Nurkic: "I don't see my future in Denver"

[Stackey]

This is what he said for the Bosnian newspaper "Azra"(not on the internet)

"I don't see my future in Denver. I belive I will have a new club in January."

[psimanic1]

Can't find it anywhere, can you post a picture of it if you have those newspapers?(znam bosanski, kontam znas i ti cim pises o tim novinama xD )

[skywalker33]

Doubt he'd say that, propaganda IMO, If you can't provide a link, I call BS. He's easily under the Nuggets control for a couple more years,

[The Rebel]

If the Nuggets cannot figure out how to make a lineup with Jokic and Nurkic work than one was always going to have the leave, but this really does not make me happy right now as I do not believe that Malone really has ever tried to make that lineup work.

[psimanic1]

Doubt he'd say that, propaganda IMO, If you can't provide a link, I call BS. He's easily under the Nuggets control for a couple more years,

It's possible, that wouldn't be first time Nurkic is saying something he shouldn't...
I've found this on one more forum, it looks like it could be true, he already gave some interviews before for those news so...

[Stackey]

Doubt he'd say that, propaganda IMO, If you can't provide a link, I call BS. He's easily under the Nuggets control for a couple more years,

As I said, it's newspaper not a news portal. And it's serious newspaper, you can be sure it's a legit interview.

I can only find a frontpage on the internet



You can see on the frontpage:

EKSKLUZIVNO
Jusuf Nurkić
Planiram zasnovati porodicu

That means:

EXCLUSIVE
Jusuf Nurkic
I am planning to start a family


But as I said it, it's not the only exclusive he said in that interview.

[skywalker33]

Doubt he'd say that, propaganda IMO, If you can't provide a link, I call BS. He's easily under the Nuggets control for a couple more years,

As I said, it's newspaper not a news portal. And it's serious newspaper, you can be sure it's a legit interview.

I can only find a frontpage on the internet



You can see on the frontpage:

EKSKLUZIVNO
Jusuf Nurkić
Planiram zasnovati porodicu

That means:

EXCLUSIVE
Jusuf Nurkic
I am planning to start a family


But as I said it, it's not the only exclusive he said in that interview.

Lacks credibility, just starting rumors IMO

[psimanic1]

Doubt he'd say that, propaganda IMO, If you can't provide a link, I call BS. He's easily under the Nuggets control for a couple more years,

As I said, it's newspaper not a news portal. And it's serious newspaper, you can be sure it's a legit interview.

I can only find a frontpage on the internet



You can see on the frontpage:

EKSKLUZIVNO
Jusuf Nurkić
Planiram zasnovati porodicu

That means:

EXCLUSIVE
Jusuf Nurkic
I am planning to start a family


But as I said it, it's not the only exclusive he said in that interview.

Lacks credibility, just starting rumors IMO

Those newspapers are as credible as you can get in Bosnia, and he already gave some interviews for them in the past. I asked on some forums about it, and if it really is in there, then he did say it probably...

[The Rebel]

Lacks credibility, just starting rumors IMO

This is not the 1st I have heard of the interview, and the other person who posted about it on another site is European and swears this is a legit source.

Add to that Nurkic being randomly benched I believe it is real that Nurkic believes he will be moved but that is not saying that he has requested a trade.

[NuggetsWY]

Is Nurkic upset? No doubt! Anybody that makes it into the NBA has a strong competitive spirit and they don't like not playing. Some deal with it better than others. The worst player in the NBA can go elsewhere in the world and be a starter; guys that don't make the NBA are starting on teams in many countries.

Did Nurkic say he wants to leave the Nuggets? Maybe, or maybe something similar, or hinted, but reporters all over the world make their living by twisting what someone says in order to make it more spectacular.

RealGM has some pretty savvy European members; worth listening to. We can afford to wait and see how this shakes out. The Nuggets own his rights for a couple more years and as I understand it, that means there are no major leagues anywhere that will sign him.

With Jokic showing his prowess at the elbow as a high post, some plays with one running the baseline with another wing cutting towards the basket a moment later followed by Nurkic flashing in the middle ought to work fairly well. Movement when Jokic has the ball is the best offense the Nuggets have (next to Gallinari's flopping and getting all those FTs). Nurkic plays center for 25-30 mpg while Jokic plays the rest of the center minutes and another 20 at PF totaling 30+ mpg should work out nice. But that's all up to the coach. Twin towers have worked for many teams - consider for example, Memphis playing Gasol & Randolph (happens every game) and how about San Antonio? They've had a PF that can play center starting next to a center for years, lots of years.

[RRFB]

Honestly, he's probably right. Jokic is the better player, but Nurk is too good to play only 15 minutes a night. Giving him those DNPs was just stupid, but I think they need to trade him before he speaks up and tanks his trade value like Noel has done.

[skywalker33]

I can understand Nurkic wanting/believing he's a starter. When Jokic wasn't here, we all believed he was going to be out starter, he showed a lot of potential...then Jokic came along, Nurk got hurt and the rest is history. Unless things change, Juka will probably be moved, let's hope it's on our terms and for the correct value. As RRFB said, Malone did us no favors with those DNP's

[The Rebel]

Not only did we believe that Nurkic was the franchise center before Jokic showed what he could do, at the beginning of the season Nurkic was throwing up double doubles on a regular basis. I think his biggest problem is that he tries to rush things and forces things when he is concerned about getting yanked and losing his minutes every time he turns around, when he was next to Jokic and on his national teams he does not have nearly the issues with finishing and he is very productive.

I really am not happy that Nurkic is likely to be traded under these circumstances, I was hoping that the Nurkic/Jokic lineup would work but Malone put no effort into it. Both guys are good enough to deserve real minutes to further develop, and if Malone would have done it we would have had Nurkic at least at a fair value for his true production and potential. Now I worry we will get crap like the offers on the trade board where they think a mid 1st is overpaying.

[U hova]

This is beyond frustrating. It's unclear whether it's from a direct notification from Connelly or just a misunderstanding from Malone's senseless rotations... I really hope it's just the latter and that we'll be moving on from this idiot coach sooner than later.

[psimanic1]

This is what he said, i will try to translate it:

"It's tough, I have 22 years and I want to play. I don't want to sit on the bench. Coachs decision was really hard for me. I came into season as starting C then i got my minutes cut off and then i didn't play in 4 games. I don't want to accept that. No one understands my position on a team but I can control some stuff, so my agent will do what he has to do."
and...

"I don't play much and it's not good for me. I don't feel like I'm part of the team. It's hard to accept when you go from starter to out of rotation player, and no one is saying anything to you. It's not up to me i train hard every day and that's how it's going to be.."

That's what he said for sportsport.ba, bosnian sport portal...

[GlenRiceARoni]

It's clearly time to move on from Nurkic. He had a nice rookie season but he just hasn't panned out.

He's a good enough defender to carve out a large bench role or a Mozgov type starting role somewhere.

However, he's going to command a rather large salary and given that he's completely unplayable with your franchise player (Jokic) it's time to move him while he has some trade value.

Jokic is a terrific offensive player but he's somewhat difficult to build a team around due to him not being able to play center defensively.

This means if the nuggets want to build a winner around Jokic they have to pay the utmost attention to roster construction. They dont have the benefit of just throwing a few talented players around him and that translating to wins. They will need to be intentional with their player selection.

Nurkic will clearly command too large of a long term salary than he has value for the Nugs. Move on before you get nothing for him.

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[NuggetsWY]

It's clearly time to move on from Nurkic. He had a nice rookie season but he just hasn't panned out.

He's a good enough defender to carve out a large bench role or a Mozgov type starting role somewhere.

However, he's going to command a rather large salary and given that he's completely unplayable with your franchise player (Jokic) it's time to move him while he has some trade value.

Jokic is a terrific offensive player but he's somewhat difficult to build a team around due to him not being able to play center defensively.

This means if the nuggets want to build a winner around Jokic they have to pay the utmost attention to roster construction. They dont have the benefit of just throwing a few talented players around him and that translating to wins. They will need to be intentional with their player selection.

Nurkic will clearly command too large of a long term salary than he has value for the Nugs. Move on before you get nothing for him.[/url]

Hmmm, that sounds like the preparation for an "I want him on our team" low-ball offer.

[The Rebel]

It's clearly time to move on from Nurkic. He had a nice rookie season but he just hasn't panned out.

He's a good enough defender to carve out a large bench role or a Mozgov type starting role somewhere.

However, he's going to command a rather large salary and given that he's completely unplayable with your franchise player (Jokic) it's time to move him while he has some trade value.

Jokic is a terrific offensive player but he's somewhat difficult to build a team around due to him not being able to play center defensively.

This means if the nuggets want to build a winner around Jokic they have to pay the utmost attention to roster construction. They dont have the benefit of just throwing a few talented players around him and that translating to wins. They will need to be intentional with their player selection.

Nurkic will clearly command too large of a long term salary than he has value for the Nugs. Move on before you get nothing for him.

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So wait Nurkic is going to command a large salary but he is only going to carve out a Mozgov type role? Jokic cannot play center defensively? Jokic is hard to build around? The Nuggets are going to get nothing for Nurkic?

Sorry but you obviously have no clue what you are talking about.

Nurkic was injured last year, tried to come back too early and was never healthy. This year he averaged 9.8 ppg on 52.7% shooting, 7.3 rbds, 1.5 assists, and 1 block per game playing 21 minutes as a starter, and is clearly the best defender on the squad. IF that is not working out than I would hate to see what working out would have been like as that is well over 16 and 12 on a per 36 minute basis which is great numbers for a 22 year old center.

Jokic has always played defense as a center in the NBA, and while he is not a rim protector, he has always been a net positive defender.

Jokic is not hard to build around, somehow he works well in every lineup he has been in, and all the players on the court with him seem to play better with him on the court.

The real problem in Denver is not Jokic nor Nurkic, the real problem is a coach that is enamored with playing small ball despite arguably the 2 most talented players on the roster being centers. A coach that would rather screw with both young bigs minutes for minor mistakes but will play Mudiay as many minutes as he can handle. A coach that most observers feel went out of his way to sabotage the lineup with both guys by refusing to design plays for them or put shooters on the court with them.

The Nuggets will likely end up having to trade Nurkic soon now, but make no mistake, most of us Nuggets fans know he is not the problem. We also know that he is on a rookie deal for at least the next 18 months and a restricted free agent after that, so I doubt we end up with nothing for him any time soon.

[jayu70]

What are you guys looking to get if he is traded?

[skywalker33]

What are you guys looking to get if he is traded?

A helluva lot more than what the T&T posters are offering