CAREER

• 10-year NBA veteran, holding career averages of 12.1 points on 50.3 FG%, 8.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 blocks in 24.6 minutes per game
• Has played in 539 career games (458 starts) with Portland and Denver
• Has recorded 176 career double-doubles
• Has scored in double figures in 334 career games, including 20+ points in 80 games and 30+ points in six games, highlighted by a career-high 33 points on March 28, 2017 vs. Denver
• Has tallied 10+ rebounds in 218 career games, 15+ boards in 54 games and 20+ rebounds in 10 games, including a career-best 31 on March 3, 2024 against Oklahoma City
• Has two career games of 20+ points and 20+ rebounds (28 points, 20 rebounds on March 9, 2017 vs. Philadelphia; 24 points, 23 rebounds on Jan. 1, 2019 at Sacramento)
• Has made five postseason appearances, holding career averages of 11.5 points on 48.9 FG%, 9.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 20 games (all starts)

2023-24 (Phoenix)

• Averaged 10.9 points on 51.0% shooting, 11.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists (matched career high) and 1.1 blocks in 76 games (all starts)
• His 76 games played were the second-most he's played in a season over his 10 year career (79 games played in 2017-18)
• Ranked seventh in the NBA this season in rebounds per game at 11.0, the most by a qualified Suns player since the 2005-06 season (Shawn Marion)
• Grabbed a career-high 31 rebounds on March 3, 2024 vs. Oklahoma City, the most rebounds in a single game in franchise history (they were the most by any NBA player since Kevin Love also grabbed 31 on Nov. 12, 2010)...grabbed 13 offensive rebounds in the game, tying the franchise record for offensive rebounds in a game (Tyson Chandler on Jan. 23, 2016)
• Grabbed 12 rebounds in a quarter twice on the season, tied as the most by a Suns player in a quarter (Shawn Marion had 12 in the first quarter at Toronto on Jan. 30, 2005)
• Became the second player in franchise history (Tyson Chandler) to grab 20+ rebounds in back-to-back games on March 14 in Boston (20) and March 15 at Charlotte (21)
• Had five games with 20+ rebounds this season, the second most in the NBA behind Domantas Sabonis (8)
• Set the Suns franchise record for total rebounds over a 10-game span with 162, spanning Feb. 25-March 15, 2024
• Grabbed 10+ rebounds in the opening half 15 times during the 2023-24 season, the most instances by a Suns player in a single season since at least the 1996-97 season
• Joined Charles Barkley as the only Suns players to ever record 14+ points on 60+ FG% and 14+ rebounds in a Suns debut on Oct. 24, 2023 at Golden State
• PLAYOFFS: Started in all four postseason games, averaging 7.8 points on 50.0 FG%, 8.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 blocks
• Scored a 2024 postseason-high 10 points in Game 2 on April 23 at Minnesota...grabbed 14 rebounds in the game for his lone double-double of the 2024 NBA Playoffs

INTERNATIONAL

• Played in five games for Bosnia at 2022 EuroBasket, posting averages of 16.2 points (38.9% FG, 24.0% 3-PT, 63.3% FT), 7.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.20 steals and 2.00 blocks in 29.9 minutes per
  game
• Played for Bosnia in two European World Cup Qualifying games, averaging 19.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.50 steals and 2.00 blocks in 25.3 minutes per game in 2017
• Appeared in four EuroBasket Qualifying games in 2016, posting averages of 19.3 points, 13.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.00 steal and 1.00 block in 29.1 minutes per game
• Played for Bosnia in one 2012 EuroBasket Qualifier game, totaling 2 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 16 minutes.

• Born in Tuzla, Bosnia
• Did not play basketball until he was 14
• Recruited to play the game after his future basketball agent read an article about his tall father, a policeman in Tuzla
• Established the Jusuf Nurkic Foundation in 2020 to positively impact the lives of youth, women and the community in his home country of Bosnia
• Received the 2018-19 Maurice Lucas Award, given annually to the Trail Blazers player that best represents the indomitable spirit of Maurice Lucas through his contributions on the court and in the community
• Donates tickets to the local Bosnian community and the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)
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