Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic is set to hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent after the conclusion of the 2021-22 season. That process could be skipped, though. The Blazers and Nurkic still have time to come to an agreement on an extension ahead of the 2022 offseason.
With that in mind, HoopsHype contributor Yossi Gozlan listed Nurkic at the top of a list of veteran players that could reach an extension agreement prior to the summer.
Jusuf Nurkic is finally back to his pre-injury form this season. He is the lone veteran other than Damian Lillard who did not get traded in this month’s trade deadline.