Eight months after the trade deadline deal that sent Jusuf Nurkic and a first-round pick to the Trail Blazers in exchange for Mason Plumlee, the highly-publicized and debated trade looks like a win-win for both Portland and Denver.
The Trail Blazers potentially have their franchise center and a big man who fits well with their cornerstone backcourt of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum while Denver, who just re-upped Plumlee to a three-year $41 million contract, has their backup center for the foreseeable future and one that fits their culture and basketball philosophy.