It’s the final weekend before the NBA regular season begins, which means you’re coming here for your fantasy basketball drafts.
Should you draft Aaron Gordon this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the Denver Nuggets Power Forward.
Should You Draft Aaron Gordon in Fantasy Basketball?
Aaron Gordon’s 2024 season was hampered by a lingering calf injury that limited him to 51 games, but he quietly delivered the most efficient year of his career. The 30-year-old forward posted a career-best 65.0% true shooting percentage, fueled by personal highs in 3-point shooting (43.6%) and free-throw percentage (81.0%).
His improved outside shooting and spacing complemented Nikola Jokić perfectly, even as his rebounding and defensive stats dipped to career lows.
Denver’s offseason changes should give Gordon slightly more scoring opportunity, though his role as a glue guy remains intact. He continues to thrive as an efficient secondary scorer and multipositional defender who complements the team’s stars rather than commanding high usage himself. Whether his reduced defensive numbers were injury-related or an indicator of long-term decline will be something to monitor as he enters his age-30 season.
Gordon’s fantasy value lies in his versatility and steady efficiency rather than upside. While his ceiling is capped by Denver’s offensive hierarchy, his improved range and reliable fit alongside Jokic make him a low-risk, safe-floor pick in category leagues.
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What Are Gordon’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Gordon to score 2,058.8 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 13.3 points per game.
This includes 4.9 field goals per game, 0.8 three-pointers per game, 2.7 free throws per game, 5.6 rebounds per game, 3.8 assists per game, 0.6 steals per game, and 0.5 blocks per game.
Where Does Aaron Gordon Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Gordon is ranked 89th overall and 14th at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Stephon Castle, Nicolas Claxton, Bilal Coulibaly, D’Angelo Russell, and Naz Reid.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Kel’el Ware, Isaiah Hartenstein, Jaden Ivey, Bub Carrington, and Keegan Murray.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Zion Williamson, Kevin Durant, Alexandre Sarr, Cooper Flagg, and Jalen Johnson.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Murray, Draymond Green, Kyle Kuzma, Santi Aldama, and P.J. Washington.
