Zeke Nnaji

Zeke Nnaji

25-Year-Old CenterC
Denver Nuggets
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Zeke Nnaji in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
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$Signed a three-year, $24.53 million contract with the Nuggets in October of 2023. Contract includes $7.47 million player option for 2027-28.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Ezekiel Tobechukwu "Zeke" Nnaji was born in Minneapolis on January 9, 2001. His last name is pronounced "Nah-jee". Zeke's father Alphan is from Nigeria and his mother Janel is from Minnesota. Nnaji has a younger sister, Maya, who is a highly regarded high school basketball player. As a youngster, Nnaji originally played baseball and soccer. He has played the piano since the first grade and composes his own music. Nnaji started his high school career at Lakeville North High School in Lakeville, Minnesota, but later transferred to Hopkins High School in Minnetonka. As a senior at Hopkins, Nnaji averaged 24.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. He also led Hopkins to a Minnesota 4A state title over Lakeville North. For college, Nnaji attended the University of Arizona for one season before declaring himself eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft. Fans can follow the Wildcat product on Twitter via @ZekeNnaji_Hoopz. Nnaji entered his first and only season with Arizona as an under-the-radar prospect due largely to the fact Chase Jeter was expected to see a large share of center minutes. Instead, Nnaji shined right out of the gates and continued to dominate the stat sheets while Jeter missed time down the stretch. The Lakeville, MN native ended up leading the Wildcats in scoring (16.1 PPG), rebounding (8.6 RPG) and field goal percentage (.570). He reached double figures in all but three games in the 2019-20 campaign, with his best scoring effort coming early, when he racked up 26 points and 11 boards Nov. 14 against San Jose State. At the conclusion of the season, Nnaji was named Pac-12 Rookie of the Year, in addition to earning first-team all-Pac-12 honors. With hopes of sneaking into the first round, Nnaji officially declared for the 2020 NBA Draft just a few weeks after the season's conclusion.

Not starting Friday
CDenver Nuggets
March 6, 2026
Nnaji will come off the bench for Friday's game against the Knicks.
ANALYSIS
The Nuggets are getting healthy again, so Nnaji could find himself out of the rotation Friday evening. The 25-year-old big man is averaging 4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game this season.
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How does Zeke Nnaji compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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True Shooting %
57.3%
 
Effective Field Goal %
53.0%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
34.8%
 
Free Throw Rate
31.1%
 
Offensive Rebound %
6.3%
 
Defensive Rebound %
18.0%
 
Total Rebound %
12.4%
 
Assist %
5.6%
 
Steal %
1.2%
 
Block %
3.5%
 
Turnover %
11.8%
 
Usage %
13.8%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
9.9
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
 
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Entering his fourth season in the NBA, it's make or break for Nnaji, who has yet to carve out a consistent role for himself. He finished well outside the top 300 in standard leagues for the third straight season, averaging 5.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 13.7 minutes per game. Despite the loss of Jeff Green and Bruce Brown, it's hard to envisage a situation in which Nnaji plays more than about 15 minutes per night, outside short-term periods as a result of injuries to other players. He is still only 22 years of age, meaning the scope for him to improve does exist, albeit on a small scale.
Nnaji managed to carve out a somewhat consistent role for himself last season before going down with multiple knee injuries. Seemingly healthy again, he should open the season as a part of the rotation, although he will have to earn his stripes again. While he is well off the radar in fantasy, he could be a name to watch in deeper formats should he get upwards of 20 minutes per night.
The 6-foot-11 big is a strong rebounder and inside scorer, helped by his smooth athleticism. Questions remain about Nnaji's rim-protection ability and three-point shooting, but he has shown some upside as a shooter in the mid-range, not to mention hitting 76 percent of his free throws. He might slot in as a backup to Nikola Jokic, so his upside in 2020-21 is limited. Nnaji will also have to compete with Bol Bol for reserve center minutes, plus anyone that Denver potentially brings in during free agency.
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Drawing rare start
CDenver Nuggets
March 5, 2026
Nnaji will start Thursday's game against the Lakers, Trevor Lane of LakersNation.com reports.
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Headed to bench
CDenver Nuggets
January 27, 2026
Nnaji will come off the bench for Tuesday's game versus the Pistons.
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Double-double in starting role
CDenver Nuggets
January 23, 2026
Nnaji contributed 11 points (4-12 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 12 rebounds, two assists and two blocks over 37 minutes during Friday's 102-100 win over Milwaukee.
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Starting vs. Milwaukee
CDenver Nuggets
January 23, 2026
Nnaji will start against the Bucks on Friday.
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Reduced role in win
CDenver Nuggets
January 23, 2026
Nnaji finished Thursday's 107-97 win over Washington with four points (2-3 FG) and one rebound in 10 minutes.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Emerging as defensive stopper?
CDenver Nuggets
November 20, 2025
Nnaji was part of the closing lineup in the Nuggets' win over the Pelicans on Wednesday and could earn a key defensive role off the bench going forward, Bennett Durando of The Denver Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Nnaji started in Aaron Gordon's place and then was part of the closing lineup after Nikola Jokic fouled out. His defensive impact was noticeable, as Zion Williamson shot just 2-for-7 from the field when guarded by Nnaji, per NBA.com. Don't be surprised if Nnaji earns a bigger role off the bench going forward.
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