While the playoff race in the Western Conference continues to heat up, eyes are already on the offseason, and the players likely to cash in.
Dan Favale of Bleacher Report lists his ten picks for the free agents most likely to be overpaid in the upcoming free-agency period, with Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic among them.
Although Nurkic has averaged 14.1 points and 11.4 rebounds over his last five games, and is a key reason Portland has a 13-game winning streak going, Favale sees a regression to the mean.
Jusuf Nurkic’s inclusion is less about outside admirers padding his bank account and more about the possibility of him failing to make good on his next contract.