A lot went wrong for the Nuggets and Aaron Gordon last season as he fought nagging leg injuries all season, ultimately playing in just 51 regular-season games and limping through the playoffs. But one thing that did go very right for Gordon was his three-point shot.
Gordon, a career 33% three-point shooter, upped that figure all the way to 43% last season, which was by far his career-best. The shot and the confidence with which Gordon was shooting it both looked noticeably better, and the stats backed up the eye test.
It was a whole new offensive version of Gordon that we’ve never seen before, and as the season went on, the small sample never faded as he kept lighting it up on almost 3.