There may be no player in the NBA whom you're less sure what they're going to do next than Jusuf Nurkic. Truly, his next move could be anything. In the Jazz' free-flowing playstyle, Nurkic's tendency for the bizarre is amplified even more, and with Walker Kessler's season-ending injury, Nurkic has unintentionally become a large part of the team's plans... Whether or not that's a good thing.
In 2025, Jusuf Nurkic is not a starting-caliber center in the NBA. Suns fans learned that during his two-year stint with the team, which was not particularly fruitful, and now Jazz fans are learning that firsthand, as Nurkic is shooting under 40 percent from the field, turning the ball over at a career-high clip, and not protecting the rim much at all.