Aaron

Gordon

#32

Aaron Gordon

Height : 6' 8" · Weight : 235 lbs · Age : 31

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Denver Nuggets	36	33	27.9	5.5-11.1	49.7	1.7-4.4	38.9	3.5-4.5
2024-25	Denver Nuggets	51	42	28.4	5.2-9.7	53.1	1.5-3.4	43.6	2.8-3.5
2023-24	Denver Nuggets	73	73	31.5	5.5-9.8	55.6	0.5-1.9	29.0	2.4-3.7
2022-23	Denver Nuggets	68	68	30.2	6.3-11.2	56.4	0.9-2.5	34.7	2.8-4.6
2021-22	Denver Nuggets	75	75	31.7	5.8-11.1	52.0	1.2-3.5	33.5	2.3-3.1
2020-21	2020 21 Totals	50	50	27.7	4.6-10.0	46.3	1.2-3.5	33.5	1.9-3.0
2020-21	Denver Nuggets	25	25	25.9	4.1-8.2	50.0	0.7-2.6	26.6	1.2-1.8
2020-21	Orlando Magic	25	25	29.4	5.1-11.7	43.7	1.7-4.5	37.5	2.6-4.2
2019-20	Orlando Magic	62	62	32.5	5.4-12.4	43.7	1.2-3.8	30.8	2.4-3.6
2018-19	Orlando Magic	78	78	33.8	6.0-13.4	44.9	1.6-4.4	34.9	2.4-3.2
2017-18	Orlando Magic	58	57	32.9	6.5-14.9	43.4	2.0-5.9	33.6	2.7-3.9
2016-17	Orlando Magic	80	72	28.7	4.9-10.8	45.4	1.0-3.3	28.8	2.0-2.7
2015-16	Orlando Magic	78	37	23.9	3.5-7.4	47.3	0.5-1.8	29.6	1.7-2.5
2014-15	Orlando Magic	47	8	17.0	2.0-4.4	44.7	0.3-1.0	27.1	0.9-1.3

ContractDenver Nuggets payroll →

This season: 33.66 M$
Seasons left: 3 · through 2028-29
Total remaining: 109.1 M$

2026-27
33.66 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
36.35 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
39.04 M$
Player option

Advanced stats, 2025-26ForwardsNBA stats →

Points

16.2

Rebounds

5.8

Assists

2.7

TS%

62.0 %

Usage

21.9 %

PER

18.5

WS/48

.153

On/off +/−

+10.2

Minutes

27.9

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

2.8

Points/game

15.6

Games

WAR 2025-26

2.4

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

→ Stable (+3)

2022-235.7 WAR · 5.5 per 2,000 min
2023-245.1 WAR · 4.4 per 2,000 min
2024-253.2 WAR · 4.4 per 2,000 min
2025-262.4 WAR · 4.8 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+3 · 30 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

SCO: Scoring; 83
SHT: Shooting; 77
FIN: Finishing; 88
PLY: Playmaking; 79
BAL: Ball security; 79
REB: Rebounding; 79
DEF: Defense; 63
DUR: Durability; 58
EX: Experience; 87

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

2.4

#45 of 107 regular forwards

PAL Rating

72 / 100

#30 of 107 regular forwards

Value Rating

47 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 70 · salary $33.7M

PAL: dimensions

Impact86

Scoring78

Playmaking69

Shooting61

Rebounding72

Defense14

Where WAR comes from

VORP+0.9

BPM (per 100 possessions)+1.7

Offensive BPM+2.9

Defensive BPM-1.2

Win Shares+3.2

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

13.7 pi

60th percentile

At the rim

76.9 %

84th percentile

Rim share

29.4 %

74th percentile

Midrange

42.9 %

69th percentile

Three-point

.389

83th percentile

3PA share

39.4 %

40th percentile

Corner threes

44.7 %

79th percentile

Free throws

.767

42th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	DEN	16.2	2.4	72	79	62.0	.389	39.4
2024-25	DEN	14.7	3.2	67	80	65.0	.436	34.6
2023-24	DEN	13.9	5.1	70	81	60.7	.290	19.3
2022-23	DEN	16.3	5.7	87	82	61.7	.347	22.7
2021-22	DEN	15.0	2.4	39	73	60.2	.335	31.2

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
Apr 26Playoffs	@ MIN	L 112-96	23	9	1	0	0	1	4-11	1-5
Apr 21Playoffs	vs MIN	L 119-114	37	8	7	4	0	0	3-9	1-4
Apr 18Playoffs	vs MIN	W 116-105	29	17	8	3	0	0	5-10	1-5
Apr 9	vs MEM	W 136-119	22	6	2	6	0	1	2-6	0-2
Apr 7	vs POR	W 137-132 OT	31	23	9	5	0	0	8-14	4-9
Apr 4	vs SAS	W 136-134 OT	41	15	6	3	0	0	7-12	1-4
Apr 2	@ UTA	W 130-117	28	6	2	2	2	0	1-7	1-4
Mar 28	vs UTA	W 135-129	31	17	7	1	1	1	6-12	0-4
Mar 25	@ PHX	W 125-123	26	16	6	3	0	0	5-9	1-1
Mar 22	vs POR	W 128-112	28	12	3	4	0	0	4-7	2-4