Gary Harris and Jusuf Nurkic. Photo via the Denver Nuggets Twitter feed.
It’s been a whirlwind day for Gary Harris and Jusuf Nurkic, the Denver Nuggets two first-round draft picks.
The day started when Harris and Nurkic said hello to Denver before meeting the staff and touring the Nuggets’ locker room:
Jusuf Nurkic & Gary Harris are here! #WelcomeToDenver https://t.co/hOwE4g7Mh6
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) June 27, 2014
Head coach Brian Shaw greets Nurkic and Harris in the #Nuggets locker room. #WelcomeToDenver pic.twitter.com/6qTOASbzuO
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) June 27, 2014
Next up was a press conference with General Manager Tim Connelly and head coach Brian Shaw where the players got their first taste of interacting with the Denver media:
#WelcomeToDenver pic.twitter.com/rZAnLuWBxL
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) June 27, 2014
"The process was fun. I'm thankful to be in this position now." - Gary Harris #WelcomeToDenver pic.twitter.com/r05cscgstP
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) June 27, 2014
"My pleasure to be here. I'll do my best for next season." - Jusuf Nurkic #WelcomeToDenver pic.twitter.com/alP0zvOvMN
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) June 27, 2014
And at the end of the day, their new teammate Kenneth Faried welcomed the rookies to the Mile High City:
Welcome to your new homes @nurkic23 & @thats_G_ hope y'all enjoy your stay & learn to love & enjoy Denver as much as the people will y'all!!
— Kenneth Faried (@KennethFaried35) June 27, 2014
Now that the dog and pony show is over, it’s time for the youngsters to get to work. I can’t wait to see these guys in the gym so they can show Nuggets fans what they will bring to the team.