Jusuf Nurkic going down in the manner that he did is one of the darkest timelines I could’ve imagined for this iteration of the Portland Trail Blazers. In a season that looked to be unfurling just the way the Blazers hoped it would post All-Star break, things just haven’t gone their way. However, this isn’t about the team as a whole or about Nurkic; instead it’s about his frontcourt doppelganger—Enes Kanter.
Added to the Blazers as a buyout free agent seemingly out of nowhere, Kanter was brought on board to supplement the Blazers frontcourt.