He’s a marble doorstop chiseled by Michelangelo. A lead guitarist playing bass. A soloist propping up the chorus. Aaron Gordon is an All-Star who dresses up as a “role player” every Halloween. Only his Halloween lasts nine months.

“We have so much talent on the offensive side. I’m not even really worried about it,” Gordon said of his 2025-26 Nuggets, whose regular season tips off Thursday night at Golden State . “… I’m gonna just take what is open for me and do what I can to take the pressure off of us if the game gets stymied.”

All the shots Michael Porter Jr. is about to get with the Nets, all the shots Jerami Grant took in Detroit, AG could make. He could be that guy . These Nuggets are better — almost perfect, in fact — when he doesn’t have to be.

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