<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/grading-hornets-jazz-trade-collin-sexton-jusuf-nurkic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Grading Hornets-Jazz trade involving Collin Sexton, Jusuf Nurkic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Grading-Hornets-Jazz-trade-involving-Collin-Sexton-Jusuf-Nurkic.jpg"></figure><h1>Grading Hornets-Jazz trade involving Collin Sexton, Jusuf Nurkic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T20:42:39-07:00">June 29th, 8:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T20:42:39-07:00">June 29th, 8:42pm</time><address><a>Kris Pursiainen</a>Kris Pursiainen is an Associate Editor for all sports based in the NJ/NYC area. Kris brings several years of experience reporting on and writing about professional teams to the table. With experience all over the country as a New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Mets, Super Bowl LVIII, and Big East beat reporter, Kris has been breaking news and reporting on the NBA, NFL, MLB, and college basketball landscapes for years. Kris is a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/hornets-news-charlotte-acquires-collin-sexton-jazz-jusuf-nurkic">Utah Jazz traded veteran guard Collin Sexton</a> to the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday. The Jazz, who included a second-round pick in the 2030 NBA Draft, received veteran center Jusuf Nurkic in return.</p><p>Both Sexton and Nurkic are entering contract years. Making the money work was easy, with both set to make around $19 million next year.</p><p>It had been rumored that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/orlando-magic/magic-rumors-insider-orlando-jordan-poole-collin-sexton-trades">Sexton would be available in trades</a> this offseason. Utah drafted guards Keyonte George and Brice Sensabaugh in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft. The next year, they selected guard Isaiah Collier in the first round. On Wednesday, they drafted guard Walter Clayton Jr., the fourth first-round pick they’ve used on a guard in three drafts.</p><p>As more of their young talent approaches paydays, more experienced players like Jordan Clarkson and Sexton become natural choices for the ‘chopping block.’ What type of moves could the Jazz make that involve one or two of these guards and set their core up for success?</p><p>They opted to send Sexton to the Eastern Conference for a big man. The Jazz only had incoming fourth-year center Walker Kessler and Kyle Filipowski, fresh off his rookie campaign, at center. Both players represent a balance of now and later, already able to impact winning basketball but with room to grow. Nurkic, an 11-year NBA veteran, could help both reach their potential.</p><p>The Hornets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/charlotte-hornets/draft-grade-hornets-new-rookie-kon-knueppel">drafted 6’7″ guard Kon Knueppel</a> with the fourth pick in Wednesday night’s draft. He joined guards LaMelo Ball and recent first-round draft pick Nick Smith Jr. on the roster, making Sexton the fourth under contract next season with 24-year-old guard Tre Mann entering restricted free agency. Was this the best the Hornets could have done to replace him? Was trading Nurkic days after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-news-phoenix-trades-for-mark-williams-drafts-khaman-maluach-moments-apart">trading Mark Williams</a> the right move?</p><h2><b>Hornets get smaller, score big in Nurkic-Sexton swap</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Collin-Sexton-Jusuf-Nurkic-Jazz-Hornets.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Swinger-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>A 26-year-old guard, after the second-straight season in which he was excellent on offense, being traded <i>away</i> is a tough sell. Sexton averaged 18.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game while making 48% of his field goals this past year. He led the Jazz in scoring for the second-straight year.</p><p>Sexton turned the ball over 2.5 times on average. But his 40.6% conversion rate on his 4.3 3-point attempts per game was a career-best.</p><p>The advanced analytics on Sexton’s past two seasons indicate his offensive impact is legitimate. His Estimated Offensive Plus-Minus rating of +1.5 represented greater offensive impact than 87% of NBA players that year. His +3.0 mark in the 2023-24 season was in the 95th percentile of <a href="https://dunksandthrees.com/player/1629012" rel="noopener">that season’s O-EPM ratings</a>, per Dunks and Threes.</p><p>At face value, parting ways with Nurkic is a tough but potentially necessary sacrifice to acquire a player like Sexton. His high-octane offensive capabilities could both complement Ball’s playmaking well and help the team maintain its offense when Ball sits. Receiving a second-round draft selection several years down the road tilts this trade enough in the Hornets’ direction to consider it a ‘success’ for them on-paper.</p><p>Sexton and Ball may struggle on defense, especially without a defensive anchor of a big supporting them. The Hornets traded both Nurkic and Williams, the two centers they had on their roster, within days of each other. This makes the team’s need for a center dire. Nurkic, who just had the <a href="https://cleaningtheglass.com/stats/player/2732#tab-defense_rebounding" rel="noopener">highest defensive-rebounding percentage</a> of his career last year, could have been more valuable to the Hornets than other teams.</p><p>Center play, however, has typically been the most easily replaceable position in the modern era. The Hornets bet on the center play they can acquire in free agency, coupled with incoming fourth-year small-ball center Moussa Diabate, being enough for next year.</p><p><b>Hornets trade grade</b><b>: A-</b></p><p>Sexton will need a new deal after his opening campaign with Charlotte. Locking in a 27-year-old Sexton for ‘the prime years’ of his career is worth giving up a steady hand in Nurkic for a team like the Hornets, searching for perennial playoff appearances.</p><h2><b>Jazz add rebounding, experience via veteran Jusuf Nurkic</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Jusuf-Nurkic-Jazz-Hornets-trade.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Nurkic played 51 games last season between his time with the Hornets and the Phoenix Suns. His <a href="https://dunksandthrees.com/player/203994/historical" rel="noopener">81st percentile Defensive-EPM</a> of +0.8 is indicative of a ‘still got it’ factor with regard to his ability to anchor a defense. His +2.5 rating on that end of the court from the season before was better than 95% of the NBA last year.</p><p>Availability is beginning to come into question with Nurkic, though. Some were part of the trade process and not representative of his health, but he missed 33 games total last season. He played 76 the year before, a nice figure, which unfortunately stands out as an outlier.</p><p>Nurkic played just 52 games in 2023 and 56 in 2022. That’s after he played a combined 45 in the two years before, 2019-21, because of troubles with leg injuries. When he’s on the court, though, his value is clear. He rebounded 31.8% of opposing team’s misses when he was on defense, a career-best rate. That was in the 99th percentile among all NBA players in the 2025 season.</p><p>From 2019 to 2024, Nurkic’s O-EPM had been in the 69th percentile or better – except for 2021, a 59th percentile output. Last season, his -1.9 O-EPM rating was in the 31st percentile that year. Especially after <i>trading</i> Sexton, the Jazz don’t have a playmaker on the level of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, or LaMelo Ball yet. Will they be able to scheme an offense that facilitates a bounce back season?</p><p><b>Jazz trade grade: C-</b></p><p>Head coach Will Hardy prioritizes the optimization of his talent. Will the team’s young guards have developed enough to allow the addition of Nurkic to pay dividends? Or will the Bosnian big man’s contributions be unfortunately overlooked as the team’s offense has a Sexton-sized hole in it?</p><p>Whether or not Nurkic is a key contributor in Utah, it feels like they could have gotten more for Sexton. Was being so set on trading him even the right way to handle his pending free agency? If the team is interested in starting to win some games, the dynamo scoring guard now on the Hornets may have been able to help.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Grading Hornets-Jazz trade involving Collin Sexton, Jusuf Nurkic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/hornets-news-charlotte-acquires-collin-sexton-jazz-jusuf-nurkic');   ga('set', 'title', 'Hornets acquire Collin Sexton from Jazz for Jusuf Nurkic');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Collin-Sexton.jpg"><figcaption>Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Hornets acquire Collin Sexton from Jazz for Jusuf Nurkic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T12:27:05-07:00">June 29th, 12:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T12:53:05-07:00">June 29th, 12:53pm</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is a Senior Editor and College Sports Lead at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/jazz-news-ace-bailey-officially-lands-summer-league">Utah Jazz cleared up some space in their crowded backcourt</a> on Sunday, and the Charlotte Hornets were the primary beneficiary. Just a day before free agency opens up, the Jazz sent guard Collin Sexton to the Hornets <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1939403635428835822" rel="noopener">in exchange for center</a> Jusuf Nurkic, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.</p><p>The Hornets will also get a second-round pick in 2030 as a part of the deal.</p><p>On paper, this deal makes sense for a Jazz team that has a lot of young guards on the roster, all of whom will want minutes. Keyonte George has been a big part of the Utah rotation over the last two years, and Isaiah Collier showed plenty of promise as a rookie in 2024-25. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/jazz-news-utah-trades-up-with-wizards-to-land-florida-hero-walter-clayton-jr">Jazz also just drafted Florida star Walter Clayton Jr.</a> in the first round of the NBA Draft, and this deal frees up minutes for him as a rookie as well.</p><p>On the Hornets side, Charlotte gets out of a bad, expiring deal in Nurkic that the Jazz can afford to pay out this season. The Hornets also get an explosive guard in Sexton who can light up the stat sheet as a secondary scorer, potentially coming off the bench for them.</p><p>The downside for the Hornets in this trade is that they lose yet another big man after trading Mark Williams to the Phoenix Suns on draft night. They did draft Creighton star Ryan Kalkbrenner early in the second round, and he is now the only true center on the roster heading into next season.</p><p>Sexton has been in the purgatory of Utah over the last few seasons, but he has still been able to out up solid numbers for a team that hasn’t been all that competitive. In 2024-25, the Alabama product scored 18.4 points per game while shooting better than 40% from 3-point range, so he will add some much-needed scoring punch to this Hornets roster.</p><p>Nurkic played in a reduced role last season after being traded from the Phoenix Suns to the Hornets, but he can still be a quality player in spot minutes on the offensive end.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Hornets acquire Collin Sexton from Jazz for Jusuf Nurkic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/why-anfernee-simons-magic-blazers-trade-could-happen');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Magic-Blazers Anfernee Simons trade could happen after Jusuf Nurkic’s suggestion');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Why-Magic-Blazers-Anfernee-Simons-trade-could-happen-after-Jusuf-Nurkics-suggestion-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Magic-Blazers Anfernee Simons trade could happen after Jusuf Nurkic’s suggestion</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-13T11:15:52-08:00">February 13th, 11:15am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-13T11:15:52-08:00">February 13th, 11:15am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Portland Trail Blazers and Orlando Magic have made only a few trades with one another through the years, the last coming in 2016 when <a href="https://www.nba.com/magic/news/magic-trade-shabazz-napier-trail-blazers" rel="noopener">Shabazz Napier was traded</a> from Orlando to Portland for cash. Could the Blazers and Magic come together to pull off a much larger trade during the offseason that would involve 25-year-old guard Anfernee Simons?</p><p>Ever since the Trail Blazers traded Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2023, this organization has been rebuilding and charting a path for their future. While doing so, Simons has stepped up to take on the role of leading the team in scoring.</p><p>Although he is still under contract for one more season, the Blazers are going to be forced to make a decision on the former first-round pick, especially with Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe emerging.</p><p>One of the big questions ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline surrounded the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/are-bucks-serious-jimmy-butler-trade-deadline-suitor-siegels-scoop">Trail Blazers and whether or not they would make a big change</a>. It turned out that the Blazers held off on making any moves despite rumors involving Deandre Ayton, Robert Williams III, Jerami Grant, and Simons. The Magic, despite being linked to Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson, also didn’t make any roster changes.</p><p>It may not be a coincidence that Portland and Orlando held off on making moves at the trade deadline.</p><p>What happens after the All-Star break will obviously dictate what these two franchises’ immediate futures look like. Whereas the Magic are fighting for a playoff spot in the East, the Blazers have quietly been inching closer to the Western Conference play-in region.</p><p>Looking ahead to the offseason, both organizations are going to be wanting to find ways to improve. The Magic need another scoring weapon next to Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, while the Blazers need to continue building their long-term potential.</p><p>That is why a Simons trade is worth discussing, and it’s something that new Charlotte Hornets center Jusuf Nurkic recently speculated about. Although Nurkic is no longer a member of the Blazers, he is still friends with Simons. After losing 102-86 to the Magic in his Hornets debut, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-jusuf-nurkic-subtly-suggests-anfernee-simons-trade-for-orlando">Nurkic talked about Orlando’s future</a>, hinting that they should target Simons without directly tampering.</p><p>“I think 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,” Nurkic said, via Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel. “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.”</p><p>This has been a main topic of discussion for the Magic throughout the 2024-25 season, especially with injuries piling up. Simons’ dynamic scoring and playmaking abilities in the backcourt would be beneficial for a young, rising team like the Magic in the East, and he would fit their current timeline in terms of his age.</p><p>Perhaps the most important factor to consider ahead of the offseason is that the Blazers don’t have a clear sense of direction right now and will be forced to fill the rest of the league in on their plans for Simons.</p><h2><b>Anfernee Simons, Trail Blazers’ future</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Blazers-Anfernee-Simons.jpg"><figcaption>Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Blazers made it very clear to teams inquiring about their talents ahead of the trade deadline that they wouldn’t be sellers just for the sake of making a deal. If the right trade came their way, general manager Joe Cronin and this front office would consider it, but players like Williams, Grant, and Simons weren’t available for a small price.</p><p>Will this be the case when the 2024-25 season concludes and the Blazers are forced to evaluate everything again in the offseason when they will likely hold another lottery selection?</p><p>Simons will be turning 26 right before the 2025 NBA Draft, and he has one more year left on his contract valued at $27.6 million before he becomes an unrestricted free agent following the 2025-26 season. There is no better time than this upcoming summer for the Blazers to capitalize on Simons’ value in trade talks if they truly don’t envision him being their franchise player.</p><p>No player likes to lose in the NBA, and Simons is no different. He has made it clear that he wants to be a part of a winning organization, but Simons has also stated that he hopes this could happen in Portland. Even so, the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6034414/2025/01/03/anfernee-simons-trail-blazers-chauncey-billups-nba/" rel="noopener">young guard has yet to ask for a trade</a>, and he doesn’t plan on doing so.</p><p>“There’s only a few players who can go in there and make (demands). I don’t think that’s my job. My job is to go out and play. If it’s something that serious, I would let my agent take care of it,” Simons told The Athletic in January. “Obviously, I want things to be better. But you can’t control some of that stuff. I have to come in and be professional and be myself every day. This can be a tough situation if you let it be a tough situation.</p><p>“Obviously, not winning as much as you would like the last couple of years, it can get on you mentally.”</p><p>With the way money has changed in the NBA and due to the cap figures consistently increasing, it’s not hard to believe that Simons could hold value in the $30 million to $35 million annual average value range on his next contract. After all, he’s yet to reach the prime years of his career and doesn’t have any major injury concerns.</p><p>Simons will likely compare himself to the likes of Desmond Bane ($39 million AAV), Jalen Green ($35 million), Immanuel Quickley ($32.5 million), and Jordan Poole ($32 million) as benchmarks to try and maximize his value on a new contract.</p><p>Plenty of teams are projected to have cap space in 2026 when Simons is set to hit free agency, which is why Portland will have a major decision to make about possibly extending their guard in the offseason. There has always been a level of trade rumors surrounding Simons, and that noise will only grow by the time the summer comes around due to the Blazers’ uncertain future.</p><h2><b>The missing piece next to Wagner, Banchero?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Paolo-Banchero-and-Franz-Wagner-1.jpg"><figcaption>Jeremy Reper-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Anfernee Simons is from Florida and grew up in the Orlando area. He first attended high school in Orlando before transferring to Montverde Academy and ultimately ending up at IMG Academy.</p><p>Aside from having obvious ties to the city of Orlando, Simons fits in perfectly with what the Magic will be seeking in the offseason.</p><p>Whether they make the playoffs and potentially go on a run or not, the Magic will need more scoring help. Simons has been one of the more consistent backcourt scorers in the league over the last few seasons, and his three-point shooting is what makes him an intriguing target for Orlando, who rank at the bottom of the league in perimeter shooting.</p><p>A backcourt duo of Simons and Jalen Suggs would be the secondary production the Magic need next to Banchero and Wagner to become a true threat in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>The big questions here are whether the Magic would want to pay Simons as a long-term building block to their success and if they will have interest in this trade.</p><p>Well, the idea of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/magic-news-why-orlando-must-push-for-anfernee-simons-trade-with-blazers">Simons being linked to Orlando isn’t new</a>. The chatter among league circles regarding Simons always seems to revert to talking about the Magic. That was true again before this season’s trade deadline. Even though the Blazers never had serious conversations about trading him this season, <a href="https://x.com/MikeAScotto/status/1889896689865203936" rel="noopener">Simons came up in plenty of chatter</a>, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.</p><p>It truly doesn’t seem like there is a better fit for the Magic than a young scoring guard who is from Orlando and can take a lot of pressure off Banchero and Wagner to do everything on offense for this team.</p><p>More importantly, the Magic have what is needed to pull off this trade.</p><p>The early projections for the 2025-26 season have the first apron threshold increasing from $178.1 million to roughly $195.9 million. The second apron threshold is set to increase by approximately $19 million as well. Should these projections hold, the Magic will be a team that benefits from the increasing cap figures since they will have close to $200 million allocated to 15 players still under contract.</p><p>Of course, Gary Harris’ $7.5 million team option will be a key talking point to free up money, as will the team options of Cory Joseph and Caleb Houstan. To trade for Simons, the Magic will need to sacrifice value to Portland and do their best to try and match salaries.</p><p>As a result, a hypothetical package of Cole Anthony, Jett Howard, and Harris’ expiring salary with future first-round draft picks could possibly get a deal done. There is always the idea of including Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in discussions as well since he will be making $21.6 million.</p><p>The point is that the Magic have a clear path to presenting the Blazers with a legitimate trade package for Simons if they want to pursue him in the offseason. Better yet, Orlando can do so while keeping their core group of Banchero, Wagner, Suggs, and Wendell Carter Jr. intact.</p><p>Regardless of how this season finishes for the Blazers and Magic, these are two organizations that will be active in trade conversations during the offseason. With Simons’ future in Portland hanging in the balance, now could be the perfect time for Orlando to land a hometown kid who can drastically improve their chances of finding postseason success.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On Wednesday night, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-jusuf-nurkic-makes-eye-opening-admission-during-charlotte-debut">Jusuf Nurkic made his debut for the Charlotte Hornets</a> following his move from the Phoenix Suns prior to the trade deadline. Nurkic put up nine points and eight rebounds in only 16 minutes of play in what ended up being a 102-86 loss for Charlotte against the Orlando Magic. After the game, the Bosnian Beast had some high praise for the Magic, although he singled out a former teammate of his as a potential missing piece for the young, up-and-coming squad.</p><p>Speaking to reporters following the Hornets’ loss, Nurkic <a href="https://x.com/therealbeede/status/1889877498328121696" rel="noopener">subtly suggested</a> that the Magic trade for his former Portland Trail Blazers teammate Anfernee Simons so they could reach the next level in their contending timeline.</p><p>“I think 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, per Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel.</p><p>The Magic have fallen off the East standings in recent weeks even with Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner returning to action. Offense continues to be a sore spot for Orlando, as they don’t exactly have the best crew of floor-spacers.</p><p>Simons, on paper, looks like a good fit alongside Jalen Suggs in the backcourt. But with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope holding it down for the Magic at the two, it’s not quite clear what concession Orlando will make in the event that they trade for Simons for some additional scoring punch.</p><h2><b>Anfernee Simons and the Blazers are starting to figure it out, which might make a Magic trade difficult</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Blazers-center-Jusuf-Nurkic-27-talks-to-guard-Anfernee-Simons.jpg"></figure><p>Over the past month or so, a switch seems to have been flipped for the Blazers. They may be in the middle of a three-game losing streak at present, but prior to that, they have been playing some competitive basketball, with Anfernee Simons playing a central role in this rise.</p><p>Nevertheless, with the trade deadline having come and gone, the earliest the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/ranking-best-anfernee-simons-trade-destinations-blazers">Magic can explore a trade for Simons is the offseason</a>. Perhaps a trade package centered around Cole Anthony, Gary Harris, and Jett Howard could get a deal done, although there aren’t any concrete indications at the moment that this is something Orlando would want to explore.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jusuf Nurkic subtly suggests Anfernee Simons trade for Magic

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Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Charlotte Hornets</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Hornets center Jusuf Nurkic made an eye-opening admission during his first game with Charlotte. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-jusuf-nurkic-cody-martin-led-trade-hornets">Phoenix Suns dealt their former starting center</a> right before the trade deadline. Nurkic ultimately made his debut with the Hornets in their 102-86 loss against the Orlando Magic. The Bosnian big man put up nine points and eight rebounds in 16 minutes of action.</p><p>Nurkic’s relationship with his old franchise consequently deteriorated throughout this season. While the 30-year-old has experienced a dip in production, the Suns as a whole have been underwhelming with and without him on the floor. In a midgame interview, Nurkic gave a remark that <a href="https://x.com/HornetsReddit/status/1889845052945379830" rel="noopener">can definitely be interpreted</a> as a shot at his former team.</p><p>“As a player, you want to feel wanted. As a human being, I want to feel respected. I think I find it so far here, so far good. I love these guys. They’re competing their ass off.”</p><h2><b>Jusuf Nurkic’s statement is a positive reflection on the Hornets as an organization</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Hornets-Jusuf-Nurki.jpg"><figcaption>Mike Watters-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Charlotte has long been criticized as being dysfunctional throughout the years, but Nurkic’s comments indicate that this franchise is starting to grow a culture around some energetic young players. Charles Lee is the new head coach of the Hornets after two championship-winning stints as an assistant coach. While Charlotte is 13-39 right now, this team has shown signs throughout the year.</p><p>One player who has particularly shown growth is starting point guard LaMelo Ball. The former All-Star has been at his career-high in scoring at 27.3 points per game. Unfortunately, the Hornets have had trouble building chemistry with their young core due to injuries. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hornets-news-brandon-miller-miss-remainder-of-season-wrist-surgery">Brandon Miller is out for the season</a> after undergoing wrist surgery. Ball has also suffered some health setbacks during this year, leaving the Hornets very thin on the bench.</p><p>However, the most significant piece of news hanging over this franchise right now has been the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-mark-williams-dalton-knecht-trade-shockingly-rescinded">rescinding of the Mark Williams trade</a>. Charlotte made the bold move of dealing its talented young center for a haul from the Los Angeles Lakers. However, the deal was struck down due to Williams failing a physical. Charles Lee’s team will be returning its starting center, needing to dowse any animosity Williams feels about the franchise that just tried to trade him.</p><p>Bringing in a veteran presence like Jusuf Nurkic will ultimately go a long way toward continuing to build this positive culture in Charlotte. Based on what the center said, this franchise is heading in the right direction. However, the Hornets must improve significantly to contend for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Nurkic can be a part of this rebuild if he continues to show the kind of approach he did tonight.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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