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Locking up a frontcourt starter for the long term, the Denver Nuggets agreed to a four-year, $133 million extension with Aaron Gordon on Monday, the forward's agents told ESPN. Per the report, Gordon, 29, accepted his $23 million option for the 2025-26 season, with the new pact linking him to the Nuggets through 2028-29. A trade kicker (a bonus paid to the player in the event he is traded) reportedly is included in the extension.
Last season, Gordon averaged 13.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.
5 assists in 73 games, all starts. The Nuggets lost in the Western Conference semifinals to the Minnesota Timberwolves after Gordon put up 14.3 points, 7.
3 rebounds and 4.4 assists in 12 postseason starts. The prior campaign, he helped the Nuggets capture their first NBA championship by contributing 16.
3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 68 regular-season starts, then 13.
3 points, 6.0 boards and 2.6 assists in 20 postseason starts.
The Magic selected Gordon fourth overall in the 2014 draft out of Arizona, and he spent 6 1/2 seasons in Orlando. The Nuggets acquired him in a March 2021 trade. His best statistical season was 2017-18, when he averaged 17.
6 points and 7.9 rebounds, both career highs. The Nuggets open the season on Thursday against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder in a matchup of two of the Western Conference favorites.
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