Jusuf Nurkic and the Portland Trail Blazers reached a contract agreement that ended his restricted free agency today. According to reports from multiple media sources, the center signed a 4-year, $48 million deal to remain in Portland. Nurkic’s signing gives the Blazers 14 players under contract. It also pushes them past the luxury tax threshold, which may affect how their roster develops in the coming year. Though it seems like a move to preserve the status quo, Nurkic’s signing may become a bellwether move. It’ll either cost them extra cash—signifying Paul Allen’s coffers flying open—or it’ll require them to trade away one of their current players to preserve financial integrity.
Trail Blazers Re-Signing Jusuf Nurkic May Mean a Trade is Coming
