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Zeke Nnaji
Dated team records (2)
- Current basis: Licensed roster, October 9, 2026: listed with Denver Nuggets
- NBA directory, September 22, 2026: listed with Denver Nuggets
The newest dated listing sets the current team; a reviewed transaction announced later overrides it. Older records remain history.
- 2025-26 per game · 52 games
- 3.7 PTS 2.6 REB 0.6 AST 55.8% TS
Zeke Nnaji is a 25-year-old power forward, listed at 6′10″ (208 cm). Zeke Nnaji is listed with the Denver Nuggets in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 52 games with 55.8% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $8.00M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2028. The roster lists an entry dated December 2020.
2025-26 season statistics
3.7PTS per game#465 of 582
2.6REB per game#348 of 582
0.6AST per game#496 of 582
0.3STL per game#470 of 582
0.5BLK per game#174 of 582
0.5TO per game#438 of 582
12.0MIN per game#442 of 582
An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.
| GP | FGM–FGA | FG% | 3PM–3PA | 3P% | FTM–FTA | FT% | eFG% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 71–151 | 47.0% | 14–54 | 25.9% | 34–44 | 77.3% | 51.7% | 55.8% |
| PER | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | +/− | AST/TO | Double-doubles | Triple-doubles | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 14.1% | 108.1 | 114.7 | -109 | 1.07 | 2 | 0 | 190 |
Provider playoff statistics. Game-log postseason splits may cover a different set of games, including play-in games.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 83.3% | 107.8% | -3 |
Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Playoffs: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.
2026-27 game log
Reported highs in 2 logged games
Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.
6PointsOct 6, 2026 @ UTA
4ReboundsOct 6, 2026 @ UTA
1AssistsOct 4, 2026 vs UTA
03-pointersOct 6, 2026 @ UTA
0StealsOct 6, 2026 @ UTA
1BlocksOct 6, 2026 @ UTA
FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 preseason | @ UTA | W 117–106 | 9:05 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Oct 4 preseason | vs UTA | L 97–109 | 14:41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | -1 |
View all 2 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
Zeke Nnaji took 36% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 50% at the rim, 8% elsewhere in the paint and 7% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was the restricted area (70.7%, +3.5 points above average).
| Zone | FGM–FGA | FG% | League FG% | Share of shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 53–75 | 70.7 (+3.5) | 67.2 | 49.7% |
| In the paint (non-RA) | 1–12 | 8.3 (-36.2) | 44.5 | 7.9% |
| Mid-range | 3–10 | 30.0 (-11.8) | 41.8 | 6.6% |
| Corner 3 | 5–18 | 27.8 (-11.0) | 38.8 | 11.9% |
| Above the break 3 | 9–36 | 25.0 (-10.2) | 35.2 | 23.8% |
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.
Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.
Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Trayce Jackson-Davis (3.4 / 2.7 / 0.7) · Carter Bryant (4.2 / 2.5 / 0.7) · Nae’Qwan Tomlin (5.8 / 2.9 / 0.8) · Ochai Agbaji (5.1 / 2.3 / 0.8) · Hugo González (3.9 / 3.3 / 0.5) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.
Quick answers
- How many points does Zeke Nnaji average?
- Zeke Nnaji averaged 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 52 games.
- What is Zeke Nnaji's shooting percentage?
- In 2025-26, Zeke Nnaji shot 47.0% from the field, 25.9% from three (14 of 54) and 77.3% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 55.8%.
- How old is Zeke Nnaji?
- Zeke Nnaji is 25 years old. He was born on January 9, 2001.
- How tall is Zeke Nnaji?
- Zeke Nnaji is 6 feet 10 inches (208 cm) tall and plays PF, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
- Where is Zeke Nnaji from?
- Zeke Nnaji is from the United States and played at Arizona before the NBA.
- What team does Zeke Nnaji play for?
- Zeke Nnaji is listed with the Denver Nuggets in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
- What number does Zeke Nnaji wear?
- The NBA directory lists Zeke Nnaji at No. 22 for the Denver Nuggets. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
- When is Zeke Nnaji's next game?
- Zeke Nnaji and the Denver Nuggets next play the Chicago Bulls at home on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 9:00 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
- Does Zeke Nnaji play on Christmas Day?
- Yes. The Denver Nuggets play in the Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors game on December 25 at 10:30 pm Eastern Time.
- How much does Zeke Nnaji make?
- Zeke Nnaji has a listed salary figure of $8.00M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2028.
- How does Zeke Nnaji rank in the NBA?
- Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Zeke Nnaji was ahead of 7% in points per game, 28% in rebounds and 6% in assists.
Contract
- Listed salary
- $8.00M listed figure; season not stated
- Contract through
- June 2028
- Nationality
- USA
- Roster date
- December 3, 2020
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 Zeke Nnaji
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Career at a glance
Zeke Nnaji played 6 NBA regular seasons between 2020 and 2026, appearing in 303 games and averaging 4.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He spent his whole career with Denver (2020–26, 303 games). His best scoring season was 2021–22 with Denver: 6.6 points per game over 41 games.
Championship season: 2022–23 (Denver). In the playoffs he appeared in 6 postseason runs (23 games, 1.8 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 1,200 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 Zeke Nnaji
Ezekiel Tobechukwu "Zeke" Nnaji (/ˈnɑːdʒi/NAH-jee; born January 9, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats and was drafted 22nd overall by the Nuggets in the 2020 NBA draft.
- Born
- January 9, 2001 (age 25) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
- Listed weight
- 240 lb (109 kg)
- Position
- Power forward / center
- High school
- Lakeville North (Lakeville, Minnesota) Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minnesota)
- College
- Arizona (2019–2020)
- NBA draft
- 2020: 1st round, 22nd overall pick
- Playing career
- 2020–present
Career highlights and awards
- NBA champion (2023)
- First-team All-Pac-12 (2020)
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2020)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman team (2020)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Denver | 42 | 1 | 9.5 | .481 | .407 | .800 | 1.5 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 3.2 |
| 2021–22 | Denver | 41 | 1 | 17.0 | .516 | .463 | .631 | 3.6 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 6.6 |
| 2022–23† | Denver | 53 | 5 | 13.7 | .561 | .262 | .645 | 2.6 | .3 | .3 | .4 | 5.2 |
| 2023–24 | Denver | 58 | 0 | 9.9 | .463 | .261 | .677 | 2.2 | .6 | .3 | .7 | 3.2 |
| 2024–25 | Denver | 57 | 4 | 10.7 | .496 | .327 | .614 | 1.6 | .4 | .4 | .7 | 3.2 |
| 2025–26 | Denver | 52 | 4 | 12.0 | .470 | .259 | .773 | 2.6 | .6 | .3 | .5 | 3.7 |
| Career | 303 | 15 | 12.0 | .503 | .345 | .671 | 2.3 | .4 | .3 | .5 | 4.1 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Denver | 5 | 0 | 3.5 | .500 | .429 | .500 | .4 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 2.4 |
| 2022 | Denver | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.000 | 1.000 | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.5 |
| 2023† | Denver | 5 | 0 | 2.4 | .500 | .333 | — | .4 | .0 | .2 | .0 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | Denver | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | .667 | — | .500 | .7 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | Denver | 6 | 0 | 5.7 | .125 | .167 | .571 | 1.2 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 1.2 |
| 2026 | Denver | 2 | 0 | 9.5 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .833 | 1.5 | .5 | .5 | .0 | 5.0 |
| Career | 23 | 0 | 4.6 | .462 | .389 | .647 | .7 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 1.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | Arizona | 32 | 32 | 30.7 | .570 | .294 | .760 | 8.4 | .8 | .7 | .9 | 16.1 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
whynba profile fields · Checked
- Height
- 6′ 10″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Position
- PF
- Jersey
- 22
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Arizona
- Draft year
- 2020
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 22
How acquired: #22 Pick in 2020 Draft. 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
3.7Points per game
2.6Rebounds per game
0.6Assists 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.
Roster observations
These dates show when our saved NBA directory observations listed this player with a team. They are not signing, trade or contract dates, and this is not a complete career history.
Roster refresh overdue. This saved assignment may have changed.
| Team | First observed | Last confirmed | Later directory change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets | None recorded | NBA directory |
Profile source
Biographical fields reflect the saved official profile at the check time shown above. Team assignments use the dated directory evidence in Roster observations. Offseason rosters and jersey numbers can change.
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