Zeke Nnaji

Zeke Nnaji

22-Year-Old ForwardF
Denver Nuggets
2022 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year, $4.88 million contract with the Nuggets in November of 2020. Nuggets exercised $2.62 million team option for 2022-23 in October of 2021. Nuggets exercised $4.31 million team option for 2023-24 in October of 2022.
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.

Returns from 17-game absence
FDenver Nuggets
March 19, 2023
Nnaji (shoulder) recorded four points (2-2 FG), five rebounds, one assist and one block across 12 minutes during Sunday's 108-102 victory over the Nets.
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Sunday marked Nnaji's first action since Feb. 5, when he sustained a sprained shoulder. The Arizona product was eased back into the rotation and should be set for a slight uptick in minutes down the stretch as one of Denver's few trusted reserve big men behind Nikola Jokic. With Nnaji back in the mix, Thomas Bryant didn't leave the bench Sunday in a coach's decision.
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In line for bigger role?
FDenver Nuggets
December 24, 2022
Nnaji might see a bigger role off the bench while Jeff Green is sidelined, Mike Singer of The Denver Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Green sprained his left finger and fractured his left hand and will be reassessed in four weeks, so the Nuggets might have to look at other options off the bench to operate as the backup power forward behind Aaron Gordon. Nnaji has the inside track to earn that role, though he's averaging only 3.9 points and 1.4 rebounds across 9.5 minutes per game in 2022-23.
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2020 Fantasy Outlook
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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Officially available
FDenver Nuggets
March 18, 2023
Nnaji (shoulder) will play in Saturday's game against the Knicks.
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Expected to play Saturday
FDenver Nuggets
Shoulder
March 18, 2023
Nnaji (shoulder) is in line to play Saturday against the Knicks, Mike Singer of The Denver Post reports.
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Questionable against Knicks
FDenver Nuggets
Shoulder
March 17, 2023
Nnaji (shoulder) is questionable for Saturday's game versus the Knicks.
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To be re-evaluated in two weeks
FDenver Nuggets
Shoulder
March 4, 2023
Nnaji (shoulder) is expected to be re-evaluated in two weeks, Harrison Wind of TheDNVR.com reports.
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Still out Friday
FDenver Nuggets
Shoulder
March 2, 2023
Nnaji (shoulder) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Grizzlies.
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