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Former Nuggets Big Man Shares Viral Reaction to Being Traded

Former Denver Nuggets center Jusuf Nurkic is heading to the Phoenix Suns
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Former Nuggets Big Man Shares Viral Reaction to Being Traded
Former Nuggets Big Man Shares Viral Reaction to Being Traded

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While the biggest news in the NBA on Wednesday was Damian Lillard heading from the Portland Trail Blazers to the Milwaukee Bucks, the deal included other moving pieces that project to have significant impacts as well. One of these was former Denver Nuggets big man Jusuf Nurkic heading to the Phoenix Suns, where he will take over the starting center role previously held by Deandre Ayton.

Sharing a viral reaction to being deal, Nurkic sent out this Tweet following the trade:

Nurkic, who began his career in Denver, spent the last seven seasons of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers. A solid starting center in the NBA, Nurkic will give Phoenix an interesting dynamic as a rebounder, scorer, and developing floor spacer.

Only taking 14 three point attempts in the first six seasons of his NBA career, Nurkic did not make a three pointer until his 7th NBA season when he went 3/29 from beyond the arc. Slowing increasing his attempts and makes from deep each season, Nurkic made a career-high 43 three pointers last season, converting at a 36.1% clip.

While teams will gladly invite Nurkic to shoot threes while on the floor with Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal, he showed a willingness and ability to make that shot at a decent clip last season which will be an interesting development to follow.

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JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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