Basketball Savant / Players / Zeke Nnaji 3.7 PPG2.6 RPG0.6 APG0.5 TPG12.0 MPG
Zeke Nnaji
Zeke Nnaji, 2025-26 with DEN: 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 12.0 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 349 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 64 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 12.0 |
| Minutes share | 5 | 3 | 15.7% |
| Availability | 26 | 27 | 63.4% |
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | |||
| True shooting % | 32 | 17 | .558 |
| Effective FG% | 26 | 8 | .517 |
| Points per shot | 45 | 18 | 1.26 |
| 3-point % | 8 | 17 | 25.9% |
| 3-point attempts / g | 10 | 37 | 1.0 |
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 33 | 72 | 35.8% |
| 2-point % | 76 | 42 | 58.8% |
| Free throw % | 43 | 67 | 77.3% |
| FT attempts / g | 11 | 5 | 0.8 |
| FT rate (of FGA) | 68 | 38 | 29.1% |
| % points from 3 | 22 | 53 | 22.1% |
| Creation & playmaking | |||
| Points / 75 | 10 | 11 | 11.1 |
| Assist % | 6 | 9 | 6.9% |
| Assists / 75 | 5 | 11 | 1.7 |
| Assist / turnover | 7 | 18 | 1.07 |
| Potential assists / 75 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Usage % | 14 | 19 | 13.6% |
| Turnover % | 30 | 29 | 13.7% |
| Turnovers / 75 | 68 | 67 | 1.6 |
| Offensive rebound % | 72 | 17 | 5.3% |
| Drive rate / 75 | 8 | 36 | 1.3 |
| Self-creation | 77 | 39 | high |
| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 33 | 24 | 45 |
| Defender difficulty | 75 | 20 | high (+0.1) |
| Impact | |||
| On/Off net | 1 | 1 | -13.9 |
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebounding | |||
| Rebounds / 75 | 75 | 16 | 7.9 |
| Def. rebound % | 73 | 22 | 14.7% |
| Activity & outcomes | |||
| Steals / 75 | 31 | 41 | 1.0 |
| Blocks / 75 | 90 | 58 | 1.4 |
| Stocks / 75 | 76 | 50 | 2.4 |
| Steal % | 29 | 40 | 1.3% |
| Block % | 90 | 55 | 3.6% |
| Rim FG% def. diff | 98 | 92 | −12.2% |
| Matchup difficulty | 36 | 45 | low (12.1) |
| Opp FG% on matchups | 99 | 99 | −6.5% |
| Deflections / 75 | 60 | 70 | 2.6 |
| Physical ingredients | |||
| Length (wingspan) | 82 | 24 | 7'2" |
| Height | 85 | 33 | 6'10" |
| Strength (weight) | 83 | 27 | 240 |
| Standing reach | 66 | 1 | 8'10" |
| Lateral agility | 72 | 99 | 10.9s |
| Vertical | 74 | 89 | 38.0" |
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall value | |||
| PER | 12 | 1 | 10.3 |
| Win Shares / 48 | 28 | 6 | .066 |
| Box Plus/Minus | 11 | 1 | −3.5 |
| Offensive BPM | 5 | 1 | −3.6 |
| Defensive BPM | 53 | 32 | +0.0 |
| VORP | 14 | 3 | -0.3 |
| Game Score / g | 1 | 1 | 3.1 |
Statistical comps
closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min
Weakness comps
who shares his flaws, ranked against other bigs · 2025-26 · 500+ min
Where he ranks worst
- Assist %14th percentile
- Offensive rebound %16th percentile
- Def. rebound %20th percentile
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | DEN | 20 | 42 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .615 | −1.7 | 31 | |
| 2021-22 | DEN | 21 | 41 | 17.0 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 | .629 | −2.2 | 22 | |
| 2022-23 | DEN | 22 | 53 | 13.7 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.3 | .620 | −3.7 | 7 | Champion |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 23 | 58 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | .528 | −3.7 | 6 | |
| 2024-25 | DEN | 24 | 57 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .574 | −1.3 | 35 | |
| 2025-26 | DEN | 25 | 52 | 12.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | .558 | −3.5 | 11 |
BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.