Jusuf Nurkic thriving at Trail Blazers practice
Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic received praise from head coach Terry Stotts.
“They both looked like the way we remembered them,” Stotts said. “I told Nurk that — he’s the Nurk I remember playing at both ends of the floor. He made some really good passes, good rebounds. And Zach [Collins] was full of energy. You couldn’t tell either one of them missed time. It was very encouraging.” Nurkic hasn’t played since breaking his left leg in March 2019. His return is going to cut into Hassan Whiteside's role, but Stotts has indicated both bigs could share the floor at times.
numberFire's models expect Nurkic to play 21.5 minutes and score 26.1 FanDuel points when the Trail Blazers resume play on July 31 against the Memphis Grizzlies.
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