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Zeke Nnaji
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vs2026-27 season
- GP
- 1
- MIN
- 4.0
- PTS
- 5.0
- REB
- 1.0
- AST
- 0.0
- STL
- 0.0
- BLK
- 0.0
- 3PM
- 1.0
- FG%
- 100.0
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | FG | STL | BLK | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 | vs GS | L 114-134 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| 2025-26 season | |||||||||||
| Apr 30 | @MIN | L 98-110 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Apr 23 | @MIN | L 96-113 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
| Apr 12 | @SA | W 128-118 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | -9 |
| Apr 10 | vs OKC | W 127-107 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
| Apr 8 | vs MEM | W 136-119 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | -9 |
| Mar 29 | vs GS | W 116-93 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 |
| Mar 22 | vs POR | W 128-112 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | vs PHI | W 124-96 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
| Mar 11 | vs HOU | W 129-93 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
| Mar 6 | vs NY | L 103-142 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | -13 |
| Mar 5 | vs LAL | W 120-113 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | @UTAH | W 128-125 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Mar 1 | vs MIN | L 108-117 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Feb 25 | vs BOS | W 103-84 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Feb 20 | @POR | W 157-103 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | +12 |
| Feb 7 | @CHI | W 136-120 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Feb 3 | @DET | L 121-124 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Feb 1 | vs OKC | L 111-121 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +7 |
| Jan 30 | vs LAC | W 122-109 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Jan 29 | vs BKN | W 107-103 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
| Jan 27 | vs DET | L 107-109 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Jan 23 | @MIL | W 102-100 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4-12 | 0 | 2 | +1 |
| Jan 22 | @WSH | W 107-97 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Jan 20 | vs LAL | L 107-115 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | -4 |
| Jan 18 | vs CHA | L 87-110 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0 | 0 | +9 |
| Jan 17 | vs WSH | W 121-115 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | -8 |
| Jan 14 | @DAL | W 118-109 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 |
| Jan 13 | @NO | W 122-116 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | vs MIL | W 108-104 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5-9 | 2 | 2 | +22 |
| Jan 9 | vs ATL | L 87-110 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | -24 |
| Jan 7 | @BOS | W 114-110 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 2 | 2 | +6 |
| Jan 5 | @PHI | W 125-124 OT | 32 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7-11 | 2 | 2 | -2 |
| Jan 4 | @BKN | L 115-127 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | -5 |
| Jan 2 | @CLE | L 108-113 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1 | 0 | -12 |
| Dec 29 | @MIA | L 123-147 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | -16 |
| Dec 25 | vs MIN | W 142-138 OT | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | -9 |
| Dec 22 | vs UTAH | W 135-112 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Dec 20 | vs HOU | L 101-115 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Dec 18 | vs ORL | W 126-115 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Dec 15 | vs HOU | W 128-125 OT | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 |
| Dec 11 | @SAC | W 136-105 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | -3 |
| Dec 5 | @ATL | W 134-133 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Dec 3 | @IND | W 135-120 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | -7 |
| Dec 1 | vs DAL | L 121-131 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Nov 29 | @PHX | W 130-112 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Nov 28 | vs SA | L 136-139 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | -13 |
| Nov 24 | @MEM | W 125-115 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | +5 |
| Nov 19 | @NO | W 125-118 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 2 | 1 | -18 |
| Nov 12 | @LAC | W 130-116 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Nov 8 | vs IND | W 117-100 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Nov 7 | vs GS | W 129-104 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Oct 29 | vs NO | W 122-88 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Oct 27 | @MIN | W 127-114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Oct 25 | vs PHX | W 133-111 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 season | |||||||||||
| Apr 13 | @HOU | W 126-111 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| Apr 5 | @GS | L 104-118 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | -3 |
| Apr 3 | vs SA | L 106-113 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | +10 |
| Apr 2 | vs MIN | L 139-140 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -17 |
| Mar 29 | vs UTAH | W 129-93 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | +14 |
| Mar 25 | vs CHI | L 119-129 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 0 | 3 | -9 |
| Mar 23 | @HOU | W 116-111 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | @POR | L 109-128 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | -11 |
| Mar 20 | @LAL | L 108-120 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Mar 18 | @GS | W 114-105 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | -4 |
| Mar 16 | vs WSH | L 123-126 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 1 | 3 | +4 |
| Mar 15 | vs LAL | W 131-126 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0 | 1 | -11 |
| Mar 13 | vs MIN | L 95-115 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 11 | @OKC | W 140-127 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | +9 |
| Mar 9 | @OKC | L 103-127 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| Mar 8 | vs PHX | W 149-141 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Mar 6 | vs SAC | W 116-110 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1 | 3 | +9 |
| Mar 2 | @BOS | L 103-110 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | +4 |
| Mar 1 | @DET | W 134-119 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | +27 |
| Feb 28 | @MIL | L 112-121 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | +7 |
| Feb 25 | @IND | W 125-116 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 0 | 2 | -4 |
| Feb 23 | vs LAL | L 100-123 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 21 | vs CHA | W 129-115 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | +6 |
| Feb 13 | vs POR | W 132-121 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 3 | 4 | +11 |
| Feb 11 | vs POR | W 146-117 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4-5 | 1 | 0 | +11 |
| Feb 9 | @PHX | W 122-105 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | +8 |
| Feb 7 | vs ORL | W 112-90 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 1 | 1 | +23 |
| Feb 6 | vs NO | W 144-119 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | +16 |
| Feb 4 | vs NO | W 125-113 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| Feb 2 | @CHA | W 107-104 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1 | 5 | -17 |
| Jan 25 | @MIN | L 104-133 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Jan 22 | vs PHI | W 144-109 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | +7 |
| Jan 19 | @ORL | W 113-100 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Jan 18 | @MIA | W 133-113 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Jan 16 | vs HOU | L 108-128 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Jan 15 | @DAL | W 118-99 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Jan 9 | vs LAC | W 126-103 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Jan 8 | vs BOS | L 106-118 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| Jan 2 | vs ATL | W 139-120 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Dec 28 | vs CLE | L 135-149 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Dec 24 | vs PHX | W 117-90 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Dec 14 | vs LAC | W 120-98 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8 | @ATL | W 141-111 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 |
| Dec 6 | @CLE | L 114-126 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Dec 4 | vs GS | W 119-115 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
Latest news
Nnaji (coach's decision) did not play in Thursday's 96-84 loss to Oklahoma City.
Nnaji was left out of Denver's rotation, with the team using Marvin Bagley and Trevon Brazile off the bench. With both players ahead of him in the frontcourt pecking order, Nnaji appears unlikely to provide consistent fantasy production without a change in his role.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 23
Nnaji registered six points (2-4 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-4 FT), four rebounds and one block across nine minutes in Tuesday's 117-106 preseason win over the Jazz.
Nnaji is competing for a reserve role with the Nuggets this preseason. He appears to be behind Marvin Bagley for the backup center gig behind Nikola Jokic, likely leaving Nnaji to fight for scraps off the bench once the regular season begins.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 7
Nnaji ended with no counting stats across three minutes during Thursday's 110-98 loss to the Timberwolves in Game 6 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.
Playing in his sixth NBA season, Nnaji was once again used very sparingly by the Nuggets. He made just 52 regular-season appearances, posting averages of 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 12.0 minutes per contest.
RotoWire via ESPN · May 1
Nnaji won't start Saturday's Game 1 against the Timberwolves.
Nnaji got the starting nod in Denver's regular-season finale, though he'll retreat to the second unit for the start of the playoffs. The 25-year-old big man isn't guaranteed to see the floor Saturday.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 18
Nnaji will start Sunday's game against the Spurs.
Nnaji will be making just his fourth start of the season. He has seen at least 25 minutes in each of his previous three starts.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 13
Nnaji supplied zero points (0-1 FG, 0-1 3Pt) and one assist over seven minutes during Wednesday's 136-119 victory over the Grizzlies.
Nnaji made his return to the lineup after previously battling a hamstring injury. He's averaging 11.8 minutes across 50 appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 9