Nuggets' David Adelman Makes Unique Comparison for Aaron Gordon

The Denver Nuggets officially got their first day of training camp off and rolling this week, allowing this new and improved roster to finally take the floor in a full team practice in preparation for the season ahead.

But of course, amid the multiple changes and additions made from the Nuggets this summer, there's many returning pieces on this roster, And one of which–– veteran forward Aaron Gordon, has already started off camp making his usual strong impression on Denver's coaching staff.

Nuggets head coach David Adelman would hand off some praise to Gordon following their first practice of the new year, and gave an interesting comparison to his stnadout forward:

"Aaron [Gordon], he's just like clay," Adelman said.

Why clay? It's because of his elite versatility on both sides of the ball.

"He just changes every year for whatever you need him to be," Adelman continued. "He's got to be the lead ball handler, post people up, play the split game, be the guy that cuts, doesn't get the ball if it's somebody else's shot, and defensively it's the same idea. He's guarded Luka, he's guarded Trae Young, he's guarded every kind of player. He's guarded centers in the playoffs."

"So, what I expect from Aaron is what I see every year, which is whatever we need to do to have the best season possible."