Peyton Watson Injury Update, Aaron Gordon's Health, West Standings & More Inside Nuggets Practice
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What updates are there on Peyton Watson's injury status?
I'm outside Ball Arena where we just wrapped up Denver Nuggets practice and we got an update on Peyton Watson. We got some insight into what the team is thinking about some of these late game tough losses, all of that and more. But first, make sure you like and subscribe so you catch all of our Denver Nuggets news, podcasts, and analysis. I'm going to start with what AG said. This was a mental practice, but it was really good because it was a regrouping. The team has been on the road a lot. They played more road games than anybody in the NBA to this point. Very home-heavy part of the schedule after this. So he called it a regroup chance for them to get ready and focus for what will be the end of the season.
He also talked about his health very briefly. He was asked how he feels. Of course, he's been dealing with these soft tissue injuries, and he didn't really want to comment on it. He said, I feel fine. End of story. Take that for what you will. Obviously, the team is trying to limp across the finish line right now.
How is Aaron Gordon's health affecting the team's performance?
I'm so interested about toughness and connection because I think they're essential ingredients for a team winning the championship. They had that in 2023. I asked both David Adleman and Christian Brown about that. They both agreed that team was special because of that. But they both cited that those things arrive late and they come from the confidence you get from winning tough games. Right now, Denver's been dropping them. But they said they believe the team is rounding close to those two things, the resiliency it takes to win in the clutch, but the connection that comes not from going just winning games, but from the adversity it takes to overcome and then becoming a winning team. They both felt like Denver was going through a process that was essential for them to come out the other side a better team.
So I know the stretches hurt. Denver is treating it like it is a positive in the making. Everybody's looking at the standings. I know you are. The Denver Nuggets players are. Christian Brown said, you're lying if they tell you that they're not looking at the standings every night. David Adelman said, I, of course, know what it means when we lose. I know what it means when Houston or Minnesota lose to somebody. We're watching every single night. This is the time of year that takes front and center. So everybody on standing walks right now.
What are the Denver Nuggets saying about their late-game struggles?
Again, make sure you hit the Like button. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss any of these notes. cb said that it was his job to get the defense organized i asked him what's the most important thing you want to accomplish personally here at the end of the season he said it's getting the defense organized and on the same page that's my job he said i gotta play defense better and i gotta make shots but it's getting everybody organized uh everybody feels really confident about the stretch of games 14 games to go 10 of them at home that's a lot of home games the most in the nba over the final stretch they feel really good that right now is the moment to turn things around and finally we saw peyton watson today going full contact in three on three with some of the coaching staff jalen pickett as well zeke nagy julian strother tyus jones david roddy those guys were playing some three on three today and it looked like he was going about three-quarter speed not necessarily had a great sweat going on
But he was working out. We asked David Adleman about an update on his status and David Adleman made it sound like he's hoping for this weekend. That would take him out of tomorrow's game. That would take him out of Wednesday's game at Memphis. So my hunch is that he's not returning until the end of this week. That would be on the long end of his expected timeline. Denver is very excited to get him back. I think it'll be a boost to the system when he comes back. But based on what I saw and heard at practice today, he might be a few days away. That's your report from Denver Nuggets practice.
How does the team plan to improve their defensive communication?
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What updates are there on Peyton Watson's injury status?
0:00–0:49
2
How is Aaron Gordon's health affecting the team's performance?
0:49–1:57
3
What are the Denver Nuggets saying about their late-game struggles?
1:57–3:15
4
How does the team plan to improve their defensive communication?
3:15–3:23
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