Jusuf Nurkić

Jusuf Nurkić, the 212 cm 'Bosnian Beast' from Tuzla, is the kind of throwback center I love to watch. Drafted 16th by Chicago in 2014 and traded to Denver that same night, he learned early how unsentimental the league can be. What I respect is his physical, bruising, all-effort style under the basket, an increasingly rare commodity in today's perimeter-obsessed game. Beyond the stats, the arc itself moves me: a kid from a region scarred by war fighting his way to the very top of the NBA. He's an easy player to root for, and I find myself doing exactly that.

Name (English)

Jusuf Nurkić

Name (Japanese)

ユスフ・ヌルキッチ

Reading

ゆすふ・ぬるきっち

Born

August 23, 1994 (age 31)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog

Origin

Tuzla, Tuzla Canton, Austria–Hungary

Height

212 cm

Occupation

basketball player

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jusuf%20Nurki%C4%87
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%82%B9%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8C%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%81
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115915

Tags

• Tuzla Canton
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-19

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