Sunday, July 6, 2014

Aaron Gordon's initial game as a pro

Via Basketball Insiders:

F Aaron Gordon – Orlando Magic

7 points (3-11 FG), five rebounds and four turnovers

The Magic’s two first-round draft picks didn’t necessarily justify their place on the team after their first game in the summer league. Gordon struggled from the field, making just three out of his 11 shots from the field and had four turnovers in the outing. 

Tom Westerholm noted:

Aaron Gordon, Magic 

Let’s begin here: Gordon grabbed a shot out of the air in the fourth quarter. It was breathtaking in person, the type of play that wakes up everyone watching after nearly six hours of basketball. Then Gordon followed up his highlight-reel play by trying to take two defenders off the dribble down the court and wound up turning it over. The sequence is probably going to be a solid metaphor for Gordon’s first couple of seasons. He will simultaneously thrill and frustrate -- cutting hard back door and rising for a massive slam at one moment, then taking a step-back 3-pointer that comes up well short another. But he is what was advertised: athletic, solid passer, great defender and good ball handler. He finished 3-for-11 from the floor with seven points and five rebounds.

Below is the video of Gordon's block:

K.J. McDaniels receives the ball on the wing, and does his best to get a shot up to finish the play in transition. But Gordon comes seemingly out of nowhere, and makes a video-game-like play to leap into the air and just grab McDaniels’ shot.

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