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Portland Trail Blazers Need to Fill Nurkic-Sized Hole

A sluggish loss by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Detroit Pistons on Saturday masked a solid performance by Enes Kanter, who has replaced the injured Jusuf Nurkic in the starting lineup. Kanter notched a double-double with 20 points and 15 rebounds. Sean Highkin of Bleacher Report weighs the options the Blazers have to fill the Nurkic-sized hole in the paint as the team heads towards the playoffs. Highkin looks at the possibilities both Kanter and second-year big man Zach Collins pose, as well as Meyers Leonard.