The anticipation for Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic to make his season debut is high. Nurkic, who is recovering from a left leg fracture suffered last March, already ruled out a return in 2019. In a Thursday morning Q&A, Shams Charania of The Athletic said that he’s heard Nurkic is hoping for a return around the February All-Star break:
I know the Blazers are being intentionally tight lipped, but is there any update on when we may see Jusuf Nurkic return to action?