The Portland Trail Blazers reached midseason last night with their victory of the New York Knicks. Jusuf Nurkic has dominated the newscycle while the team has generally played above expectations, achieving a 24-17 record. Read on for four stats that describe what’s gone on with the Blazers to this point.
I was originally going to write exclusively about Jusuf Nurkic today but he’s been so popular over the last week there’s been a virtual deluge of Bosnian Beast content at Blazer’s Edge and on all the other usual sites.
So I’ll highlight one element of his game that I haven’t seen talked about: free throw shooting.