Aaron GordonDenver Nuggets · #32
Aaron Gordon is a forward for the Denver Nuggets and the selfless, elite-athlete glue of the 2023 champions — a player who guards positions one through five and sacrificed his own numbers to fit alongside Nikola Jokić. A two-time Slam Dunk Contest runner-up, he scored 27 in the title-clinching 2023 Finals game and, in October 2025, erupted for a career-high 50 points, breaking Alex English's franchise single-game record. He wears No. 32 to honor his late brother, Drew.
Aaron Gordon — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Aaron Gordon stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Aaron Gordon — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Aaron Gordon
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Aaron Gordon career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 47 | 17.0 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 | .447 | .271 |
| 2015-16 | 78 | 23.9 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 1.6 | .473 | .296 |
| 2016-17 | 80 | 28.7 | 12.7 | 5.1 | 1.9 | .454 | .288 |
| 2017-18 | 58 | 32.9 | 17.6 | 7.9 | 2.3 | .434 | .336 |
| 2018-19 | 78 | 33.8 | 16.0 | 7.4 | 3.7 | .449 | .349 |
| 2019-20 | 62 | 32.5 | 14.4 | 7.7 | 3.7 | .437 | .308 |
| 2020-21 | 25 | 29.4 | 14.6 | 6.6 | 4.2 | .437 | .375 |
| 2021-22 | 75 | 31.7 | 15.0 | 5.9 | 2.5 | .520 | .335 |
| 2022-23 | 68 | 30.2 | 16.3 | 6.6 | 3.0 | .564 | .347 |
| 2023-24 | 73 | 31.5 | 13.9 | 6.5 | 3.5 | .556 | .290 |
| 2024-25 | 51 | 28.4 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 3.2 | .531 | .436 |
| 2025-26 | 36 | 27.9 | 16.2 | 5.8 | 2.7 | .497 | .389 |
| Career | 731 | 29.3 | 13.8 | 6.3 | 2.7 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Denver Nuggets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Aaron Gordon
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
The elite athlete who won a title by sacrificing his own game — and wears No.
Turning pro
Drafted 4th overall, 2014 as a Forward.
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One of the best athletes basketball has ever seen — who became a champion by giving up his own shine. The dunk-contest legend who chose to be the perfect teammate.
Chapter
He grew up in San Jose in a family of athletes — his father Ed played college ball, his older brother Drew went pro. Aaron won two California state titles at Archbishop Mitty and was a two-time state Mr. Basketball before a dominant freshman year at Arizona.
Chapter
Orlando took him fourth overall in 2014, and he became a highlight machine — most famously in the Slam Dunk Contest, where he twice finished runner-up in duels many still call robberies, first to Zach LaVine in 2016, then again in 2020.
Off the court
- Height
- 6'8"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Draft
- 4th overall, 2014
- Born
- San Jose, California
- Age
- 31
- Jersey
- #32
The defining fact of Aaron Gordon's recent life isn't a dunk or a title — it's a tribute. In May 2024 his older brother Drew, who had played professionally and was part of the family that raised him on the game, died in a car accident. Aaron switched his jersey from 50 to 32, Drew's number, and has carried him onto the floor every night since. The grief reframed a career already built on selflessness.
That selflessness is the through-line. Gordon came to Denver a former top-five pick and willingly became a role player — guarding the toughest assignment, setting the screens, taking fewer shots — because it made the team better. Off the court he channels the same discipline into ventures like a sports-psychology app and community work, including education funding for the homeless. He is, by reputation, one of the sport's genuine high-character stars.
A supreme athlete with a team-first soul — the rare star who measures himself by winning, not numbers.
Aaron Gordon — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Aaron Gordon, answered.
