Denver Nuggets, the reigning NBA champions, have surprisingly secured only one slot in the All-Star Game.
Forward Aaron Gordon expressed his bewilderment at this paradox, arguing it “doesn’t make any sense.”
Aaron Gordon on the Nuggets only having one player at All-Star Weekend: "I don't know why that is. Not entirely sure. That's a mystery to me. Doesn't make any sense."
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Despite being the defending champions with an impressive 36-19 record, Denver Nuggets have managed just a single representation in the form of Nikola Jokić in the All-Star Game.
This observed anomaly led Aaron Gordon to question the All-Star nominations.
The only All-Star representative from the Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokić, two-time regular season MVP, is set to play center for the Western Conference in this year’s All-Star Game.
With an impressive track record penciling them into the fourth spot in the Western Conference, the Nuggets, tournament professionals deem, deserved more representation in the All-Star Game.
Gordon’s contention gains strength from the fact that Denver is the defending champion. The spotlight here shines on the individual contributors who played a pivotal role in this monumental victory.
The Western Conference team does demonstrate star superpower with the likes of Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, and Kawhi Leonard. This fact might serve to justify the single representation from the Nuggets.
The Western Conference also flaunts two representatives—Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards—from the top-performing Minnesota Timberwolves.
Adding to the difficulty of the Nuggets’ case is the presence of superstars like Devin Booker and Paul George.
In the presence of such titans, highlighting the individual potential latent in the Nugget’s players like Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, and Michael Porter Jr. becomes a somewhat tiring uphill task.
Despite the individuals’ apparent underrepresentation, the significant role these individuals played in landing Denver its first-ever NBA title, with relative ease, cannot be overshadowed.
