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Jusuf Nurkic has had an eventful start to a career as a Portland Trail Blazers center, to say the least. He came into the league with the Denver Nuggets before being traded to the Blazers after two-and-a-half seasons in the Mile-High City. A lot has been speculated about what went wrong during Nurkic’s stint in Denver. […]

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is facing a tough collection of big men in the NBA, but no matchup is probably more interesting than former teammate and now Portland Trail Blazer, Jusuf Nurkic. The two versatile titans were envisioned to create a formidable one-two punch in the Nuggets’ frontcourt, but the team just couldn’t figure […]

The Portland Trail Blazers and Jusuf Nurkic will be visiting the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center Monday night. It may be a regular game for all other Blazers players, and to some wearing the Nuggets colors, but not for Nurkic. This will be the Bosnian center’s first game in front of his former team’s […]

Since the start of the season, Victor Oladipo has been on a tear, playing at a very high level for his new team, the Indiana Pacers. A former Hoosier, the 25-year-old is proving that he is one of the better guards in the league today and that he can bring a lot of success to […]

Last Friday, the Portland Trail Blazers and New Orleans Pelicans met for the third time this season in what has been an entertaining matchup between two of the most outspoken centers in the game today, Jusuf Nurkic and DeMarcus Cousins. Given how vocal they have been, it was expected to be another very competitive meeting, […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic may not dominate the headlines that much when it comes to game highlights or record-breaking achievements, but there’s one underrated statistic that is quite unheard of. Unfortunately, it’s not that good. According to ESPN’s Stats & Information Group via Chris Herring’s article for FiveThirtyEight, the recent statistics declare the Nurkic […]

The NBA is in love with PR and marketing. Although it will never be admitted, the league loves rumors, speculations and most of all team and player rivalries. Because at the end of the day, it all promotes the product which is the NBA itself. That’s why the so-called Christmas games have turned into one […]

The Portland Trail Blazers followed up their three-game skid with their second straight victory in a 114-110 win over the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday night. Furthermore, their showdown versus the Sixers may have been a turning point for center Jusuf Nurkic. Nurkic briefly exited the game after taking a shot to the nose just minutes into the second half. He […]

Count Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic on the growing list of players who don’t have too many complimentary things to say about the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid. After Nurkic and the Blazers came back from 18 points down in the second half to beat the Sixers, he called out Embiid’s toughness and stamina, […]

After suffering an ankle injury in their game versus the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, Jusuf Nurkic will miss his second consecutive contest on Monday, when the Portland Trail Blazers face off against the Golden State Warriors, according to Casey Holdahl of Blazers.com. Although X-rays came out negative, Nurkic apparently needs to receive more treatment on […]

Tuesday night did not turn out as planned for the Portland Trail Blazers, as they were defeated by the Washington Wizards at home, 106-92. They also lost their starting center, Jusuf Nurkic, as he hurt his ankle in the fourth quarter, and was forced to exit the game early. He went directly to their locker […]

When it comes to Thursday night’s 103-91 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at Moda Center, it is definitely a game that the Portland Trail Blazers (13-9) quickly want to forget about. With 10:52 left in the fourth quarter and the Blazers trailing by 21, Leonard launched a 3-pointer that came up well short and received […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were handed quite a beating on their home floor by the Milwaukee Bucks, 103-91, on Thursday night. The score was actually much worse than that, but the Blazers were able to claw some of the deficit back in garbage time. Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic was not pleased with his team’s […]

As the undisputed leader of the team, Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has taken it upon himself to take the Blazers’ most recent addition, big man Jusuf Nurkic, under his wing. According to Jason Quick of NBC Sports Northwest, Lillard is using the experience of the shortcomings in his relationship with former Blazers star […]

In an extensive feature article by Ben Golliver of Sports Illustrated, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkić opened up about his early life and NBA experience over the last four years. From being a 2014 Denver Nuggets rookie who was first mesmerized by going up against his childhood idol in Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant […]

The Portland Trail Blazers realized midway through the 2016-17 NBA season that if they were going to take that next step as a team, they would need viable weapons outside their dynamic backcourt pairing of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. As a result, they made the deal to acquire center Jusuf Nurkic, who had been floundering […]

Near the tail end of his tenure with the Denver Nuggets, Jusuf Nurkic began to develop a negative public perception from his inner dealings with the team. One of which centered around talk of it getting to the point of him reportedly leaving the arena during the middle of a game, after head coach Mike […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkić did not have a great relationship with Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone during his time with the team. He didn’t appreciate Malone benching him at the tail-end of the 2015-16 season. But he especially didn’t like how Malone decided to “sweet talk” him instead of being more […]

Jusuf Nurkic was not a happy camper during the tail-end of his Denver Nuggets days. He had grown unhappy with the changing of his role under head coach Mike Malone, who relegated him to the bench late in the 2015-16 season. Nurkic got the chance to start the 2016-17 season, but the fact that he […]

Portland Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic refuses to make a big deal of a questionable decision by head coach Terry Stotts to bench him for most of the fourth quarter of last Friday’s 101-97 home loss to the Brooklyn Nets. According to Joe Freeman of The Oregonian, Nurkic took the high road instead of […]

The Blazers haven’t made many headlines this year primarily because of how much stronger the West has gotten this summer and how most fans view this team as just an average team out West. However, this team could possibly reach a top four seed if we exclude the possibility of injuries. The Portland Trail Blazers […]

Almost everyone not cheering for the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday night was left in disbelief when Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony was thrown out of the game after picking up a flagrant 2 foul in the third quarter. Many wanted an explanation and before the entire west coast hit the sack, the NBA released […]

With the eloquence of an angry sailor, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook let reporters know just how frustrated he was with the officiating of Sunday’s game between his team and the Portland Trail Blazers. Speaking to reporters following their 103-99 loss to Portland, Westbrook zeroed in on the referees, accusing them of being one-sided […]

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony was ejected in the third quarter of Sunday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers after committing a flagrant foul 2 on a driving play. According to NBA rules, when a player is assessed with a flagrant foul 2, he is automatically thrown out of the court. Anthony’s ejection […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic will plan to aim for restricted free agency next summer, as only three days after left prior to the Oct. 16 deadline for a contract extension, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The big man was acquired from the Denver Nuggets last season prior to the trade deadline […]

Jusuf Nurkic made quite an impact upon joining the Portland Trail Blazers in February. He averaged 15.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 20 games with the Blazers, who went 14-5 with him in the starting lineup. The Blazers saw a significant improvement on defense when Nurkic came into the lineup. This season, the […]

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic will not play in Wednesday’s preseason game against the Phoenix Suns due to a concussion, per The Oregonian’s Mike Richman. Nurkic suffered the injury in Monday’s preseason game against the Sacramento Kings. He had 16 points, seven rebounds, and two assists in 28 minutes against the Kings. Nurkic was […]

Prior to the trade deadline last season, the Denver Nuggets made the surprising decision to move big man Jusuf Nurkic to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Mason Plumlee. Nuggets president Tim Connelly recently shed light on the move during an appearance on a podcast with Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN stating that the trade […]

Jusuf Nurkic is back out there on the court eating people alive. Showing that he’s fully recovered from a leg injury that prematurely ended his 2016-17 campaign, Nurkic participated in the Portland Trail Blazers’ preseason game against the Phoenix Suns Tuesday. The contest is still ongoing as of this writing, but Nurkic already has 16 […]

Don’t be so surprised if you saw Jusuf Nurkic on the floor next season looking a lot slimmer than what he looked like last year. The Portland Trail Blazers’ seven-footer has put in a tremendous amount of gym work this offseason to cut his weight from 309 pounds down to just 275 pounds according to […]

As it stands, the New Orleans Pelicans have an average NBA roster on their hands in terms of strength. However, they do have two All-Stars in the frontcourt in Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins, forming the best big man pairing in the league. This will be their first full season together — barring any surprise trade. […]

Portland Trail Blazer giant Jusuf Nurkic has no plans of wearing Bosnia and Herzegovina colors in the upcoming FIBA World Championship prequalification and has made that clear in a recent post on his Instagram account. Check it out below. https://www.instagram.com/p/BV2cjXHADuE/?taken-by=bosnianbeast27 Don’t worry, here’s the ever-useful Google Translate to help dissect what Nurkic was mumbling about: […]

Portland’s big man and former 16th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, Jusuf Nurkic has had a rocky path coming to the NBA. The Bosnian international actually got his first steps in basketball because of his dad, and there is a crazy story behind it. His father was a police officer in a small town in Bosnia, […]

After missing nearly a month since his non-displaced fracture of the right fibula, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic returned from injury for Game 3 of the first-round best-of-seven series against the Golden State Warriors. The big bruiser played only 17 minutes in the game and had a game-high 11 rebounds, but seem limited, unable […]

The Golden State Warriors will enter Game 3 of their best-of-seven first-round series against the Portland Trail Blazers shorthanded, as they will be without forward Kevin Durant (calf strain) and head coach Steve Kerr (illness), according to the team. Rookie forward Patrick McCaw will take Durant’s place in the lineup, while assistant coach Mike Brown […]

Center Jusuf Nurkic will once again be absent from the Portland Trail Blazers lineup for Wednesday’s Game 2 vs. the Golden State Warriors, according to Joe Freeman of the Oregonian. The 7-foot bruiser was seen taking part in shootaround at the end of the regular season and early before Game 1, but announced today he won’t […]

Facing insurmountable odds in the first-round against the Warriors, the Portland’s daunting task of actually upsetting the Warriors becomes that much more difficult in Game 1 as Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic will not be available to play. Jusuf Nurkic (right leg) will not play in Game One — Casey Holdahl (@CHold) April 16, 2017 Nurkic suffered […]

One of the Portland Trail Blazers‘ key spark plugs could be sorely missed throughout the first round of the NBA playoffs, as Jusuf Nurkic‘s return from a nondisplaced right leg fracture is still uncertain, according to a report from the Associated Press. The midseason acquisition has fit right into the starting lineup and given Rip City […]

Ever since he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, Jusuf Nurkic hasn’t spoken too fondly of his former team, the Denver Nuggets. Nurkic has never disparaged his former teammates and has always said nice things about them. But, when it comes to the organization’s decision to bench him, Nurkic subtly threw a few shots […]