Apr 26, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (32) celebrates as he runs on the court after scoring the winning shot to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 101-99 in game four of round one of the 2024 NBA Playoffs at Intuit Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

'To Get to Play Around the Best Player of All Time' – Denver Nuggets Forward Puts Nikola Jokic in the GOAT Conversation

Originally posted on Hardwood Heroics | By Jordan Samar | Last updated Sep 17, 2025 10:24 PM ET

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon recently declared teammate Nikola Jokic as one of the greatest players of all time during a recent episode of ESPN’s NBA Today.

In his conversation with Malika Andrews, Gordon dished on his relationship with Jokic. He said that it’s an “amazing experience” to play alongside the Denver Nuggets’ franchise player over the past few years.

“He’s amazing, you know, it is an experience, you know, to get to play around one of the best players, if not the best player of all time, you know,” Gordon said. “So the gravity that he has, you got shown at the beginning of the video of me catching that tip dunk, but it was the gravity that Joker has. You know, he’s shooting a one-legged fadeaway runner. And everybody in the gym thinks that’s going in, you know what I mean? And I think it’s going in.”

Apr 6, 2025; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) on the bench in the second quarter against the Indiana Pacers at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

“I’m just in my spot trying to do what I do, be in the right place at the right time, but he makes it click. And I think we have a great understanding with each other on and off the basketball floor, and so you guys are going to see that flourish,” he added.

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In the same interview, Aaron Gordon expressed his satisfaction with the Denver Nuggets’ roster moves this offseason, which include the additions of Bruce Brown, Cameron Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas, and Tim Hardaway Jr.

Jun 9, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) shoots the ball over Denver Nuggets forward Bruce Brown (11) during the second half in game four of the 2023 NBA Finals at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports

“Brucey B is back. Uh-oh. Might be problems for y’all, Brucey B is back… That’s a squad, especially with Big Val too. Big Val is gonna hold that down. That’s a boy. We got a squad,” Gordon said.

The Denver Nuggets plan to make another deep run in the playoffs this year. After winning their first Larry O’Brien trophy in 2023, they have exited from the second round in back-to-back seasons.