Vander Blue vs. Jusuf Nurkic Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jusuf Nurkic and Vander Blue, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Vander Blue played 3 years in the NBA, 7 less than Jusuf Nurkic, who played 10. Vander Blue had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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 |
Vander Blue |
3 |
0 |
2013-14 to 2017-18 |
Jusuf Nurkic |
10 |
5 |
2014-15 to 2023-24 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
|
Vander Blue |
Jusuf Nurkic |
Season |
2013-14 | 2014-15 |
Team |
Boston Celtics | Denver Nuggets |
Honors & Awards |
- | All-Rookie Second Team |
Playoffs |
Did Not Play | 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 |
% |
Vander Blue |
3 |
5.0 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
.000 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
.200 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
2 |
37.0 |
11.0 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
15.0 |
.300 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
.200 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
.400 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Vander Blue didn't play in 2015-16 and 2016-17.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
5 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.200 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
.000 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
.500 |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jusuf Nurkic |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |
% |
Vander Blue |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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 |