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Denver Nuggets | #32 | Forward

Aaron

Gordon

PPG

15.4

RPG

6.7

APG

3.1

PIE

12.0

HEIGHT

6'8" (2.03m)

WEIGHT

235lb (107kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Arizona

AGE

29 years

BIRTHDATE

September 16, 1995

DRAFT

2014 R1 Pick 4

EXPERIENCE

10 Years

6'8" | 235lb | 29 years

DRAFT

2014 R1 Pick 4

BIRTHDATE

September 16, 1995

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Arizona

EXPERIENCE

10 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24: Appeared in 73 games (all starts), averaging 13.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists in 31.5 minutes while shooting 55.6% from the field and 65.8% from the free-throw line ... Nearly averaged a career-high in assists with 3.5 per game (career-high is 3.7, done twice) and shot the second-best from the field in his career (career-best is 56.4%) ... Finished with 12 double-doubles ... Scored 20+ points in eight games and 30+ points once ... Secured 10+ rebounds 13 times, 3+ blocks in four games, and 3+ steals in four games ... Recorded a season-high 30 points (11-17 FG, 2-4 3FG, 6-7 FT) to go with nine rebounds, two assists, and one block in 35 minutes at GSW on 1/4 ... Posted a season-high 15 rebounds along with 25 points (8-15 FG, 1-2 3FG, 8-8 FT) with two assists in 33 minutes vs. SAC on 2/14, marking the first time he's put up that stat line or better since 10/17/18 … It also marked the third time in his career shooting 100% from the FT line with 8+ attempts (the other two times came in 2019) ... Registered five points, five rebounds, nine assists, and one steal in 28 minutes vs. MIN on 4/10, marking a season-high in assists ... Blocked four shots while tallying 16 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists, and one steal in 39 minutes at OKC on 1/31 ... Was +40 with 17 points, six rebounds, and six assists in 24 minutes vs. SAC on 2/28.

NBA: NBA Champion (2023) … Appeared in 669 career NBA regular season games (580 starts), all with Orlando and Denver averaging 13.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 29.3 minutes … 2022-23:  Played in 68 games (all starts), averaging 16.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, and three assists in 30.2 minutes … Shot 56.4% from the field … Tallied a double-double 11 times … Scored in double figured 60 times, including 17 games with 20+ points … Tallied a season-high 37 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, and one steal in 37 minutes on 2/9 vs. ORL … Grabbed 15+ rebounds twice including on 11/9 vs. IND with 18 points, six assists, one steal, and one block … Went a perfect 4-4 and 4-6 from the free-throw line on 1/11 vs. PHX … Made every free-throw attempted in eight games, going 4-4 vs. NOP on 12/4 … Recorded 31 points (10-16 FG’s, 4-5 3PT FG’s) with eight rebounds, four assists, and two blocks vs. OKC on 11/23

Playoffs: Has appeared in 52 games (all starts), averaging 13.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in 34.2 minutes … Posted eight career playoff double-doubles

BEFORE NBA

Played and started in all 38 games during his only season at the University of Arizona, averaging 12.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.03 blocks in 31.2 minutes … Helped the Wildcats to a 33-5 record, a Pac-12 regular season championship and an Elite Eight appearance in the 2014 NCAA Tournament … Led Arizona in rebounding (seventh in conference), while ranking second in both scoring and blocked shots (11th in conference) … Named First Team All-Pac-12 and the 2013-14 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year … Also earned Third Team All-American honors by The Sporting News and Honorable Mention by The Associated Press … Was one of six finalists for the Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Year Award.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Aaron Addison Gordon … Older brother, Drew, played collegiately at New Mexico and UCLA … He later played professionally in both Turkey and Italy in 2013-14, and also has NBA Summer League experience with Dallas, Sacramento and Utah ... Father, Eddy, played basketball at San Diego State and signed as a free agent with the NFL’s New England Patriots as a tight end … Sister, Elisabeth, played collegiately at Harvard … Recognized for his tremendous efforts in the Central Florida community as the co-winner of the Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award in 2019.