Zeke NnajiDenver Nuggets · #22
Zeke Nnaji is an energetic frontcourt reserve for the Denver Nuggets and a 2023 NBA champion. The Pac-12 Freshman of the Year at Arizona, he was drafted 22nd overall by Denver in 2020 and provides athletic energy minutes. Off the court he's a trained pianist who composes his own music. In 2025-26 he averaged 3.7 points in a depth role.
Zeke Nnaji — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Zeke Nnaji stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Zeke Nnaji — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Zeke Nnaji
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Zeke Nnaji career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 42 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .481 | .407 |
| 2021-22 | 41 | 17.0 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 | .516 | .463 |
| 2022-23 | 53 | 13.7 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.3 | .561 | .262 |
| 2023-24 | 58 | 9.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | .463 | .261 |
| 2024-25 | 57 | 10.7 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .496 | .327 |
| 2025-26 | 52 | 12.0 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 0.6 | .470 | .259 |
| Career | 303 | 12.0 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Denver Nuggets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Zeke Nnaji
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
An athletic energy big and 2023 champion — with a second life as a composer at the piano.
Turning pro
Drafted 22nd overall, 2020 as a Forward.
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An athletic energy big who won a ring — and writes his own music at the piano.
Chapter
Born in Minneapolis to a Nigerian father and Minnesotan mother, Nnaji came to basketball late but was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year at Arizona before Denver took him 22nd in 2020.
Chapter
He won the 2023 NBA title with the Nuggets and signed a four-year extension — settling in as an athletic energy big off the bench.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Weight
- 240 lbs
- College
- Arizona
- Experience
- 6th Season
- NBA debut
- 2020
- Draft
- 22nd overall, 2020
- Born
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Age
- 25
- Jersey
- #22
Nnaji is more than a basketball player: he's played piano since first grade and composes his own music, a creative streak that sets him apart in an NBA locker room. The son of a Nigerian father and a Minnesotan mother, he came to basketball late after playing baseball and soccer, growing into the game as his height caught up — a reminder that his athletic ceiling was always the draw.
An athletic, upbeat energy big with an artist's streak — a champion role player and a composer.
Zeke Nnaji — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Zeke Nnaji, answered.
