Corey Brewer vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and Corey Brewer, 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.

Corey Brewer played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jusuf Nurkic, who played 10. Corey Brewer had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, 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 achivements, 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
Corey Brewer 13 6 2007-08 to 2019-20
Jusuf Nurkic 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2007-082014-15
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 79 22.8 5.8 1.0 2.7 3.7 1.4 1.0 0.3 1.1 2.4 2.3 6.2 .374 0.1 0.5 .194 1.1 1.4 .800
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 .000 1.4 2.1 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2008-092015-16
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 15 20.5 6.2 1.2 2.1 3.3 1.7 1.0 0.2 0.9 2.5 2.5 6.0 .411 0.3 0.8 .417 0.9 1.3 .737
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2009-102016-17
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesDenver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 82 30.3 13.0 0.9 2.5 3.4 2.4 1.4 0.4 2.0 2.7 5.0 11.6 .431 1.0 2.9 .346 2.0 3.1 .648
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 .000 1.8 3.2 .571
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer ------- --- ----------
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

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2010-112017-18
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, Dallas MavericksPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 69 21.9 8.0 0.8 1.7 2.5 1.3 1.4 0.2 1.3 2.3 2.8 7.1 .395 0.4 1.6 .268 2.0 2.8 .708
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 %
Corey Brewer 6 3.8 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.8 0.7 1.5 .444 0.2 0.5 .333 0.0 0.0 -
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

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2011-122018-19
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 59 21.8 8.9 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.5 1.2 0.3 0.9 1.9 3.4 7.8 .434 0.6 2.2 .260 1.5 2.2 .692
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 %
Corey Brewer 7 16.6 8.3 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.6 3.3 7.7 .426 0.9 2.9 .300 0.9 1.1 .750
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 82 24.4 12.1 0.7 2.2 2.9 1.5 1.4 0.3 1.2 1.9 4.6 10.8 .425 1.1 3.7 .296 1.8 2.6 .690
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 %
Corey Brewer 6 24.3 10.8 0.5 1.3 1.8 1.2 1.0 0.2 1.2 3.2 3.5 11.3 .309 1.5 6.0 .250 2.3 3.5 .667
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

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2013-142020-21
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayTrail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 81 32.2 12.3 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.7 1.9 0.4 1.3 2.6 4.8 10.0 .481 0.7 2.6 .280 2.0 2.8 .718
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 %
Corey Brewer ------- --- ----------
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

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2014-152021-22
Team Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf FinalsDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 80 26.1 11.5 1.0 2.7 3.7 2.2 1.4 0.2 1.6 2.2 4.3 10.1 .426 0.8 2.9 .268 2.1 2.8 .743
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 17 25.2 11.2 0.6 2.1 2.8 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.8 4.2 9.8 .431 0.7 2.5 .286 2.1 3.2 .636
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2015-162022-23
Team Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 82 20.4 7.2 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.3 1.0 0.2 1.0 2.0 2.6 6.7 .384 0.7 2.7 .272 1.3 1.7 .750
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 %
Corey Brewer 5 15.4 4.4 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.6 0.0 0.2 1.2 2.6 1.4 5.4 .259 0.2 2.0 .100 1.4 1.6 .875
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Houston Rockets, Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySuns Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 82 15.6 4.5 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.7 1.6 1.8 4.2 .422 0.3 1.4 .229 0.6 0.8 .735
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 %
Corey Brewer ------- --- ----------
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

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2017-18-
Team Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 72 16.8 5.3 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.7 1.9 2.0 4.4 .449 0.4 1.5 .282 0.9 1.3 .722
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 6 25.2 6.2 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.8 1.2 0.8 0.3 2.8 2.2 4.2 .520 0.8 1.8 .455 1.0 1.0 1.000
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2018-19-
Team Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 31 15.9 4.9 0.8 1.6 2.5 1.3 1.0 0.2 0.6 2.0 1.7 4.0 .431 0.5 1.4 .318 1.0 1.4 .721
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Corey Brewer Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2019-20-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer 5 6.6 1.0 0.4 1.2 1.6 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.4 1.4 0.4 0.8 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.6 .333
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Corey Brewer ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------