Aaron Gordon is in no rush to leave Denver. The Nuggets and their starting power forward expressed mutual interest Thursday in completing a contract extension. Gordon, 29, is eligible to negotiate and sign up to a four-year contract deal starting Friday, when the Nuggets also hold their first practice of training camp at Ball Arena.
“I really love this organization,” Gordon said at the team’s media day. “I love the players on this team. I love the coaching staff.
So I hope we get it done. It seems like it’s moving forward in the right direction. So I’m excited.
I’m excited hopefully to be extended and to stay with this organization.” Denver acquired Gordon during the 2020-21 season in a that sent Gary Harris, RJ Hampton and a 2025 first-round draft pick to Orlando. Gordon transitioned out of his previous role as a lead scoring option, learning to complement center Nikola Jokic in a frontcourt partnership that has become synonymous with the Nuggets’ success.
During their 2023 championship run, he guarded a gauntlet of Karl-Anthony Towns, Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Jimmy Butler en route to the first championship in franchise history. “Hopefully we have some productive talks with his representation, and we’re able to find a deal that we’re both satisfied with,” general manager Calvin Booth said. “He’s been an integral part of what we’ve done.
And we’d like to keep him here for a long time.” In 31⁄2 seasons and 241 regular-season games fo.