Aaron Gordon

Aaron Gordon
	Gordon with the Orlando Magic in 2019
No. 50 – Denver Nuggets
Position	Power forward / small forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	September 16, 1995 (age 28); San Jose, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Archbishop Mitty; (San Jose, California)
College	Arizona (2013–2014)
NBA draft	2014: 1st round, 4th overall pick
	Selected by the Orlando Magic
Playing career	2014–present
Career history
2014–2021	Orlando Magic
2021–present	Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (2023); Third-team All-America – SN (2014); First-team All-Pac-12 (2014); Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2014); McDonald's All-American Game MVP (2013); First-team Parade All-American (2013); 2× California Mr. Basketball (2012, 2013); USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2013); FIBA Under-19 World Cup MVP (2013);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA World U19 Cup

Aaron Addison Gordon (born September 16, 1995)^[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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 the Arizona Wildcats, during which they won the Pac-12 regular season title and reached the Elite Eight of the 2014 NCAA tournament.

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.^[2] After being traded to the Nuggets in 2021, Gordon won his first NBA championship in 2023.