Performance is stable during the European Championships! Can the former Trail Blazers Suns center find the confidence you have in response?

In the previous group match of the Men's Basketball European Championship Group C, Bosnia and Herzegovina finally defeated Georgia 84-76 after a hard battle. After this game, Bosnia and Herzegovina's record increased to 3 wins and 2 losses, and successfully advanced to the knockout stage; and after suffering this critical defeat, Georgia faced the risk of being eliminated.

In this game, Bosnia and Herzegovina's starting center Jusuf Nurkic performed quite stably. Nurkic played 31 minutes and 22 seconds in the game, made 6 of 11 shots, 2 of 5 shots from outside the three-point line, and 1 of 2 free throws. He scored the team's highest score of 15 points, plus 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block. He also had 2 turnovers and 2 fouls, with a plus-negative value of +8. Nurkic also showed a relatively comprehensive scoring ability on the offensive end. He also scored some points through various methods, which can be regarded as a proven ability with limited shots. Nurkic's performance on the defensive end is also worthy of recognition, and he has also shown quite good rebound protection and certain franchise protection abilities. Nurkic's performance in this game was indeed quite good. He also played a mainstay and made considerable contributions to the team's key victory. Since the start of the European Championship, Nurkic has averaged 26.1 minutes in the first five games, with averaging 16.4 points, 9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.8 blocks, and 3.2 turnovers and 2.6 fouls. His shooting percentage is 47.5%, three-point shooting percentage is 33.3%, and his free throw shooting percentage is 61.8%, and his plus-negative value is +4.6. Nurkic's overall performance during the European Championships was quite good. He was able to score a lot of points on the offensive end when his tactical status was limited, and his performance in rebound protection was very good. Nurkic can rank 16th in the scoring list and 5th in the rebounding list, which also shows that he has a very outstanding influence on the game on the court.

Nurkic was born in August 1994. He just turned 31 years old, 213cm tall and weighed 132kg. He was the inside player selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 16th pick in the first round in the 2014 NBA Draft. Nurkic performed well in the Nuggets and later the Portland Trail Blazers. However, in recent seasons, his performance has also begun to decline. After leaving the Trail Blazers, he joined the Phoenix Suns, but his performance in the Suns was criticized. He was sent to the Charlotte Hornets in the second half of last season and he was sent to the Utah Jazz this summer. Being traded continuously also shows that everyone is very disagreeing with his performance. I don’t know if Nurkic can use the European Championship to further build up his self-confidence.