2025-26 Season

AARON GORDON

Denver Nuggets | Forward | 6-8

2025-26 Season

AARON GORDON

Denver Nuggets | Forward | 6-8 | Yr 11

16.3 PPG

5.8 RPG

2.5 APG

27.6 MPG

+1.2 Impact

Gordon produces at an above average rate for a 28-minute workload.

NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

+1.2

Scoring +10.5

Points 16.3 PPG × +1.00 = +16.3

Missed 2PT 3.0/g × -0.78 = -2.4

Missed 3PT 2.6/g × -0.87 = -2.3

Missed FT 1.1/g × -1.00 = -1.1

Creation +3.1

Assists 2.5/g × +0.50 = +1.2

Off. Rebounds 1.5/g × +1.26 = +1.9

Turnovers -2.1

Turnovers 1.1/g × -1.95 = -2.1

Defense +1.1

Steals 0.6/g × +2.30 = +1.4

Blocks 0.3/g × +0.90 = +0.3

Def. Rebounds 4.4/g × +0.30 = +1.3

Fouls Committed 2.5/g × -0.75 = -1.9

Hustle & Effort +1.6

Contested Shots 2.6/g × +0.20 = +0.5

Deflections 0.7/g × +0.65 = +0.5

Loose Balls 0.4/g × +0.60 = +0.2

Screen Assists 0.9/g × +0.30 = +0.3

Off. Fouls Drawn 0.0/g uncredited × +2.70 = +0.1

Raw Impact +14.2

Baseline (game-average expected) −13.0

Net Impact

+1.2

66th pctl vs Forwards

About this model: Net Impact can't measure floor spacing, help defense rotations, or playmaking gravity — so wings and guards are slightly undervalued vs bigs. How Net Impact works

TEAM COMPARISON

Impact

Offense

#11

Hustle

Defense

of 13 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Nikola Jokić +14.3 Jamal Murray +4.6 Jonas Valančiūnas +3.0 Aaron Gordon +1.4 Zeke Nnaji +0.7 Peyton Watson -0.4 Julian Strawther -1.8 Tim Hardaway Jr. -2.6 Spencer Jones -2.6 Christian Braun -2.9 Cameron Johnson -3.0 Bruce Brown -3.2 Jalen Pickett -3.7

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 227 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 80th

16.8 PPG

Efficiency 63th

58.6% TS

Playmaking 74th

2.6 APG

Rebounding 81th

5.9 RPG

Rim Protection 24th

0.11/min

Hustle 1th

0.05/min

Shot Creation 50th

0% pullup

TO Discipline 69th

0.04/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Aaron Gordon’s opening stretch of the 2025-26 campaign was defined by wild extremes, oscillating between historic offensive explosions and baffling defensive lapses. He opened the year looking like an absolute superstar on 10/23 vs GSW. Draining a ridiculous 10 three-pointers, he amassed 50 points and a staggering +26.5 impact score fueled by flawless shot selection. Yet, high scoring totals did not always translate to winning basketball. On 11/05 vs MIA, Gordon bullied his way to 24 points, but a disastrous -5.2 defensive impact score dragged his overall impact down to -4.2. Conversely, he found ways to dictate the flow of the game even when his own scoring vanished entirely. During the 01/17 vs WAS matchup, he managed just 8 points but still posted a +3.6 impact score because his sharp playmaking from the elbows generated 11 assists and kept the offense humming.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Best Game

50 PTS vs GSW

Oct 23 | +26.5 impact

Worst Game

9 PTS vs MIN

Oct 27 | -15.6 impact

PATTERNS

Boom-or-bust player. Gordon's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~9 points per game.

Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 65% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.

Defensive difference-maker. Gordon consistently forces tough shots and protects the rim — opponents shoot worse when he's guarding them.

Small downward trend. First-half impact: +2.3, second-half: +0.3. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.

In a rough stretch — 5 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 5 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 36 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.