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Utah Acquires Center Jusuf Nurkic, Trades Sexton and 2030 2nd‑Rounder

June 29, 2025June 29, 2025 Brandon King

The Utah Jazz and Charlotte Hornets have engaged in a trade in which the Jazz sent out guard Colin Sexton and a 2030 second-round pick to the Hornets in exchange for Jusef Nurkic. Nurkic was acquired from the Phoenix Suns, along with a 2026 first-round pick, at the trade deadline last season, in exchange for Cody Martin, Vasilije Micic, and a 2026 second-round pick. He made 26 appearances, including 9 starts, averaging 9.2 points and 6.5 rebounds in only 18.1 minutes per contest. Nurkic can provide scoring and capable of working on…

Blazers’ Nurkic suffers severe leg injury

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Brandon King

The Portland TrailBlazers defeated the New Jersey Nets 148-144 in double overtime Monday night but it came at great cost. Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic suffered a grusesome leg injury ( which we will not show images of or post links to, because we have couth) in the second overtime when he was attempting to tip in a missed shot when he landed awkwardly in traffic causing the leg to bend between the knee and ankle. He was stretchered off the court. It put a damper on not only a very…