Jusuf Nurkić
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 6'11"
- Weight
- 290 lb
- Experience
- 12 yrs
Ignore his worst category (scoring) and he's worth -1.24.
When he plays, the big-man peripherals are rich — 9 boards, 3.8 assists, and a full steal, a rare passing-center package. The bill: 58% from the line, 2.1 turnovers, and an expected games number in the low 40s. He's a punt-FT% specialist with real per-game juice and a genuinely scary availability profile; draft accordingly.
Jusuf Nurkić enters 2026-27 at #179 on our board — Round 15 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 9.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 23.5 minutes a night. The value is built on rebounds and field-goal percentage, with scoring the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-scoring builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 43 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -2.40 | 43 | 23.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 49.9% | 1.6 | 58.4% | 2.1 | 18.1% | -1.17 | 1.10 | -0.05 | 0.06 | -0.22 | -0.93 | 0.11 | -1.16 | -0.14 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2018-19POR | 0.94 | 72 | 27.4 | 15.6 | 10.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 50.8% | 3.9 | 77.3% | 2.3 | 24.8% | -0.01 | 1.32 | -0.13 | -0.03 | 1.02 | -1.13 | 0.35 | -0.07 | -0.38 |
| 2019-20POR | 3.87 | 8 | 31.6 | 17.6 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 49.5% | 3.9 | 88.6% | 2.4 | 23.9% | 0.21 | 1.35 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 1.86 | -1.00 | 0.28 | 0.77 | -0.39 |
| 2020-21POR | -1.20 | 37 | 23.8 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 51.4% | 1.9 | 61.9% | 2.0 | 22.2% | -0.72 | 1.04 | -0.12 | 0.01 | 0.62 | -1.13 | 0.29 | -1.08 | -0.11 |
| 2021-22POR | -0.95 | 56 | 28.2 | 15.0 | 11.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 53.5% | 3.3 | 69.0% | 2.6 | 23.9% | -0.18 | 1.69 | -0.36 | 0.14 | -0.10 | -1.10 | 0.59 | -1.03 | -0.60 |
| 2022-23POR | -1.54 | 52 | 26.8 | 13.3 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 51.9% | 2.5 | 66.1% | 2.3 | 22.3% | -0.52 | 1.10 | -0.43 | -0.26 | 0.25 | -0.67 | 0.24 | -0.95 | -0.30 |
| 2023-24PHX | -0.89 | 76 | 27.3 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 51.0% | 2.2 | 64.0% | 2.3 | 19.3% | -0.85 | 1.66 | -0.00 | 0.20 | 0.53 | -1.11 | 0.17 | -1.09 | -0.38 |
| 2024-25CHA | -3.15 | 51 | 20.8 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 47.7% | 1.7 | 66.4% | 1.9 | 20.9% | -1.13 | 0.61 | -0.68 | -0.38 | 0.01 | -0.94 | -0.01 | -0.67 | 0.05 |
| 2025-26UTA | -1.47 | 41 | 26.4 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 50.3% | 1.5 | 54.9% | 2.5 | 19.2% | -0.90 | 1.53 | 0.38 | 0.36 | -0.26 | -0.87 | 0.13 | -1.35 | -0.49 |
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What round should I draft Jusuf Nurkić in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Jusuf Nurkić at #179 overall — Round 15 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 43), not just the per-game line.
Is Jusuf Nurkić a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #179, helping most in rebounds and field-goal percentage, with scoring the main cost.
How many games will Jusuf Nurkić play in 2026-27?
We project about 43 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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