The Denver Nuggets, who are the reigning champions with an incredible 36-19 record, have only one player, Nikola Jokić, in the All-Star Game.
Aaron Gordon began to doubt the All-Star selections after noticing this unusual occurrence.
In this year’s All-Star Game, center Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets, the two-time MVP of the regular season, will represent the Western Conference as the only representative from the team.
Experts in tournament management therefore, believe the Nuggets should have been represented in the All-Star Game more, given their stellar record that has placed them in fourth place in the Western Conference.
Gordon’s argument is strengthened by Denver’s status as the reigning champion. Here, the emphasis is on each individual contributor who made a significant contribution to this historic win.
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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Other Selections
Stephen Curry, Anthony Davis, and Kawhi Leonard are just a few of the Western Conference team’s superstars. This fact might serve to justify the single representation from the Nuggets.
Two players from the top-performing Minnesota Timberwolves, Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards, are also on display in the Western Conference.
Superstars like Devin Booker and Paul George are on the Nuggets, which makes their case much more harder.
Highlighting the individual potential that the Nuggets’ guys like Michael Porter Jr., Aaron Gordon, and Jamal Murray have becomes a somewhat taxing uphill task in the midst of such titans.
Notwithstanding the players’ seeming underrepresentation, they were crucial in helping Denver win its first NBA championship with relative ease.