Jokic’s Emergence For Nuggets Made Jusuf Nurkic Expendable

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets officially announced Monday that they have traded big man Jusuf Nurkic to the Portland Trail Blazers for center Mason Plumlee.
Denver also receives a second-round pick and cash, while the Blazers get a first-rounder.
Nurkic is averaging eight points this season. The 7-footer known as the “Bosnian Beast” became somewhat expendable with the emergence of Nikola Jokic.
Denver Nuggets’ center Nikola Jokic at the O2 Arena in London on January 12