Aaron Gordon has always been a very good NBA player, going back to his early days in Orlando. He was a top five pick for the Magic and was always a first or second option for hte team, but he - and they - was always held back by his lack of shooting as lead creator, initiator, and scorer.
Even in his best season as a scorer, when Gordon averaged almost 18 points per game in the 2017-18 season, Gordon shot just 33% from three-point range, his exact career average over 11 seasons.
But something clicked last season, and Gordon, in his age-29 season, had a career year, shooting almost 44% from long range.