Markieff Morris vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and Markieff Morris, 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.

Markieff Morris played 13 years in the NBA, 3 more than Jusuf Nurkic, who played 10. Markieff Morris had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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
Markieff Morris 13 6 2011-12 to 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic 10 5 2014-15 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2011-122014-15
Team Phoenix SunsDenver 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 %
Markieff Morris 63 19.5 7.4 1.1 3.3 4.4 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.1 2.8 2.8 6.9 .399 0.7 2.0 .347 1.2 1.7 .717
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 %
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2012-132015-16
Team Phoenix SunsDenver 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 %
Markieff Morris 82 22.4 8.2 1.6 3.2 4.8 1.3 0.9 0.8 1.3 2.5 3.2 8.0 .407 0.5 1.6 .336 1.1 1.5 .732
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 %
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2013-142016-17
Team Phoenix SunsDenver 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 %
Markieff Morris 81 26.6 13.8 1.7 4.3 6.0 1.8 0.8 0.6 1.8 2.9 5.1 10.4 .486 0.4 1.3 .315 3.2 4.0 .792
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 %
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------
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

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2014-152017-18
Team Phoenix SunsPortland 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 %
Markieff Morris 82 31.5 15.3 1.3 4.8 6.2 2.3 1.2 0.5 2.1 3.0 6.2 13.4 .465 0.7 2.2 .318 2.2 2.8 .763
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 %
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------
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

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2015-162018-19
Team Phoenix Suns, Washington WizardsPortland 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 %
Markieff Morris 64 25.5 12.0 1.1 4.4 5.5 1.9 0.9 0.5 2.1 2.9 4.8 11.2 .425 0.7 2.4 .303 1.7 2.3 .735
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 %
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Washington WizardsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards 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 %
Markieff Morris 76 31.2 14.0 1.4 5.1 6.5 1.7 1.1 0.6 1.7 3.3 5.3 11.7 .457 0.9 2.6 .362 2.4 2.8 .837
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 %
Markieff Morris 13 28.7 12.1 1.4 5.0 6.4 1.7 0.9 1.3 1.6 3.5 4.5 11.2 .407 1.1 2.9 .368 1.9 2.4 .806
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

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Washington WizardsPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Wizards 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 %
Markieff Morris 73 27.0 11.5 1.0 4.6 5.6 1.9 0.8 0.5 1.7 3.0 4.5 9.4 .480 1.0 2.8 .367 1.4 1.8 .820
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 %
Markieff Morris 6 30.2 9.8 2.3 5.2 7.5 1.7 0.7 0.8 1.0 3.7 4.0 8.2 .490 0.3 2.0 .167 1.5 1.7 .900
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

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Washington Wizards, Oklahoma City ThunderPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder 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 %
Markieff Morris 58 21.9 9.4 1.1 3.5 4.6 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.9 3.0 3.5 8.3 .421 1.2 3.5 .335 1.2 1.6 .772
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 %
Markieff Morris 5 11.8 3.8 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.0 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.0 3.2 .313 0.4 1.4 .286 1.4 1.8 .778
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles LakersPortland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Markieff Morris 58 20.5 9.7 0.7 3.1 3.8 1.3 0.5 0.3 1.3 2.3 3.5 7.9 .443 1.5 3.9 .386 1.1 1.5 .776
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 %
Markieff Morris 21 18.3 5.9 0.6 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.8 2.6 2.1 4.7 .449 1.4 3.3 .420 0.3 0.4 .778
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Los Angeles LakersPhoenix Suns
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdSuns 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 %
Markieff Morris 61 19.7 6.7 0.8 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.7 2.5 6.2 .405 1.1 3.4 .311 0.6 0.8 .720
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 %
Markieff Morris 4 9.5 2.3 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.5 0.5 2.3 .222 0.3 1.0 .250 1.0 1.5 .667
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

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2021-22-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost East 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 %
Markieff Morris 17 17.5 7.6 1.0 1.6 2.6 1.4 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.9 3.2 6.7 .474 0.8 2.3 .333 0.5 0.5 .889
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Markieff Morris 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2022-23-
Team Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks-
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 %
Markieff Morris 35 10.1 3.8 0.4 1.7 2.0 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.3 3.3 .409 0.8 2.0 .394 0.3 0.3 1.000
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Markieff Morris Jusuf Nurkic
Season 2023-24-
Team Dallas Mavericks-
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 %
Markieff Morris 26 8.3 2.5 0.2 1.3 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.9 2.6 .338 0.6 1.6 .357 0.2 0.2 .833
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Markieff Morris ------- --- ----------
Jusuf Nurkic ------- --- ----------