Who Should I Draft?
Jusuf Nurkic or Jamal Murray (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jusuf Nurkic C - POR  | Jamal Murray G - DEN  | |
Expert |
61% Recommended by 14 of 23 experts |
39% Recommended by 9 of 23 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | ‐ | # 44 |
| Best Rank | ‐ | # 24 |
| Worst Rank | ‐ | # 47 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | ‐ | # 44 |
| Best Rank | ‐ | # 24 |
| Worst Rank | ‐ | # 47 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.8 | 33.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 6.3 | 7.8 |
| Field Goals Att | 12.5 | 17.0 |
| Field Goals % | .504 | .459 |
| Three Points Made | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Three Points Att | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| Three Points % | .178 | .367 |
| Free Throws Made | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| Free Throws % | .775 | .875 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 9.9 | 4.2 |
| Assists | 3.5 | 5.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Steals | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| Points | 16.7 | 21.1 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | OUT | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| # 22 | # 41 | |
| Kevin Hanson EDSFootball | # 39 | # 44 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 39 |
| Site Projections numberFire | # 28 | # 36 |
| Yahoo Staff Yahoo! Sports | # 25 | # 48 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 27 | # 31 |
| Blaine Blontz FantasyPros | # 42 | # 46 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 28 | # 36 |
| Aaron Larson FantasyPros | # 31 | # 32 |
| Dave Kluge FantasyPros | # 42 | # 47 |
| Vaughn Dalzell FantasyPros | # 37 | # 42 |
| Zachary Hanshew FantasyPros | # 40 | # 43 |
| Dan Titus FantasyPros | # 28 | # 36 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 33 | # 44 |
| Tom FantasyPros | # 181 | # 55 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 41 | # 24 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 34 | # 33 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 40 | # 36 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 110 | # 57 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 41 | # 36 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | # 28 |
| Adam Koffler FantasyPros | # 38 | # 35 |
| JMO FantasyPros | # 110 | # 57 |
| Jusuf Nurkic C - POR | Jamal Murray G - DEN | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 253 | 1,904 |
| Field Goals Made | 54 | 408 |
| Field Goals Att | 109 | 894 |
| Field Goals % | .495 | .456 |
| Three Points Made | 2 | 112 |
| Three Points Att | 10 | 324 |
| Three Points % | .200 | .346 |
| Free Throws Made | 31 | 163 |
| Free Throws Att | 35 | 185 |
| Free Throws % | .886 | .881 |
| Offensive Rebound | 23 | 45 |
| Rebounds | 82 | 236 |
| Assists | 32 | 284 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 127 |
| Steals | 11 | 67 |
| Blocks | 16 | 17 |
| Points | 141 | 1,091 |
| Jusuf Nurkic C - POR | Jamal Murray G - DEN | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.8 | 33.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 6.3 | 7.8 |
| Field Goals Att | 12.5 | 17.0 |
| Field Goals % | .504 | .459 |
| Three Points Made | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Three Points Att | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| Three Points % | .178 | .367 |
| Free Throws Made | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Free Throws Att | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| Free Throws % | .775 | .875 |
| Offensive Rebound | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 9.9 | 4.2 |
| Assists | 3.5 | 5.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Steals | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| Points | 16.7 | 21.1 |
| Jusuf Nurkic C - POR | Jamal Murray G - DEN | |
| News | ||
| Jusuf Nurkic underwent surgery on his wrist on Tuesday and is expected to be re-evaluated in six weeks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jan 19th | Jamal Murray played only 21 minutes in a blowout win over Oklahoma City on Tuesday night, scoring a season-low five points (2-10 FG, 0-3 3-pt, 1-1 FT) while adding just two rebounds, four assists, two steals, and one turnover. Lucas Spence Tue, Jan 19th | |
| Trail Blazers C Jusuf Nurkic will undergo surgery on his broken right wrist and will be out approximately eight weeks. Adam Koffler Fri, Jan 15th | Nuggets guard Jamal Murray scored 30 points (11-27 FG, 4-11 3-pt, 4-5 FT) in a loss to Utah on Sunday, while adding five rebounds, four assists, and one block in 42 minutes of action. Lucas Spence Sun, Jan 17th | |
| Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic has been diagnosed with a broken right wrist and will not return to Thursday's game. Alex Burns - Hoop Beast Thu, Jan 14th | Jamal Murray struggled shooting the ball on Thursday night (6-18 FG, 1-8 3-pt, 4-6 FT) on his way to 17 points, nine rebounds, six assists, two steals, and three turnovers in 37 minutes of playing time in a 114-104 victory over the Warriors. Lucas Spence Fri, Jan 15th | |
| Jusuf Nurkic scored 18 points on 6-for-8 shooting with 12 rebounds, three blocks, and two steals on Wednesday as the Blazers beat the Kings. John Aubin Thu, Jan 14th | After matching a season-low with just nine points on Sunday, Jamal Murray scored 20 points (9-20 FG, 2-5 3-pt, 0-2 FT) while adding four assists, one steal, and three turnovers in 35 minutes of playing time in a loss to Brooklyn on Tuesday. Lucas Spence Wed, Jan 13th | |
| Blazers' big man Jusuf Nurkic is available to play in Wednesday's game against the Kings. Alex Burns - Hoop Beast Wed, Jan 13th | Jamal Murray scored only nine points (4-9 FG, 1-4 3-pt) to go with three assists and no other statistics in 29 minutes of playing time in a win over the Knicks on Sunday. Lucas Spence Sun, Jan 10th | |
| Notes | ||
| After suffering a horrific leg injury in March of 2019, Nurkic didn't get back on the court until the summer of 2020 in the NBA bubble. When he did finally return he was better than ever, averaging 17.6 points and 10.3 rebounds per game in eight regular-season games. It wasn't much different in the playoffs, where he averaged a double-double in five games against the Lakers. He could be primed for a breakout season with the Blazers in the upcoming season. Aaron Larson - FantasyPros | If you only look at Muray's entire stat line from 2019-20, it looks like he may have plateaued as an above average point guard who averages 18.5 points and almost five assists per game. But we must not forget what he was able to do in the Orlando Bubble postseason, when Murray showcased his true superstar ability night-in-and-night-out. In 19 playoff games, he averaged 26.5 points (50.5 FG%), 4.8 rebounds, 6.6 assists, and 3.3 3PM per game. Those averages resemble guys like Kyrie Irving and Devin Booker, who are bound to be top-15 fantasy assets in 2020-21. Murray may not be able to sustain such production for an entire season, but he certainly showed he's got the capability to put up some monster performances (two 50-point games in the 2019-20 playoffs). He could be a steal in the middle rounds of your fantasy draft. Adam Koffler - FantasyPros | |
