Two centers with marginal long-term prospects on their Northwest Division teams will switch spots in hopes of brightening their outlooks.
The Blazers have agreed to trade starting center Mason Plumlee and a 2017 second-round pick to the Nuggets for reserve center Jusuf Nurkic and a 2017 first-round pick, according to Yahoo Sports. The 2017 pick originally belonged to the Grizzlies.
Let’s grade the trade.
Portland Trail Blazers Grade: C+
Blazers acquire: Jusuf Nurkic and a 2017 first-round pick
Once CJ McCollum, Evan Turner, Allen Crabbe, Moe Harkless and Meyers Leonard all got paid last fall, something had to give.