Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic was a full participant at Wednesday’s practice, according to Damian Lillard. Lillard said Nurkic went through drills at full speed and with contact, a positive sign on the big man’s recovery journey after his leg injury last March. Caleb Swanigan noted that Nurkic looked like his old self and even dunked, per The Athletic’s Jason Quick:
Caleb Swanigan said “Nurk looked like Nurk” during practice, adding that Nurkiu0107 dunked at one point.
— Jason Quick (@jwquick) January 22, 2020
Terry Stotts said that Nurkic went through halfcourt 5-on-5, but also pointed out there’s no clear date to expect his return just yet:
Terry Stotts says Nurkic went 5-on-5 in halfcourt and participated fully in practice.