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“When it comes to the last couple weeks for you, what went into the assembly of this roster?” David Adelman: “Yeah, I mean it was a lot of conversations with Ben and John and Josh. I think we were trying to find pieces that fit — not just names that people knew. We feel like all these guys do complement the group that’s been here, the group that’s accomplished so much over all these years in Denver. And I can tell you right now just from my messaging with Aaron Gordon, Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic — those guys are excited. And that brings something new for us. They feel like a new gym is going to be there. And for those guys who have been around for so long, sometimes you need that. You need a little bit of change, and this change is a good change.”

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Law Murray: Lawrence Frank mentioned that sometimes you have to pick between skill and athleticism While Collins should give Clippers both in the front court Specifically mentioned struggling with Aaron Gordon in the playoffs at Denver

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“I never said, ‘No.’ There was never a doubt in my mind that I was going to play,” Gordon said after Game 7. “The only thing that made me doubt playing was the MRI. The MRI told me something worse than what I was feeling.”

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When asked what he was most proud of this season, he took a moment. “I guess just being able to compete this season without my brother by my side,” Aaron Gordon said. “I knew he was with me. I knew he was staying with me. But I think even coming out here and just competing is something that is all right.”

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Their season was over in Oklahoma City, as was the interim portion of Adelman’s tenure after 17 games in charge. He coached almost as many Game 7s (two) as he did regular-season contests (three). That’s how preposterous the circumstances of his temporary promotion were. At least one player unambiguously hopes it’s more than temporary. “I love DA,” Aaron Gordon said. “I hope he’s here next year. I hope he’s our coach. I hope he gets an entire training camp and a whole offseason.” “I’m hoping he gets that job,” added Michael Porter Jr. “I think he’s a great, personable coach.”

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“I told him not to play,” revealed Nikola Jokic, talking about 29-year-old Aaron Gordon, “You can injure yourself even worse. You can see that he was struggling, hard to move, this and that. But he went out there to fight with us. We can just appreciate it.”

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Katy Winge: Aaron Gordon on playing tonight - “I knew the risks. But I wanted to be out there for my team.” Said he couldn’t sprint and he tried to play an “old man game.” In his mind it was never a question, he was playing.

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Michael Scotto: Aaron Gordon on Nuggets coach David Adelman: “I love DA. I hope he's here next year. I hope he's our coach. I hope he gets a whole offseason and a whole training camp to figure out his philosophy. I had DA in Orlando. We have DA here. DA is great. He was excellent for us.”

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Vinny Benedetto: Aaron Gordon expresses confidence the Nuggets' core as currently constructed can win another championship. He also endorses David Adelman as Denver's next head coach.

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Vinny Benedetto: David Adelman on Aaron Gordon's availability and effort in Game 7: "Aaron Gordon is incredible. What he played with today, I don’t know many people that would even attempt to run up and down. ... It’s one of the more incredible things I’ve ever seen."

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Shams Charania: Aaron Gordon will play and start in Game 7 for the Nuggets against the Thunder, source tells ESPN, gutting out a Grade 2 hamstring strain that requires weeks to heal. All on the line in Game 7 (3:30 pm ET, ABC).

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Tim MacMahon: David Adelman on Aaron Gordon’s Game 7 status: “If Aaron can go, he’ll go. That’s who he is. There’s a real toughness there. Sometimes being really, really tough and being hurt can get in the way.” Collective decision will be made after Gordon’s pregame warmup.

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Vinny Benedetto: David Adelman says there's a shot Aaron Gordon plays today. He's going through pregame warmup before a determination will be made.

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Team sources tell me that Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon is expected to warm up with about an hour left before tip-off and make his decision from there. It seems improbable, if not impossible, that he could compete in a high-level playoff game with such a serious injury, but team sources say the Nuggets went through a walk-through as a team yesterday with Gordon part of the game plan. Gordon, meanwhile, has been telling people within the team since yesterday that he plans on giving it a go. We shall see.

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