\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, 138 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 | 47 | 35 | 1264 | 256 | 454 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 187 | 181 | 346 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 87 | 98 | 651 | .564 | .743 | 26.9 | 13.9 | 7.4 | 0.7 | ||
| 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 | 23 | 18 | 667 | 125 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 107 | 92 | 192 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 45 | 52 | 329 | .563 | .738 | 29.0 | 14.3 | 8.3 | 0.6 | |
| Road | 24 | 17 | 597 | 131 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 80 | 89 | 154 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 46 | 322 | .565 | .750 | 24.9 | 13.4 | 6.4 | 0.7 | ||
| 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 | 25 | 14 | 609 | 126 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 77 | 103 | 181 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 54 | 60 | 312 | .583 | .779 | 24.4 | 12.5 | 7.2 | 0.4 | |
| Post | 22 | 21 | 655 | 130 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 110 | 78 | 165 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 38 | 339 | .546 | .718 | 29.8 | 15.4 | 7.5 | 0.9 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 514 | 109 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 76 | 74 | 132 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 43 | 46 | 277 | .606 | .776 | 27.0 | 14.6 | 6.9 | 0.7 | |
| Loss | 28 | 22 | 750 | 147 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 111 | 107 | 214 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 52 | 374 | .536 | .721 | 26.8 | 13.4 | 7.6 | 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 |
| Month | January | 12 | 3 | 191 | 38 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 46 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 89 | .613 | .765 | 15.9 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 0.3 | |
| February | 15 | 13 | 467 | 97 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 64 | 78 | 146 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 30 | 245 | .564 | .797 | 31.1 | 16.3 | 9.7 | 0.7 | ||
| March | 8 | 8 | 266 | 52 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 47 | 35 | 68 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 139 | .536 | .745 | 33.2 | 17.4 | 8.5 | 0.9 | ||
| April | 12 | 11 | 341 | 69 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 59 | 36 | 86 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 178 | .561 | .678 | 28.4 | 14.8 | 7.2 | 0.9 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 49 | .552 | .944 | 23.8 | 12.3 | 9.0 | 0.8 | |
| Monday | 10 | 7 | 211 | 43 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 31 | 51 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 106 | .518 | .741 | 21.1 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Tuesday | 3 | 3 | 95 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 51 | .613 | .867 | 31.8 | 17.0 | 8.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Wednesday | 9 | 6 | 245 | 45 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 63 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 115 | .563 | .735 | 27.2 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 0.6 | ||
| Thursday | 5 | 5 | 164 | 37 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 92 | .569 | .621 | 32.9 | 18.4 | 8.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Friday | 8 | 5 | 230 | 55 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 35 | 39 | 67 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 136 | .567 | .743 | 28.7 | 17.0 | 8.4 | 0.8 | ||
| Saturday | 8 | 6 | 223 | 41 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 102 | .594 | .690 | 27.9 | 12.8 | 7.6 | 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 | 35 | 35 | 1062 | 211 | 386 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 159 | 152 | 299 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 65 | 68 | 540 | .547 | .742 | 30.3 | 15.4 | 8.5 | 0.8 | |
| Reserve | 12 | 0 | 202 | 45 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 111 | .662 | .750 | 16.8 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 3 | 3 | 126 | 31 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 76 | .608 | .824 | 42.0 | 25.3 | 12.0 | 1.7 | |
| 30-39 | 17 | 16 | 597 | 116 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 108 | 85 | 173 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 309 | .542 | .713 | 35.1 | 18.2 | 10.2 | 0.9 | ||
| 20-29 | 14 | 11 | 363 | 69 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 93 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 173 | .566 | .745 | 25.9 | 12.4 | 6.6 | 0.3 | ||
| 10-19 | 10 | 5 | 165 | 39 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 91 | .609 | .867 | 16.5 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 0.7 | ||
| 0-9 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 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 | 12 | 11 | 346 | 67 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 42 | 56 | 103 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 163 | .528 | .690 | 28.8 | 13.6 | 8.6 | 0.5 | |
| 1 Day | 24 | 16 | 646 | 130 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 98 | 93 | 166 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 50 | 52 | 330 | .563 | .714 | 26.9 | 13.8 | 6.9 | 0.6 | ||
| 2 Days | 5 | 5 | 147 | 29 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 79 | .569 | .913 | 29.4 | 15.8 | 8.6 | 1.0 | ||
| 3+ Days | 5 | 3 | 124 | 30 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 79 | .667 | .792 | 24.8 | 15.8 | 6.8 | 1.2 | ||
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 12 | 6 | 306 | 66 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 46 | 47 | 88 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 166 | .595 | .739 | 25.5 | 13.8 | 7.3 | 0.8 | |
| Western | 35 | 29 | 958 | 190 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 141 | 134 | 258 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 62 | 73 | 485 | .554 | .745 | 27.4 | 13.9 | 7.4 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 3 | 2 | 101 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 65 | .774 | .895 | 33.5 | 21.7 | 11.0 | 1.3 | |
| Central | 5 | 2 | 110 | 23 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 57 | .511 | .611 | 22.0 | 11.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Northwest | 8 | 7 | 214 | 38 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 31 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 103 | .494 | .675 | 26.8 | 12.9 | 7.4 | 0.9 | ||
| Pacific | 16 | 13 | 437 | 89 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 70 | 55 | 110 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 36 | 234 | .567 | .800 | 27.3 | 14.6 | 6.9 | 0.7 | ||
| Southeast | 4 | 2 | 95 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 44 | .543 | .667 | 23.8 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Southwest | 11 | 9 | 307 | 63 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 31 | 48 | 89 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 20 | 148 | .578 | .710 | 27.9 | 13.5 | 8.1 | 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | .750 | 1.000 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 44 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 21 | .588 | .500 | 43.5 | 21.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Dallas | 2 | 1 | 48 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 25 | .526 | 1.000 | 23.8 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Denver | 3 | 3 | 59 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 37 | .571 | .625 | 19.7 | 12.3 | 6.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 1 | 56 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 34 | .609 | .600 | 28.0 | 17.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 3 | 3 | 70 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 35 | .565 | .900 | 23.5 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 3 | 100 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 51 | .629 | .778 | 25.1 | 12.8 | 7.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 52 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | .409 | .625 | 26.1 | 11.5 | 8.0 | 0.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 3 | 2 | 66 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | .609 | .750 | 22.1 | 12.3 | 4.0 | 0.7 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 125 | 24 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 68 | .471 | .800 | 31.3 | 17.0 | 10.3 | 0.8 | ||
| Memphis | 2 | 2 | 65 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | .550 | .500 | 32.5 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 0.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 1 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27 | .786 | .833 | 33.8 | 27.0 | 11.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New Orleans | 2 | 2 | 61 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 32 | .591 | .857 | 30.3 | 16.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | ||
| New York | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | .900 | 1.000 | 29.7 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 1 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | .417 | .444 | 38.4 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Orlando | 1 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .462 | .667 | 32.6 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | .571 | .900 | 37.1 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 103 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 49 | .571 | .750 | 34.3 | 16.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 | ||
| Portland | 1 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .500 | .600 | 30.3 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 3 | 1 | 72 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 45 | .720 | .818 | 24.1 | 15.0 | 5.7 | 0.7 | ||
| San Antonio | 1 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | .538 | .000 | 33.4 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Utah | 3 | 2 | 86 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 43 | .452 | .833 | 28.8 | 14.3 | 7.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||