Ruled out for rest of season Portland announced Monday that Nurkic (foot) will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season. Impact The news comes as little surprise, as the big man has not played since Feb. 16 and the 27-47 Trail Blazers only have eight games remaining in their regular-season schedule. Nurkic is said to be progressing well in his recovery from plantar fasciitis, and the free-agent-to-be should be back at full strength for the start of next season. Nurkic will close 2021-22 with averages of 15.0 points (53.5 FG%, 26.8 3Pt%, 69.0 FT%), a career-high 11.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
MARCH 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE