Jusuf Nurkic vs. Malik Rose Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Malik Rose and Jusuf Nurkic, 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

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.

Jusuf Nurkic played 10 years in the NBA, 3 less than Malik Rose, who played 13. Jusuf Nurkic had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Malik Rose had his rookie season in 1996-97. 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
Jusuf Nurkic 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24
Malik Rose 13 8 1996-97 to 2008-09

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season 2014-151996-97
Team Denver NuggetsCharlotte Hornets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayHornets Lost East 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 %
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
Malik Rose 54 9.7 3.0 1.3 1.7 3.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.8 2.1 1.1 2.4 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .613
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 2 6.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 2.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season 2015-161997-98
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Malik Rose 53 8.1 3.0 0.8 0.9 1.7 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5 1.1 2.6 .434 0.0 0.1 .333 0.7 1.2 .639
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 5 3.4 2.0 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.2 .667 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.8 .500

Season 3

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season 2016-171998-99
Team Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Malik Rose 47 12.9 6.0 1.9 2.0 3.9 0.6 0.9 0.5 1.2 2.6 2.0 4.3 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.1 .671
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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 -
Malik Rose 17 11.5 2.7 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 3.1 0.8 2.2 .368 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 1.5 .692

Season 4

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season 2017-181999-00
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs 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 %
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
Malik Rose 74 18.1 6.7 1.8 2.7 4.5 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.3 3.1 2.4 5.2 .457 0.0 0.0 .333 1.9 2.7 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Malik Rose 4 20.8 5.3 1.3 3.5 4.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.8 3.0 2.0 4.5 .444 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.3 .556

Season 5

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season 2018-192000-01
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Malik Rose 57 21.4 7.7 1.7 3.7 5.4 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.3 2.6 2.8 6.5 .435 0.1 0.3 .176 2.0 2.8 .713
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 13 16.6 4.9 1.2 2.5 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 2.9 1.8 4.2 .418 0.1 0.2 .333 1.3 1.5 .850

Season 6

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season 2019-202001-02
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdSpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Malik Rose 82 21.0 9.4 2.1 3.9 6.0 0.7 0.9 0.5 1.7 2.5 3.6 7.7 .463 0.0 0.1 .083 2.3 3.1 .720
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Malik Rose 10 29.2 12.9 2.7 5.2 7.9 1.4 1.0 0.5 1.2 3.1 4.6 9.6 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.0 .740

Season 7

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season 2020-212002-03
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st RdNBA Champion NBA Champion
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Malik Rose 79 24.5 10.4 1.9 4.5 6.4 1.6 0.7 0.5 2.2 2.6 3.7 8.0 .459 0.0 0.1 .400 3.1 3.9 .791
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Malik Rose 24 23.3 9.3 2.0 3.7 5.8 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.8 3.0 3.1 7.5 .419 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 3.9 .766

Season 8

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season 2021-222003-04
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlaySpurs Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Malik Rose 67 18.7 7.9 1.6 3.1 4.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.7 2.4 2.6 6.0 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.4 .813
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 7 8.1 1.4 1.7 0.7 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.1 0.9 0.6 2.3 .250 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.6 .500

Season 9

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season 2022-232004-05
Team Portland Trail BlazersSan Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks
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 %
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
Malik Rose 76 19.4 7.0 1.7 2.8 4.5 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.3 2.7 2.6 5.8 .449 0.0 0.1 .100 1.8 2.4 .737
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season 2023-242005-06
Team Phoenix SunsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Suns 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 %
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
Malik Rose 72 15.5 4.4 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.9 0.6 0.2 1.1 2.0 1.5 3.9 .374 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.5 1.9 .781
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season -2006-07
Team -New York Knicks
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 %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 65 12.5 3.0 0.7 2.0 2.7 1.0 0.4 0.1 1.0 1.8 1.1 2.9 .398 0.0 0.1 .250 0.6 0.8 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season -2007-08
Team -New York Knicks
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 %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 49 10.1 3.5 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.6 1.3 3.7 .367 0.0 0.1 .286 0.8 1.0 .725
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jusuf Nurkic Malik Rose
Season -2008-09
Team -New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder
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 %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose 38 12.4 3.4 0.4 2.1 2.5 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.9 1.2 3.4 .344 0.0 0.2 .000 1.1 1.3 .784
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Malik Rose ------- --- ----------