
How old is Jusuf Nurkić?
Jusuf Nurkić is 32 years old. He was born on August 23, 1994.
How tall is Jusuf Nurkić?
Jusuf Nurkić is 6 feet 11 inches (211 cm) tall and plays C, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Jusuf Nurkić from?
Jusuf Nurkić is from Bosnia and Herzegovina and played at Cedevita before the NBA.
What team does Jusuf Nurkić play for?
Jusuf Nurkić is listed with the Utah Jazz in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Jusuf Nurkić wear?
The NBA directory lists Jusuf Nurkić at No. 30 for the Utah Jazz. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
When is Jusuf Nurkić's next game?
Jusuf Nurkić and the Utah Jazz next play the San Antonio Spurs at home on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Jusuf Nurkić play on Christmas Day?
No. The Utah Jazz are not in any of the 5 games on the NBA Christmas Day schedule.
How much does Jusuf Nurkić make?
Jusuf Nurkić has a listed salary figure of $11.46M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2028.
How does Jusuf Nurkić rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Jusuf Nurkić was ahead of 58% in points per game, 98% in rebounds and 87% in assists.

Contract

Listed salary
$11.46M listed figure; season not stated
Contract through
June 2028
Nationality
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Roster date
June 29, 2025 previous basketball team: Charlotte Hornets

Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.

Videos about Jusuf Nurkić

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Career at a glance

Jusuf Nurkić played 12 NBA regular seasons between 2014 and 2026, appearing in 631 games and averaging 11.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He played for 5 teams: Denver (2014–17, 139 games), Portland (2016–23, 324 games), Phoenix (2023–25, 101 games), Charlotte (2024–25, 26 games), Utah (2025–26, 41 games). His best scoring season was 2018–19 with Portland: 15.6 points per game over 72 games.

He rebounded best in 2021–22 at 11.1 per game. In the playoffs he appeared in 5 postseason runs (20 games, 11.5 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 7,400 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).

whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.

About Jusuf Nurkić

Jusuf Nurkić (/jusufˈnʊərkitʃ/YOO-soof NURR-kitch; born 23 August 1994) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Nurkić was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 16th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, before being traded to the Denver Nuggets on draft night. He has also played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns and the Charlotte Hornets.

Born
23 August 1994 (age 32) Živinice, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Listed height
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight
290 lb (132 kg)
Position
Center
NBA draft
2014: 1st round, 16th overall pick
Playing career
2012–present

Career highlights and awards

  • NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2015)
  • Croatian League champion (2014)
  • Croatian League Finals MVP (2014)
  • All-Croatian League Second Team (2014)

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15Denver622717.8.446.000.6366.2.8.81.16.9
2015–16Denver32317.1.417.000.6165.51.3.81.48.2
2016–17Denver452917.9.507.000.4965.81.3.6.88.0
2016–17Portland201929.2.508.000.66010.43.21.31.915.2
2017–18Portland797926.4.505.000.6309.01.8.81.414.3
2018–19Portland727227.4.508.103.77310.43.21.01.415.6
2019–20Portland8831.6.495.200.88610.34.01.42.017.6
2020–21Portland373723.8.514.400.6199.03.41.01.111.5
2021–22Portland565628.2.535.268.69011.12.81.1.615.0
2022–23Portland525226.8.519.361.6619.12.9.8.813.3
2023–24Phoenix767627.3.510.244.64011.04.01.11.110.9
2024–25Phoenix252323.7.454.322.6969.21.9.9.68.6
2024–25Charlotte26918.1.497.283.6276.52.6.7.79.2
2025–26Utah413626.4.503.352.54910.44.81.3.510.9
Career63152624.5.502.294.6618.92.6.91.111.8
NBA playoffs
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017Portland1116.7.333.000.00011.04.0.01.02.0
2018Portland4423.4.487—.8188.01.01.51.311.8
2020Portland5532.3.439.273.78310.43.61.4.214.2
2021Portland6628.9.545.200.72010.32.7.51.213.2
2024Phoenix4425.9.500.000.4558.32.81.51.57.8
Career202027.4.489.211.7149.52.71.11.011.5

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
6′ 11″
Weight
290 lb
Position
C
Jersey
30
Country
Bosnia & Herzegovina
School / last affiliation
Cedevita
Draft year
2014
Draft pick
Round 1 · Pick 16

How acquired: Traded from CHA on 06/29/25. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.

2025-26 season averages

10.9Points per game
10.4Rebounds per game
4.8Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.

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Roster observations

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TeamFirst observedLast confirmedLater directory changeSource
Utah JazzNone recordedNBA directory

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