Following his debut game in the Charlotte Hornets loss to the Orlando Magic, Jusuf Nurkic was asked where he thinks the Magic are at as a team. Nurkic was complimentary of Orlando, while making a suggestion for a future transaction.
“They are a really good young team and they are doing a really good job. They have a really good coaching staff, but I think they are missing one player. I can’t name it, but that’s my little fella from Portland, but I love my Portland people…but I think they are waiting and missing one player to be a really good team,” Nurkic said.
The veteran center seems to be hinting at former Portland Trail Blazers teammate Anfernee Simons with his comments. Simons is an Orlando native, and an often-suggested trade target for the Magic. Simons has one year left on his contract with the Blazers at $27.7 million for next season.
