The Nuggets traded Jurkic and a first for Plumlee (and a second) to clear up a prospect logjam. And looking back at 2016, the last year they split time before the trade, it looks obvious and easy to make that choice. Even a lot of the 2015 numbers, from games played down, make choosing Joker obvious. But I vividly remember the argument that Jurkic had more defensive acumen, and their PPG wasn't that different (it cratered the next year) so the Nuggets better decide.


Yet another pain point in the saga of Portland and woulda-coulda big men.


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