Aaron Gordon: There’s No Stopping Us

Aaron Gordon got his first dunk from a Nikola Jokic pass just minutes into his Denver Nuggets debut on Sunday. He’s looking forward to many more.

Denver traded for Aaron Gordon by sending Gary Harris and RJ Hampton to the Orlando Magic. The Nuggets also acquired JaVale McGee from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Aaron Gordon was switched on both offensively and defensively, to the delight of his new teammates. He started the game alongside Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr. and Will Barton.

Gordon finished the game on 6 of 9 shooting for 13 points in the 126 – 102 win over the Atlanta Hawks. 

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“I’m starting to see the run-outs,” said Gordon of Jokic. “His outlet passing is incredible. I haven’t seen an outlet passer that good … So looking forward to getting a lot of run-outs.”

“The main thing and the best thing that he did is that he accepted the role,” Jokic said. 

“He knows why he came here, he knows what he can do and he knows how he can help and he is doing that. Defense or offense, it doesn’t matter, he accepts it and is embracing it.

“I think he kind of saw how we played and he didn’t try to do too much. He saw that if he’s open, the ball is going to find him. Really good debut for him.”

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Gordon was encouraged for the future following his debut, to say the least.

“I see no limits for this team,” Gordon said. 

“It looks like we have all the pieces that we need. We have the depth. It’s like we are covered in a lot of different spots offensively, defensively.

“As long as we are all working together, there’s no stopping us.”