Mason Plumlee didn’t light up the box score too often and he really wasn’t that much of a player to speak out on topics. He just did a bunch of things pretty good and he’s made the most out of his time in the NBA. But for the third year in a row, Plumlee has been traded. But this time, as he’s being sent to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Jusuf Nurkic and first round pick, it’s a little different than before.
When he was dealt from the Brooklyn Nets to the Portland Trail Blazers, it was for the Nets to secure a draft pick. His time in Brooklyn wasn’t too memorable outside of his plane rides with Kevin Garnett. But his time on the Portland Trail Blazers was much of the same. A solid player contributing some solid minutes on a playoff contender. But to his teammates, he was more than that. Blazers all-star guard Damian Lillard touted Plumlees as ‘one of his favorite teammates’ he’s ever played with.
Damian Lillard says Mason Plumlee is one of his favorite players to play with EVER #RipCity #CSNBlazers pic.twitter.com/1NanZHOmdw
— CSN Northwest (@CSNNW) February 12, 2017
