Denver Gazette beat writer Vinny Benedetto takes you around the NBA and inside the Nuggets: NBA Insider Aaron Gordon came up with a way to appease his financial advisor, his closet and plenty of Nuggets fans Friday. Denver’s starting power forward had something of a problem. His appreciation for fashion had taken a toll on his closet space.
“I don’t want to be a hoarder. It was getting to the point my house was just exploding with clothes. I’ve spent way too much money on clothes in my career,” Gordon told the Denver Gazette while wearing overalls covered with panda faces at his pop-up event Friday in RiNo.
“That’s the one thing my financial advisor is like ‘Stop.’” Gordon came up with a solution that checked a few different boxes. By selling some of his wardrobe, Gordon created some additional space, used the money raised to give those around him a bonus and gave everyday people an opportunity to buy designer clothes for a fraction of the original price.
Gordon described his style as a blend between basketball culture, his native California’s skate scene with a mix of bespoke pieces. The event at 29th and Walnut started at 3 p.m.
on Friday. Less than an hour later there was a line out the door as those already inside browsed racks of clothing, waited for autographs and snapped a few photos. “(I wanted to) do something for the people and then, yeah, be able to break down some money for the people that have helped me get to the point where I’m at,” Gordon said.
“Just bringing the city out, bringing the city together, tapping in, doing something a little more personal for the community.” The event also included a display of some of Gordon’s artwork, arcade games and an opportunity to purchase Gordon’s signature cologne. The cologne was a passion project during the pandemic.
He also started rapping during the break from basketball. The aim is all the creative pursuits will allow Gordon to leave a legacy that’s much broader than basketball. “It can’t be overstated how much I actually love the game of basketball.
I could literally just play basketball, and that’s it, but I never wanted to be just that,” Gordon said. “If basketball is the only thing that I leave, I don’t think that’s a large enough legacy. .
.. I’m just trying to figure out ways I can continue to impact people and find different lanes to be creative.
” Friday’s event was the first time Gordon has done something of the sort. It sounds like it won’t be the last. “I’m enjoying it.
I like the vibe right now. Everybody’s happy. Everybody’s picked up a lot of clothes.
I’m excited about that, too,” Gordon said. “I don’t think it’s going to be the last time I do this.” What I’m Following - Aaron Gordon wasn’t the only Nuggets player to change numbers.
The starting power forward switched from No. 50 to No. 32.
The number is a nod to Gordon’s older brother, Drew, who died in a car accident in May. Forward Hunter Tyson also switched his number to accommodate Russell Westbrook. Tyson wore No.
4 as a rookie but will switch to No. 5 this season. Westbrook has typically worn No.
0, but that’s occupied by Christian Braun. The veteran point guard will wear No. 4 for the second time in his career.
He previously wore the number during his time with the Washington Wizards in 2021. - Tyson, Braun and two-way forward PJ Hall attended the BMW Championship on Thursday. Celtics guard, gold medalist and Parker native Derrick White was on the course all four days to follow Denver’s Wyndham Clark.
- There’s another Buffalo playing in the best basketball league in the world. Former University of Colorado standout Jaylyn Sherrod signed a rest-of-season contract with the New York Liberty. Sherrod made her WNBA debut in July and played 10 minutes, scoring four points in the Liberty’s win over Dallas on Thursday.
The NY Liberty has signed @JaylynSherrod to a rest of season contract!🗽 pic.twitter.com/wOyYFKE1pj - No one seems to be having a better summer than Nikola Jokic.
After leading Serbia to the bronze medal, Jokic got to help send Goran Dragic into retirement at a goodbye game, and Jokic appeared to have a blast. He threw an alley-oop off the backboard to himself, dumped a bottle of water on the head of unsuspecting friend Luka Doncic and judged a dunk contest among kids. Just some Nikola Jokic self-lob action 👀🃏Goran Dragic Farewell Game | NBA App ⤵️ https://t.
co/XPFEMpvioO pic.twitter.com/Fs7VkmHgia What They’re Saying Gordon didn’t just throw his name behind his cologne line.
He was pretty involved in developing the scent. “I was in my kitchen concentrating cocoa, berries, vanilla. I was in the kitchen whipping like Walter White.
My sister can attest to that,” Gordon said. “I love it. I love the scent.
I love mixing fragrances, mixing scents and kind of just stimulating different senses. I thought that was a really good way to just delve into a luxurious lane. .
.. A lot of people sell shirts.
A lot of people sell hats. A lot of people sell just different types of memorabilia. There aren’t a lot of people that start a cologne company.
I thought it was creative. I thought it was fun.” In her short time on a WNBA roster, Sherrod has already earned the respect of All-Star teammate Breanna Stewart.
“She’s put in the work and she’s just going to be a testament to those who might not be drafted but can still make a roster,” Stewart said before the Liberty played the Connecticut Sun on Saturday. “Hopefully that will just keep others at the top of their game and ready for when their number is called.” What I’m Reading In case you missed it, yours truly shared his opinion on where things stand between the Nuggets and starting point guard Jamal Murray as the two sides work on a contract extension .
The List The Northwest again looks like the NBA’s toughest division at the top. Here are the over-under lines on each team’s win total this season. 1.
Oklahoma City Thunder – 55.5 2. Denver Nuggets/Minnesota Timberwolves – 52.
5 3. Utah Jazz – 28.5 4.
Portland Trail Blazers - 21.5.
