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Jusuf Nurkic • #20 • C
Status:On roster
Ht/Wt:6'11", 290 lbs.
Born:Aug 23, 1994 (29 yrs) in Tuzla, BIH
From:Adriatic League
Experience:9 years
Drafted:Drafted by Chicago in 2014 (1/16).
Acquired:Acquired in a trade with Portland in 2023.
Jusuf Nurkic
Movements & Injuries
2023
9/27/2023 Acquired from the Portland Trail Blazers
1/02/2023 Missed 1 game (illness).
2022
12/19/2022 Right calf injury, day-to-day.
11/15/2022 Missed 3 games (right adductor).
11/09/2022 Right adductor, day-to-day.
7/06/2022 Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Portland Trail Blazers to a four-year contract.
6/30/2022 Declared free agent.
4/11/2022 Missed the last 23 regular season games (left foot injury).
3/28/2022 Left foot injury, remainder of the regular season.
3/22/2022 Fined $40,000 by the NBA.
2/23/2022 Left foot injury, sidelined indefinitely.
1/07/2022 Fined $25,000 by the NBA.
1/03/2022 Missed 3 games (health and safety protocols).
2021
12/26/2021 Health and Safety Protocols, day-to-day.
4/21/2021 Missed 1 game (right knee injury).
4/19/2021 Right knee injury, day-to-day.
4/08/2021 Missed 1 game (right knee inflammation).
4/05/2021 Right knee inflammation, day-to-day.
3/26/2021 Missed 32 games (broken right wrist).
1/15/2021 Broken right wrist, sidelined indefinitely.
2020
7/29/2020 Missed 66 games (left leg injury).
3/12/2020 Recalled from the Santa Cruz Warriors (NBA G League).
3/11/2020 Assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors (NBA G League).
2019
10/01/2019 Left leg injury, sidelined indefinitely.
5/20/2019 Missed the last 9 regular season and all 16 playoff games (fractured lower left leg).
3/26/2019 Fractured lower left leg, remainder of the regular season.
2/05/2019 Missed 1 game (sore right knee).
1/30/2019 Sore right knee, day-to-day.
2018
7/06/2018 Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Portland Trail Blazers to a four-year contract.
6/27/2018 Portland Trail Blazers tendered a qualifying offer.
2017
12/15/2017 Missed 3 games (right ankle injury).
12/08/2017 Right ankle injury, day-to-day.
4/24/2017 Missed the last playoff game (leg injury).
4/23/2017 Leg injury, day-to-day.
4/22/2017 Missed the last 6 regular season and first 2 playoff games (fractured right fibula).
3/31/2017 Fractured right fibula, remainder of the regular season.
2/13/2017 Acquired from the Denver Nuggets.
2016
10/21/2016 Denver Nuggets exercised their contract option for the 2017-18 season.
4/02/2016 Missed 3 games (illness).
3/28/2016 Illness, day-to-day.
3/06/2016 Missed 6 games (knee injury).
2/23/2016 Knee injury, day-to-day.
1/19/2016 Missed 2 games (ankle injury).
1/15/2016 Ankle injury, day-to-day.
1/02/2016 Missed 33 games (knee injury).
2015
10/28/2015 Knee injury, sidelined indefinitely.
10/11/2015 Denver Nuggets exercised their contract option for the 2016-17 season.
3/13/2015 Missed 8 games (sprained right ankle).
2/27/2015 Sprained right ankle, sidelined indefinitely.
2014
7/31/2014 Signed by the Denver Nuggets.
6/27/2014 Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1st round (16th overall) in 2014.
6/26/2014 Acquired from the Chicago Bulls.
Career Transactions
2017
2/13/2017 Denver Nuggets traded Jusuf Nurkic and a 2017 protected first-round pick to the Portland Trail Blazers for Mason Plumlee, a 2018 second-round pick and cash.
2014
6/26/2014 Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1st round (16th overall) in 2014.
6/26/2014 Then traded to the Denver Nuggets with the rights to Gary Harris and a 2nd round selection in 2015 for Anthony Randolph and the rights to Doug McDermott
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