Jusuf Nurkic goes into the 2022-23 season with a newly minted four-year, $70 million contract as the Portland Trail Blazers undisputed starting center.
But where does the 28-year-old measure up among big men across the league? According to HoopsHype, Nurkic ranks 15th behind the likes of Chicago Bulls’ Nikola Vucevic, Boston Celtics’ Al Horford, San Antonio Spurs’ Jakob Poeltl and Atlanta Hawks’ Clint Capela.
2021-22 was the first time we’ve seen Jusuf Nurkic look like his pre-injury prime self and the results were impressive, despite the sample size being limited to just 56 games.