Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic was the star subject of a biographical article by Ben Golliver of SI.com on Monday, The massive piece covered everything from Nurkic’s origins in Bosnia to his NBA career with the Denver Nuggets and Blazers. Today Ben joins us for further reflections on the pivotal, and occasionally mercurial, Portland pivot.
Dave: Let’s start at the beginning. On Monday you published a far-reaching article on Jusuf Nurkic, tracing his career from its origins in Bosnia to his Trail Blazers tenure. What stood out for you most about Nurkic’s story?