Shams Bomb Alert! After the breaking news concerning John Wall and in the middle of Koh-Lanta, a new big news fell from the planet NBA, and more precisely from Denver. Aaron Gordon has just won a nice contract extension with the Nuggets.
Arriving in Mile High City at the time of the 2021 trade deadline, Aaron Gordon was about to enter his last year of contract this year to then become an unrestricted free agent in 2022. So obviously we wondered what the Nuggets were planning to do this in relation to this file, we now have the answer and it is very clear. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Denver franchise and the 25-year-old winger have agreed to a four-season, $ 92 million contract extension, with an option player in the final year. A nice sum, and proof that the Nuggets rely a lot on the former Magic player. The latter will therefore obtain a nice little increase from the 2022-23 season. Indeed, he will touch 16 million in 2021-22, which therefore corresponds to the last year of his declining contract, before spending on an annual salary of 23 million per season if we are based on the new figures. It is not yet clear how his new contract will be structured and if his annual salary will be 23 million in the first year, but you get the thing. If we are to believe Spotrac, site specializing in NBA contracts, Aaron Gordon’s new deal could start at 19 million greenbacks to end around 24.5 million in 2025-26. 88 million would be guaranteed in total, with an additional four million in bonuses for All-Star Game appearances, and / or nomination to an All-NBA Team (lol) / All-Defensive Team.
Denver acquired Gordon at last season’s trade deadline to fortify a title-contending roster, beating out several rival franchises for him. Gordon averaged 11.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and two assists in 10 postseason games last season. Just 25, he’s entering his 8th NBA season. https://t.co/NpmF7q8xmF
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 14, 2021
The most the Nuggets could have give Aaron Gordon on a veteran extension was four years, $88.2 million + incentives, so this is expected. https://t.co/V0XAfj4PGP
— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) September 14, 2021
While waiting for the final details of the contract to be formalized, this deal shows a good thing: the Nuggets believe in the impact of Aaron Gordon, and they wanted to keep him for years to come to maximize their window of shooting with the current generation. Nikola Jokic is on his big contract (still two years at over 30 million), Jamal Murray has already received his XXL extension (158 million over five years), Will Barton and JaMychal Green have been extended during the offseason (just like Austin Rivers), and we don’t forget the arrival of Jeff Green either. It will also be necessary to monitor the file of the nugget Michael Porter Jr., eligible for a contract extension (restrictive free agent in 2022) and potential difference-maker for Denver this season, especially in Murray’s absence. Coming back to Gordon, his profile is obviously very appreciated by Tim Connelly and the other members of the front office. Since his arrival at the Nuggets at the end of March 2021 (transferred from Orlando against RJ Hampton, Gary Harris and a first draft round, let’s not forget), Aaron has not really panicked the counters (10.2 points, 4 , 7 rebounds, 2.2 assists in 26 minutes at 50% shooting) and we can not say either that he had step-up in the absence of Jamal Murray after the terrible knee injury of the latter. However, he brings an athletic dimension to the wings on both sides of the field, he is rather well into the collective of the Nuggets., he can be solid in defense while taking advantage of the caviar of the Joker by moving well without a ball. So if Aaron is certainly not a genius of the game, we rather liked his fit as well as his contribution to the Nuggets system last year. It remains to be seen whether this contribution will be worth $ 92 million over four years. Allow us to doubt it.
The Nuggets are not going into detail, they want to play the leading roles in the West and have decided to drop a contract big enough to keep Aaron Gordon for the long term. It’s up to him to show that he can assume it, even more so when Jamal Murray is in the infirmary. In the end, it still seems expensive paid on paper but if there is a title at the end one day, the investment will be justified.
Source texte : The Athletic
Oh wow !
No hesitation on the side of Denver, which could have entered into tense negotiations next summer. Aaron Gordon is extended, now we have to wait for a good season from him. The Nuggets will need it badly. https://t.co/86kGZnqvfB– TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) September 14, 2021
Denver is not a big Free Agency team, generally speaking. You don’t recruit a star player there, almost everything is done internally, in training or development.
So no risk with Aaron Gordon, it might be expensive but losing him was inconceivable.
– TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) September 14, 2021
