Kevin Gamble vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and Kevin Gamble, 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.

Kevin Gamble and Jusuf Nurkic both played 10 years in the NBA. Kevin Gamble had the first of his seasons in 1987-88, 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
Kevin Gamble 10 6 1987-88 to 1996-97
Jusuf Nurkic 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kevin Gamble Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1987-882014-15
Team Portland Trail BlazersDenver 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 %
Kevin Gamble 9 2.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.1 .000 0.0 0.0 -
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 %
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kevin Gamble Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1988-892015-16
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
Kevin Gamble 44 8.5 4.3 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.7 3.1 .551 0.0 0.3 .182 0.8 1.3 .636
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 %
Kevin Gamble 1 29.0 8.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 11.0 .364 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 2.0 .000
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Kevin Gamble Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1989-902016-17
Team Boston CelticsDenver Nuggets, Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
Kevin Gamble 71 13.9 5.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 1.1 1.9 4.2 .455 0.0 0.3 .167 1.2 1.5 .794
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 %
Kevin Gamble 3 2.7 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.7 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
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
Kevin Gamble Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1990-912017-18
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisTrail 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 %
Kevin Gamble 82 33.0 15.6 1.0 2.2 3.3 3.1 1.2 0.4 1.8 2.9 6.7 11.4 .587 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 2.8 .815
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 %
Kevin Gamble 11 21.6 6.0 0.3 0.9 1.2 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.6 2.2 2.6 5.5 .483 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.1 .667
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
Kevin Gamble Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1991-922018-19
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf SemisDid 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 %
Kevin Gamble 82 30.4 13.5 1.0 2.5 3.5 2.7 0.9 0.5 1.2 2.4 5.9 11.1 .529 0.1 0.4 .290 1.7 1.9 .885
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 %
Kevin Gamble 10 33.5 13.6 1.3 2.9 4.2 2.3 1.2 0.6 1.0 2.6 6.2 13.1 .473 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.5 .800
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kevin Gamble Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1992-932019-20
Team Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East 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 %
Kevin Gamble 82 31.0 13.3 0.6 2.4 3.0 2.8 1.0 0.5 1.0 2.3 5.6 11.0 .507 0.6 1.7 .374 1.5 1.8 .826
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 %
Kevin Gamble 4 35.5 13.8 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.5 1.5 0.3 1.3 2.8 5.8 10.5 .548 1.3 3.0 .417 1.0 1.0 1.000
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
Kevin Gamble Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1993-942020-21
Team Boston CelticsPortland 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 %
Kevin Gamble 75 25.1 11.5 0.5 1.6 2.1 2.0 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.8 4.9 10.7 .458 0.3 1.4 .243 1.4 1.7 .817
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 %
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------
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
Kevin Gamble Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1994-952021-22
Team Miami HeatPortland Trail Blazers
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 %
Kevin Gamble 77 15.9 7.4 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.5 0.7 0.1 0.6 1.7 2.9 5.8 .489 0.5 1.3 .398 1.1 1.4 .784
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 %
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Kevin Gamble Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1995-962022-23
Team Miami Heat, Sacramento KingsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings 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 %
Kevin Gamble 65 20.4 5.9 0.3 1.4 1.7 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.7 2.3 2.3 5.8 .401 0.7 1.8 .386 0.6 0.7 .792
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 %
Kevin Gamble 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Kevin Gamble Jusuf Nurkic
Season 1996-972023-24
Team Sacramento KingsPhoenix 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 %
Kevin Gamble 62 15.4 5.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.2 2.0 4.6 .430 0.9 1.8 .482 0.1 0.2 .700
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 %
Kevin Gamble ------- --- ----------
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
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