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 | # 41 | # 45 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 24 |
| Worst Rank | # 42 | # 47 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 41 | # 45 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 24 |
| Worst Rank | # 42 | # 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 | DTD | 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 Sports Gambling Podcast | # 28 | # 36 |
| Shane Mosley FB-Ninja | # 33 | # 44 |
| Tom FantasyPros | # 181 | # 55 |
| Alex Burns FantasyPros | # 41 | # 24 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 40 | # 36 |
| Mauricio Castillo Yahoo! Sports | # 110 | # 57 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 34 | # 33 |
| 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 scored four points on 2-for-6 shooting with nine rebounds, two assists and a block in 23 minutes of Monday's 123-114 loss to the Hawks. John Aubin Tue, May 4th | Nuggets' star Jamal Murray has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season. Jack Mannis Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Jusuf Nurkic scored 14 points on 6-for-10 shooting with 11 rebounds, four assists, one three-pointer and two steals in 29 minutes in Sunday's 129-119 win over the Celtics. John Aubin Mon, May 3rd | Jamal Murray (sore right knee) returned from a four-game absence on Monday night, scoring 17 points (5-15 FG, 1-5 3-pt, 6-6 FT) while contributing four rebounds, four assists, three steals, a block, and four turnovers in 33 minutes in a loss to Golden State. However, Murray was re-injured (this time to his left knee) in the closing minutes of the game and had to be assisted to the locker room. Lucas Spence Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Jusuf Nurkic scored 23 points on 9-for-12 field goals and 5-for-7 free throws for 23 points on Friday, grabbing 11 rebounds with one assist in 26 minutes as the Blazers beat the Nets on Friday. John Aubin Sat, May 1st | Nuggets' G Jamal Murray exited Monday's matchup with the Warriors with what looks to be a left knee injury. Jack Mannis Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Jusuf Nurkic scored 15 points on 5-for-10 shooting with nine boards, a steal and a block over 21 minutes in Wednesday's win over Memphis. John Aubin Thu, Apr 29th | Nuggets' G Jamal Murray is available to play in Monday's contest against the Golden State Warriors. Jack Mannis Mon, Apr 12th | |
| Jusuf Nurkic scored 11 points on 4-for-10 shooting while adding 11 rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in 20 minutes during Tuesday's win over the Pacers. John Aubin Wed, Apr 28th | Denver Nuggets PG Jamal Murray (knee) is questionable to play Monday's game against the Golden State Warriors due to soreness in his right knee. Matthew MacKay Mon, Apr 12th | |
| 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 | |
