Aaron Gordon will therefore have been in the Disney World bubble not to play any playoff match. The Orlando Magic player officially left the Florida campus on Thursday, ahead of his team’s possible last game in this campaign. Gordon has not replayed since August 5 his fall and his thigh injury from a foul. Kyle Lowry. Selon Shams Charania de The Athletic, the decision of No. 4 of the 2014 Draft was also motivated by recent events in the country.
The Magic could not therefore count on Aaron Gordon, nor on Jonathan Isaac during these playoffs. If the latter will most likely always be an Orlando player next season given the qualities he has demonstrated in 2020, it is much more vague as regards Gordon.
Since his arrival in the NBA, the former Arizona player has only shown his talent and his fantastic athleticism by flashes, failing to become a regular and reliable player. The 4-year (and $ 80 million) contract he signed in 2018 cannot be considered a complete success today. Almost every offseason one wonders if Orlando would not do better to move on and try to recover a counterpart as long as the intrinsic value of Aaron Gordon remains interesting.
It could be a good time, with two years left on the contract. A change of scenery is sometimes good and might help the eternal slam Dunk Contest to reinvent and flourish.
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