Swept at the same time as the Suns, Jusuf Nurkic definitely has a gift for ending his season early. The Bosnian pivot has the worst winning percentage in the history of the Playoffs…
With eleven NBA titles in a thirteen-year career, Bill Russell is what we could call the ultimate reference in terms of winning in the Big League. A player who makes it to the Playoffs and wins, rain or shine. Conversely, Jusuf Nurkic is more the one who is only there to say hello before going to Cancun…
In nine NBA seasons, the pivot has gone to the Playoffs six times but the result has not been great. In 20 matches played, Nurkic has only won… 3. According to StatMusethis is the worst ratio in NBA history for players having participated in at least 20 games (you need a minimum for that to have any significance).
Jusuf Nurkic is 3-17 in the playoffs.
That’s the worst win percentage (.150) by any player in NBA playoff history with at least 20 games. pic.twitter.com/auTyBS5JaR
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 29, 2024
We can still say that Nurk’ is very unlucky. With the Blazers, a team too limited to play for the title, he often had to settle for a passage in the first round. He was eliminated in 2017 by the future champion Warriors (and his friend KD), in 2020 by the future champion Lakers, without forgetting another sweep against the Pelicans in 2018 and a 4-2 defeat against the Nuggets in 2021.
The only time Portland was able to make a run (in 2019), the pivot made in Bosnia was… injured. Too bad for him because the Blazers had reached the Conference Finals. Enough to inflate the victory figures, but not for him.
2024 was to mark a renewal in the postseason, within a Suns team that was announced as one of the favorites for the final victory. Well no… the Cactus left to dry in the desert without having won the slightest victory against the Wolves. One wonders if Jusuf Nurkic is not wearing bad luck..
Source texte : StatMuse
2024-04-29 09:37:00
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