Tim MacMahon went on the latest Hoop Collective with Brian Windhorst podcast and proclaimed a truth that all Nuggets fans are coming to realize. The Nuggets are a completely different team defensively with Aaron Gordon in the lineup, and the difference is striking.
He's so important to the Nuggets that Tim Bontemps even called him the "fourth most important player" in the Western Conference. "They are an abysmal defensive team without Aaron Gordon," MacMahon said.
They aren't wrong. And they brought the receipts to back it up.
Per MacMahon, in 23 games with Gordon on the floor, the Nuggets have a defensive rating of 108.