No Nugget deserved a globe-spinning vacation more than Aaron Gordon.

The assignments Gordon was responsible for during Denver’s playoffs ranged from the explosivity of Anthony Edwards to the size and skill of Karl-Anthony Towns and Kevin Durant and finished with the brute force of LeBron James and Jimmy Butler.

All of that came after a regular season where he averaged more than 30 minutes per game, starting 68 games. He started all 20 of Denver’s playoff games, playing nearly 36 minutes per game. Only Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray played more postseason minutes for the Nuggets.

“It definitely took a couple of weeks, kind of like to get some of the tendonitis out of my body after the season,” Gordon admitted Monday.

After the break, Gordon toured China to promote his new signature shoe with Chinese brand 361 Degrees. That included at least one exhibition where Gordon impressed the local fans with his streetball moves.

“That was definitely a highlight of my summer,” Gordon said.

The vacation continued a week later when Gordon visited Jokic in his hometown of Sombor, Serbia. Gordon said they worked out together, and they were also spotted at the racetrack.

“We didn’t do anything special,” Jokic said. “He was just spending days with me. We were working out a couple of times, racetrack, lake house. Quiet, boring life.”

Gordon said he wanted to wager on Jokic’s horse, which ended up winning the race, but Jokic asked him not to jinx it.

The last stop around the globe came closer to home. Gordon was among the celebrities on the Folsom Field sidelines at Saturday’s Colorado vs. Southern California football game.

“Coach Prime got it lit, man,” Gordon said. “Deion has Colorado turned (up) right now. The sideline looked like celebrity row. It was like a club.”

A handful of teammates also attended. So did fellow NBA champions Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, who teamed up for the 2008 title in Boston. Garnett shared his appreciation for Gordon’s work last season at the game.

“He loves the way that I play the game. It’s kind of like tough-nosed old school and that he was happy for me,” Gordon said, remembering their conversation.

“I was just paying my respects to a legend.”

Vacation ended with Monday’s media day. The work continued Wednesday in San Diego. The goal is to be even better than last season.

“It’s where it’s supposed to be,” Gordon said, glancing at the Larry O’Brien trophy sitting to his side.

“We want to get better. We don’t want to stay the same. If you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse. I think we have more potential and things to improve on to be even better this year than we were last year.”