The revolving door of available players continues to turn for the Nuggets with only two weeks left in the regular season.

Bruce Brown is the only player who’s appeared in all 76 of Denver’s games. Tim Hardaway Jr. (75), Jamal Murray (71) and Spencer Jones (64) are the only others who have played more than 60 games.

After missing Sunday’s win over the Warriors with a calf issue, starting power forward Aaron Gordon returned to practice Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s game in Utah.

“’AG’ looked good today. His comfort level seemed like it was in a good place with the calf. I’m hoping he’ll play (Wednesday),” Nuggets coach David Adelman said after an admittedly light practice.

“It was good to see him out there for sure.”

Cam Johnson, who left Sunday’s game with back spasms, also practiced. He said the back issues subsided in time where he could’ve returned to Sunday’s game, but Denver’s dominant third quarter had the win secured by the time he felt like he could return.

“They just kind of popped up on me, maybe after a little bit of contact or something,” Johnson said. “I’m fine now, though. It goes away.”

Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski, right, drives to the rim as Denver Nuggets forward Cameron Johnson defends in the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Peyton Watson provided another positive. He’s yet to play more than 23 minutes in four games since returning from a right hamstring strain. The hope is that changes against the Jazz.

“It’s been tough. It’s been frustrating with the minutes restriction, but it is what it is. It probably was best for my health. I think we’re looking to ramp me up here in the next game,” Watson said. “I’m looking forward to that.”

Jones and Zeke Nnaji appear to be headed in the opposite direction. Jones left Sunday’s game with a hamstring issue, while Nnaji dealt with a hip issue. Neither forward practiced Tuesday.

“They’re going to be day-to-day, see how they react,” Adelman said.

The Nuggets head into Tuesday’s slate of games still in fourth in the Western Conference, 1.5 games behind the Lakers for third. Staying in the top four would provide the Nuggets a prolonged stretch in Denver between the end of the regular season and Game 3 of an eventual first-round series. The Nuggets would secure a top-six finish with a Suns loss to the Magic on Tuesday.

“I think we’re trending upward in terms of highlighting what we need to do to get better to finish the season strong and get ready for playoffs. That’s the bottom line, man,” Johnson said.

“You can’t just say, ‘We’ll do better in the playoffs.’ You can’t do that. We’ve got to do it now.”

Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II, left, drives to the rim as Denver Nuggets forward Spencer Jones defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

If Jones can’t play in Utah, it will leave Denver with five games to settle the playoff rotation. That’s a luxury Adelman hasn’t had for most of his first full season in charge. It hasn’t impacted the offense even with Nikola Jokic missing a month, the longest absence of his NBA career. Denver’s league-best offensive rating of 120.7 is a full point better than the second-best offense, Boston. The defense has been sturdy in stretches and quite the opposite at other times. Denver’s defensive rating, 116, ranks 21st, the worst of any team that could consider itself a contender.

“I feel like we’ve played a lot of different ways defensively out of necessity. I would say being connected defensively means that you’re completely bought into doing it for a whole game, and you’re not waiting for your offense to win the game. We’ve done that a lot this year,” Adelman said. “There’s a reason why the rating offensively is so high, but for us to win big, to win games of consequence at the end of the year, we have to be more consistent.”

A fully healthy rotation to close the regular season would help.