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Aaron Gordon

Denver Nuggets · #32 · Plus starter
PF6'8"235 lbage 3012 yrs expArizonaSan Jose, CA
3rd best of 15 on DENworth +4.2 wins to the rotation
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High-level scorer & playmaker
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Western · Northwest · proj. 56-26 (▲+2.8)
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The do-everything forward who makes Denver's starting five hum — the lob threat, the small-ball five, the guy who guards the other team's best. Limited to 36 games, he was efficient as ever at 16.2 points on 62% true shooting and a sparkling 38.9% from deep, while drawing fouls and taking care of the ball. The connective glue on both ends.

16.2
PPG
5.8
RPG
2.7
APG
0.6
SPG
0.3
BPG
GP 36MPG 27.9FG% 49.73P% 38.9FT% 76.7TS% 62USG% 21.9PER 18.5BPM +1.7VORP 0.9EPM +2.4
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Scoring88
Playmaking87
Rebounding87
Shooting81
Inside finishing79
Rim protection61
Perimeter defense57

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2014-15 to 2025-26 · 12 seasons
13.7
PPG
6.2
RPG
2.7
APG
756
GAMES
Points 10,339Win Shares 50.1Starts 655Best season 2023-24 · 13.9 ppg
Games played, last three seasons65%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 28 → 30
▬Steady

Aaron, at 30, was as productive as ever when he played, but managed only 36 games last season, so his value to a team dipped (4.7 → 2.9 wins).

Age curve▬ On curve
Declining about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 5.9 wins (+3.1)
Assumes a normal season; he played 36 games last year. Age takes about 0.5 wins off at 31. Range 4.9–6.9 wins.
Production (BPM)+1.3 → +1.7+0.426-27 forecast +1.1
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +1.3 · 73 games2024-25: +1.2 · 51 games2025-26: +1.7 · 36 games2026-27: +1.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)4.7 → 2.9-1.926-27 forecast 5.9
Down because he played 36 games last season, not because his game slipped.
2023-24: 4.7 · 73 games2024-25: 3.4 · 51 games2025-26: 2.9 · 36 games2026-27: 5.9 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $26.1M vs $33.7M salary−$7.6M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$33.7M salary2023-24: $14.3M · 73 games2024-25: $7.9M · 51 games2025-26: $6.4M · 36 games2026-27: $26.1M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $33,658,037 cap hit · through '29. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$33,658,037Guaranteed
15% of the club’s payroll · 3rd of 13 priced deals
Runs through3 seasons
Est. market value$26,066,000 /yr
Surplus−$7,592,037
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.