Nuggets Desperate to Sign Champion Starter to Below-Max Extension [Video]

The Denver Nuggets and their champion starting power forward, Aaron Gordon, are in active talks regarding a contract extension. However, according to recent reports, the Nuggets are not willing to offer Gordon a maximum extension.

ESPN’s Brian Windhorst said on a recent episode of his podcast The Hoop Collective that the Nuggets are “hopeful” to sign Gordon to a new deal below the $150 million that he’s eligible to receive.

“From what I understand, they are negotiating with Aaron Gordon,” saidWindhorst. “Aaron Gordon was eligible for a four-year, $150 million-ish contract extension. They haven’t handed out that offer, otherwise he would have signed it. From what I understand, they are negotiating and they’re hopeful of getting him at …