The Trail Blazers will reportedly keep one of the key players behind their third-place finish in the Western Conference.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Portland has come to terms with restricted free agent Jusuf Nurkic on a new four-year contract:
Restricted free agent center Jusuf Nurkic has agreed to a 4-year, $48M deal to stay with Portland, league source tells ESPN.
The former first-round pick, who was acquired from Denver in 2017, averaged 14.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per contest in 2017-18.