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Jusuf Nurkic making a starting push and other Nuggets preseason observations

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The Nuggets finished up a weekend in the Los Angeles metro area on Sunday night with a 124-115 loss to the Lakers at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif. And though it seems like a small sample size, through three exhibition games there is already a good amount of material to digest in breaking down what’s happening and what to expect.

Here is what you need to know.

Jusuf Nurkic is this year’s Joffrey Lauvergne. Weird? On the surface, sure.