Jusuf Nurkic has always had a good story. As a teenager in Bosnia, he was discovered after his policeman father, Hariz, broke up a massive brawl and was written up in a local newspaper. After learning of the elder Nurkic and his legendary size—6'10", 400 pounds—an agent named Enes Trnovcevic sought out Hariz and asked if he had any children. From there, a teenage Nurkic was introduced to basketball for the first time in his life. At 14 years old, he was sent to boarding school in Slovenia, so he could train full time. He spoke no Slovenian, and he hadn't hit his growth spurt yet, so he wasn't the size of his father.
Jusuf Nurkic Q&A: The Blazers, Lillard's Leadership and Finding the Perfect Spot in Portland
