Denver Nuggets acquire C Mason Plumlee from Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers traded center Mason Plumlee and a future second-round draft pick to the Denver Nuggets for center Jusuf Nurkic and a 2017 first-round pick, according to reports Sunday.

Portland now owns three picks in the 2017 NBA Draft, including its own, Cleveland's and Memphis' via the deal with Denver, Yahoo! Sports reported. The Trail Blazers will send their 2018 second-round pick to the Grizzlies as part of the deal, sources told Yahoo!

With a 24-30 record, the Nuggets are currently a game ahead of the Trail Blazers (23-31) for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference.

The 26-year-old Plumlee, who has started 54 games for the Blazers this season, is averaging career highs of 11.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. He is scheduled to become a restricted free agent this summer.

The 6-foot-11, 255-pound Plumlee was drafted by the Brooklyn Nets as the 22nd overall pick in 2013 and traded in 2015 to the Trail Blazers.

Nurkic, 22, was the 16th overall pick in 2014. The 7-0, 280-pounder is averaging 8.0 points and 5.8 rebounds in 45 games (29 starts) this season.