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Jusuf Nurkic

Jusuf Nurkic earns spot in starting rotation

by John Aubin | Suns Correspondent | Sun, Oct 23rd 6:43am EDT

Jusuf Nurkic has earned a spot in the starting rotation to start the season, Chris Dempsey of The Denver Post reports. The Nuggets will begin the season with both Nikola Jokic and Nurkic in their frontcourt. Kenneth Faried will come off of the bench. The Nuggets have been trending in this direction throughout training camp, and Nurkic gained their confidence through his stellar play. (Chris Dempsey on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact:

Nurkic had a strong preseason as he averaged 14.2 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.4 steals over 24.7 minutes per game. He has a chance to be a breakout candidate this season and should be targeted in the later rounds of fantasy drafts.

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