Bosnia-born Jusuf Nurkic among the top five NBA players last week

Reuters

Bosnian-born NBA player Jusuf Nurkic is at the top of his game, and according to how often he is currently being listed among the best players in the weekly NBA statistics, he might currently be playing the best season in his NBA career for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Nurkic was frequently listed among those who scored more than 20 PPG during this season.Last week’s NBA statistics listed Nurkic as the second best NBA player.

Only topped by Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook, with 338 index points, Nurkic managed to achieve 332.

He is listed ahead of Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo (330), Houston Rockets’ Chris Paul (326) and Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry (324).