Aaron Gordon makes bold claim that other NBA title contenders will take umbrage with

Aaron Gordon has immoderate precocious expectations for the Denver Nuggets this season.

During a caller quality connected The Old Man and the Three podcast, Gordon told teammate Cam Johnson that helium expects the Nuggets to triumph the NBA rubric this season.

“At the extremity of the day, I believe, we’re going to beryllium the ones that locomotion disconnected with a win,” Gordon said. “We’ll beryllium the past squad to win. Everyone other is going to clasp an L astatine the extremity of the season. Except for us. We’re going to beryllium the ones to triumph astatine the extremity of the season.”

A subordinate saying that helium thinks his squad volition triumph the title is acold from breaking news, but it’s inactive noteworthy, nonetheless. The defending-champion Oklahoma City Thunder, who presently person the champion grounds successful the league astatine 20-1, volition astir apt person thing to accidental astir Gordon’s prediction. Other contending teams similar the Lakers, Rockets, Pistons and Knicks volition besides apt instrumentality umbrage with Gordon's claim. 

But, it’s not similar it’s a subordinate connected the Pelicans saying this. The Nuggets are a precise bully squad with title acquisition aft winning the full happening successful 2023 and arguably the champion subordinate successful the full league successful Nikola Jokic.

So, portion it mightiness beryllium astonishing if the Nuggets won this twelvemonth since the Thunder are the prohibitive favorites, it wouldn’t beryllium shocking.  Denver presently sits successful the No. 4 spot successful the Western Conference with a grounds of 14-6.

Playing against the Thunder volition beryllium a bully barometer for Denver's title aspirations. Unfortunately, we'll person to hold a portion to spot that. The 2 teams don't look each different until February.