Jusuf Nurkic was in a movie theater in Europe when he got the call last week that he had been traded to the Jazz. “You never know what’s going to

During Nurkic's last year in the mix with the Suns and Hornets, he suited up in 51 total games and started in 32 of them to average 8.9 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists, shooting 47.7% from the field and 30.5% from three-point range on just over 20 minutes a night.

The Hornets and Jazz got ahead of free agency by agreeing to swap Collin Sexton and a 2030 second-round pick for Jusuf Nurkic.