\NIK-oh-la PEK-ah-vich\
Nikola Pekovic
Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 243 lbs.
Born: January 3, 1986 in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
Draft: Minnesota Timberwolves, 2nd round (1st pick, 31st overall), 2008 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 2010
Age: 27 years, 140 days ▪ Experience: 3 years
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 65 | 11 | 887 | 136 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 114 | 90 | 193 | 27 | 18 | 35 | 91 | 181 | 359 | .517 | .763 | 13.7 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 33 | 2 | 437 | 63 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 47 | 40 | 99 | 14 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 92 | 166 | .504 | .851 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | |
| Road | 32 | 9 | 451 | 73 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 67 | 50 | 94 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 89 | 193 | .529 | .701 | 14.1 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 41 | 3 | 549 | 78 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 72 | 63 | 132 | 16 | 9 | 28 | 49 | 111 | 213 | .491 | .792 | 13.4 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | |
| Post | 24 | 8 | 338 | 58 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 42 | 27 | 61 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 70 | 146 | .558 | .714 | 14.1 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 15 | 2 | 190 | 32 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 85 | .561 | .913 | 12.7 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 | |
| Loss | 50 | 9 | 697 | 104 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 91 | 73 | 149 | 22 | 12 | 25 | 75 | 134 | 274 | .505 | .725 | 13.9 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 3 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | .636 | .500 | 10.9 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | |
| November | 7 | 0 | 101 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 40 | .400 | .800 | 14.5 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 | ||
| December | 10 | 0 | 126 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 43 | .472 | .600 | 12.6 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | ||
| January | 12 | 0 | 161 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 59 | .476 | .826 | 13.4 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | ||
| February | 13 | 3 | 182 | 28 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 76 | .549 | .833 | 14.0 | 5.8 | 4.0 | 0.6 | ||
| March | 13 | 3 | 171 | 27 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 68 | .529 | .636 | 13.1 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.4 | ||
| April | 7 | 5 | 114 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 58 | .622 | .923 | 16.3 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 0.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 5 | 0 | 65 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 30 | .450 | .857 | 12.9 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 | |
| Monday | 9 | 1 | 121 | 19 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 54 | .528 | .727 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | ||
| Tuesday | 8 | 2 | 103 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 42 | .500 | .714 | 12.9 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 0.4 | ||
| Wednesday | 16 | 2 | 201 | 30 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 78 | .476 | .783 | 12.6 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 | ||
| Thursday | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .500 | .000 | 13.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Friday | 14 | 2 | 148 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 72 | .519 | .842 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Saturday | 11 | 4 | 222 | 32 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 59 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 46 | 79 | .593 | .750 | 20.2 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 0.6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 11 | 11 | 215 | 43 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 40 | 108 | .642 | .917 | 19.5 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 0.6 | |
| Reserve | 54 | 0 | 673 | 93 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 90 | 68 | 144 | 20 | 14 | 28 | 64 | 141 | 251 | .474 | .722 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 0.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 20-29 | 11 | 4 | 268 | 41 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 64 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 110 | .532 | .875 | 24.4 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 0.5 | |
| 10-19 | 33 | 7 | 488 | 77 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 63 | 40 | 102 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 51 | 101 | 199 | .527 | .714 | 14.8 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 0.5 | ||
| 0-9 | 21 | 0 | 132 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 50 | .450 | .737 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 15 | 5 | 269 | 34 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | 30 | 64 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 51 | 84 | .531 | .667 | 18.0 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 0.6 | |
| 1 Day | 34 | 3 | 386 | 66 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 62 | 38 | 73 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 82 | 183 | .496 | .823 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | ||
| 2 Days | 7 | 3 | 119 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 53 | .513 | .929 | 16.9 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 0.3 | ||
| 3+ Days | 8 | 0 | 101 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 33 | .542 | .500 | 12.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 25 | 6 | 366 | 59 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 41 | 36 | 73 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 76 | 150 | .541 | .780 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.2 | |
| Western | 40 | 5 | 521 | 77 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 73 | 54 | 120 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 52 | 105 | 209 | .500 | .753 | 13.0 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 9 | 3 | 143 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 59 | .564 | .938 | 15.9 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 | |
| Central | 8 | 2 | 107 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 48 | .588 | .615 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | ||
| Northwest | 12 | 1 | 149 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 53 | .432 | .682 | 12.4 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | ||
| Pacific | 13 | 1 | 138 | 23 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 59 | .575 | .813 | 10.6 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.2 | ||
| Southeast | 8 | 1 | 116 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 25 | 43 | .472 | .750 | 14.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 0.3 | ||
| Southwest | 15 | 3 | 234 | 35 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 35 | 29 | 65 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 43 | 97 | .500 | .771 | 15.6 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 0.6 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .333 | 13.4 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .167 | 1.000 | 21.2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | .400 | .500 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | .600 | .500 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | .500 | .333 | 15.6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Denver | 3 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | .400 | .500 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | .500 | 1.000 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Golden State | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | .625 | .750 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 2 | 71 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 36 | .423 | .875 | 17.6 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 21 | .750 | 1.000 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 1.000 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 3 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | .444 | .500 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Memphis | 4 | 1 | 75 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | .565 | .750 | 18.7 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .364 | 1.000 | 15.3 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .500 | .250 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 20 | .583 | 1.000 | 19.1 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New Orleans | 3 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | .500 | 1.000 | 13.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 0.7 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | .400 | .500 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 3 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 22 | .421 | .750 | 17.4 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | .444 | .667 | 15.9 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 42 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | .800 | 1.000 | 21.1 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 3 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 21 | .727 | .833 | 12.5 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | ||
| Portland | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .714 | .500 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Sacramento | 3 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | .600 | 16.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | .600 | .800 | 8.9 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | .667 | 12.6 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utah | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | .250 | .833 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | .778 | .500 | 18.2 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||