The Trail Blazers are the hottest team in the NBA, and some of the credit for that winning steak belongs to Portland’s 23-year-old center, Jusuf Nurkic. The big man has provided the bruising post presence that coach Terry Stotts’ system needed after arriving from Denver prior to last season’s NBA Trade Deadline
With Nurkic and the Blazers exceeding expectations, HoopsHype’s Alex Kennedy took some time to interview Portland’s man in the middle.
Kennedy asked a variety of questions, which included Nurkic’s thoughts on Portland’s current winning streak and the remainder of the regular season:
I think as a team, we’re just understanding what we need to do.