Aaron Addison Gordon is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Gordon was selected by the Orlando Magic as the fourth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. Gordon has twice been a runner-up in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, losing a close matchup to Zach LaVine in 2016 and Derrick Jones Jr. in 2020. After being traded to the Nuggets in 2021, Gordon won his first NBA championship in 2023.
Born in San Jose, California, Gordon attended Archbishop Mitty High School where he led his team to two state championships and was named California Mr. Basketball in his junior and senior years. Gordon then played one year of college basketball with Arizona Wildcats, during which they won the Pac-12 regular season title and reached the Elite Eight of the 2014 NCAA tournament.
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| 0 Braun • 1 Porter • 3 Strawther • 4 Westbrook • 5 Tyson • 6 Jordan • 8 Watson • 9 Šarić • 13 Hall (TW) • 14 Holmes • 15 Jokić • 21 Jones (TW) • 22 Nnaji • 23 Alexander (TW) • 24 Pickett • 27 Murray • 31 Čančar • 32 Gordon |
| Head coach: Adelman (interim) • Assistant coaches: Beckett • Bowen • Jones • Klask • Saunders • Stojaković |