{"id":98821,"date":"2024-10-01T13:25:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T17:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=98821"},"modified":"2024-10-01T13:25:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T17:25:34","slug":"insider-reveals-worrying-aaron-gordon-extension-update-denver-nuggets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/01\/insider-reveals-worrying-aaron-gordon-extension-update-denver-nuggets\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider Reveals Worrying Aaron Gordon Extension Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/30\/denver-nuggets-looking-to-improve-3-point-shooting-open-to-adding-a-long-range-marksman\/\" target=\"_self\">Denver Nuggets<\/a> forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gordoaa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-01_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Gordon<\/a> is preparing to enter his fourth full season with the team ahead of the 2024-25 season. The high-flyer has been a fantastic addition to the team since they acquired him in 2021. Additionally, he has developed into a legitimate two-way player and played a crucial role in helping the Nuggets win their first-ever NBA championship just one year ago. However, as the Nuggets aim to get back to the top, they may be without Gordon sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>According to Shams Charania, there is &#8220;a worry&#8221; that the Nuggets may not be able to extend Gordon, who is eligible for a new contract until October 21.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;The Denver Nuggets have so much money invested in this team and they still have to pay Aaron Gordon..<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s gonna be coveted by any team with cap space if he gets to free agency&#8221; <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ShamsCharania<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMSLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PMSLive<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4tk8OpNfaq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/4tk8OpNfaq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatMcAfeeShow\/status\/1841163504453079527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;They need to pay [Gordon], they know it, but there are some salary restrictions moving forward in the years to come, and if they can&#8217;t get there with an extension with him, you look into free agency next year with a player option, he&#8217;s going to be coveted by any team with cap space, so that is a worry for Denver right now before the start of the regular season,&#8221; Charania said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gordon currently has two years left on his contract. This includes a $22.8 million player option for the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n<h2>Insider Reveals Worrying Aaron Gordon Extension Update<\/h2>\n<h3>What Aaron Gordon Brings to the Denver Nuggets<\/h3>\n<p>In parts of four seasons in Denver, Gordon has progressively become a better player on the court. As a member of the team, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/12\/magic-former-top-10-pick-jarrett-culver-latest-sign\/\" target=\"_self\">Orlando Magic<\/a> forward has averaged 14.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game. Additionally, he has shot an incredible 54.2% from the field. For the 2022-23 season, Gordon finished 11th in Most Improved Player voting as well.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon has provided tremendous all-around basketball in Denver, making an extension a likely priority for both sides. Additionally, the Arizona alum recently revealed that he is hoping for a contract extension to remain with the Nuggets.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aaron Gordon on the contract extension that he&#8217;s eligible to sign as soon as tomorrow:<br \/>\n&#8220;I really love this organization. I love the players on this team. I love the coaching staff. I hope we get it done. It seems like it\u2019s moving forward in the right direction,&#8221; AG says.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vinny Benedetto (@VBenedetto) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VBenedetto\/status\/1839368961898811606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Last Word<\/h3>\n<p>Gordon has been great for Denver. However, as Charania said, he may be too expensive for the Nuggets to keep him around. In addition to Gordon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/portemi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-10-01_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Porter<\/a> Jr. is also eligible for a contract extension this year. Porter has three years left on his five-year, $179.3 million contract. While it is unclear where Porter and the Nuggets stand on a potential contract extension, it is fair to assume keeping him around is a bigger priority for the team over Gordon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is preparing to enter his fourth full season with the team ahead of the 2024-25 season. The high-flyer has been a fantastic addition to the team since they acquired him in 2021. Additionally, he has developed into a legitimate two-way player and played a crucial role in helping the Nuggets [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4631,"featured_media":77276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,20,2,62,3],"tags":[472],"class_list":["post-98821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-nuggets","category-featured","category-nba","category-news","tag-aaron-gordon"],"modified_by":"Elie Deglaoui","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}