The Blazers will get Jusuf Nurkic back in Game 3, Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reports (Twitter link). Nurkic, who suffered a fractured leg last month, will start, but he’ll see his minutes limited.
Nurkic came to the Blazers in a deadline deal for Mason Plumlee and the big man has thrived in his new environment. In 20 games with Portland (19 starts), he scored 15.2 points and pulled down 10.4 rebounds per game. The team went 14-6 with Nurkic in the lineup.
The center will be eligible for a rookie scale extension this summer. He’s making slightly over $1.92MM this year and he’s set to collect approximately $2.95MM next season.
shouldn’t have played. there’s no point and it was clear he was nowhere near healthy
You have no clue! He played 16 mins had 11 boards and the team was plus 8 with him on the floor with his restricted minutes. Obviously better with him when he was on the floor.