According to the Denver mentor, both Nuggets stars could make their return at some point of the team's lengthy road trip.
The Denver Nuggets could finally witness the much-awaited comeback of their two core players on the hardwood.
Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon
Aaron Gordon
MIN: 28.33
PTS: 18.77 (62.62%)
REB: 5.92
As: 1.31
ST: 0.77
BL: 0.23
TO: 1.38
GM: 13
Head coach David Adelman revealed Saturday ahead of the team's matchup against the Orlando Magic that there is a chance that Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun might return to the lineup on their seven-game road trip.
“Hoping at the back end of this road trip we see them,” Adelman told reporters, via Nuggets reporter Katy Winge.
Gordon and Braun joined the Nuggets' road trip on the East Coast. As such, the two had their separate warmups ahead of Denver's weekend play in Orlando.
Braun has been out since mid-November after he sustained a left ankle sprain, for which the team announced he'll be out for six weeks.
Gordon followed him on the Nuggets' injury report a week after, enduring a Grade 2 right hamstring strain. The Nuggets revealed that he'll be reevaluated in four to six weeks.
Both starters are integral to Denver's identity, defense and reputation as one of the league's powerhouse teams. Gordon is averaging 18.8 points and 5.9 boards before going down, while the hustling Braun has 11.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists in 11 games.
Despite the absence of the two, the Nuggets (22-8) remained solid above the Western Conference standings behind the leadership of franchise stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.
The looming return of both Gordon and Braun is a relieving one for the Nuggets, since the team recently lost Cam Johnson (knee) and will be unavailable until at least late January.
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