AARON GORDON #32

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Power Forward, Small Forward

Salary: $31,978,037

Cap Hit: $31,978,037

Years of Service Tooltip : 12
2026-27 Year of Service Earned Tooltip : No
BORN: Sep 16, 1995
BIRTHPLACE: San Jose, California, United States
NATIONALITY:United StatesUnited States
HEIGHT:
6' 8
203cm
WEIGHT:
235lbs
106kg
AGE: 30
SHOOTS: Right
DRAFT YEAR: 2014
DRAFTED OVERALL: 4
DRAFT ROUND: 1
DRAFTED BY: ORL
AGENT DETAILS
SUMMARY

Aaron Gordon's salary is $31,978,037 for the 2026-27 season. His contract includes $0 in likely incentives and $1,680,000 in unlikely incentives. He is a 30 year old power forward who was born on Sep 16, 1995. He was drafted 4th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 1st round of the 2014 draft. He has signed 4 contracts worth a total value of $298,511,501. He will be a UFA at the end of the 2028-29 season when he is 33 years old. He is represented by the agent Calvin Andrews of Klutch Sports Management Group.

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CURRENT CONTRACT

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SIGNED BY: Calvin Booth
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Length: 2 - 3 years
Value: $109,052,040
Guaranteed: $103,608,840 (95%)
Expiry Status: UFA
AAVTooltip: $36,350,680
Cap % Tooltip: 19.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Denver NuggetsDEN
Signing Method: Bird ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: October 21, 2024
Source: SalarySwish

Aaron Gordon signed a 2-3 year, $109,052,040 contract with the Denver Nuggets on Oct 21, 2024. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $31,978,037 to $37,094,523.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2026-27$31,978,037$31,978,037$31,978,037$0$1,680,000
2027-28$34,536,280$34,536,280 (+8%)$34,536,280$0$1,814,400
2028-29Player$37,094,523$37,094,523 (+8%)$37,094,523$0$1,948,800
TOTAL$103,608,840$103,608,840$103,608,840$0$5,443,200
Cap Hold 2029-30: $55,641,785
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2028-29: $37,094,523 Player Option [Decision Pending]
TRADE KICKER Tooltip : 3% of the remaining Base Salary

CONTRACT HISTORY

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SIGNED BY: Rob Hennigan
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Length: 2 - 4 years
Value: $18,019,460
Guaranteed: $17,919,460 (99%)
Expiry Status: RFA
AAVTooltip: $4,504,865
Cap % Tooltip: 6.33
Signing Team: Logo of the Orlando MagicORL
Signing Method: Rookie ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: July 2, 2014
Source: SalarySwish

Aaron Gordon signed a 2-4 year, $18,019,460 contract with the Orlando Magic on Jul 2, 2014. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $3,992,040 to $5,504,420.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2014-15$3,992,040$3,942,040$3,942,040$50,000$0
2015-16$4,171,680$4,121,680 (+5%)$4,121,680$50,000$0
2016-17TeamYes (Oct 25, 2015)$4,351,320$4,351,320 (+6%)$4,351,320
(0→4.35M)
$0$0
2017-18TeamYes (Oct 25, 2016)$5,504,420$5,504,420 (+29%)$5,504,420
(0→5.50M)
$0$0
TOTAL$18,019,460$17,919,460$17,919,460$100,000$0
Qualifying Offer: $7,260,330
Cap Hold 2018-19: $16,513,260
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2016-17: $4,351,320 Team Option [Requirements Met]
2017-18: $5,504,420 Team Option [Requirements Met]
QUALIFYING OFFER SUBMITTED: Logo of the Orlando MagicORL on Jun 25, 2018
CONTRACT NOTE: Likely Incentives: Summer League and Summer Conditioning
VETERAN CONTRACT
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SIGNED BY: John Hammond
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Length: 4 years
Value: $80,000,000
Guaranteed: $76,000,000 (95%)
Expiry Status: UFA
AAVTooltip: $20,000,000
Cap % Tooltip: 21.19
Signing Team: Logo of the Orlando MagicORL
Signing Method: Bird ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: July 6, 2018
Source: SalarySwish

Aaron Gordon signed a 4 year, $80,000,000 contract with the Orlando Magic on Jul 6, 2018. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $16,409,091 to $21,590,909.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2018-19$21,590,909$21,590,909$21,590,909$0$1,000,000
2019-20$19,863,636$19,863,636 (-8%)$19,863,636$0$1,000,000
2020-21$18,136,364$18,136,364 (-8%)$18,136,364$0$1,000,000
2021-22$16,409,091$16,409,091 (-8%)$16,409,091$0$1,000,000
TOTAL$76,000,000$76,000,000$76,000,000$0$4,000,000
Cap Hold 2022-23: $24,613,637
VETERAN EXTENSION
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SIGNED BY: Calvin Booth
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Length: 3 - 4 years
Value: $91,440,001
Guaranteed: $86,640,001 (95%)
Expiry Status: UFA
AAVTooltip: $22,860,000
Cap % Tooltip: 16.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Denver NuggetsDEN
Signing Method: Bird ExceptionTooltip
Signing Date: September 27, 2021
Source: SalarySwish

Aaron Gordon signed a 3-4 year, $91,440,001 contract with the Denver Nuggets on Sep 27, 2021. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $19,690,909 to $22,841,455.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2022-23$19,690,909$19,690,909$19,690,909$0$1,200,000
2023-24$22,266,182$21,266,182 (+8%)$21,266,182$1,000,000$200,000
2024-25$22,841,455$22,841,455 (+8%)$22,841,455$0$1,200,000
2025-26PlayerYes (Oct 21, 2024)$22,841,455$22,841,455$22,841,455$0$1,200,000
TOTAL$87,640,001$86,640,001$86,640,001$1,000,000$3,800,000
Cap Hold 2026-27: $34,262,183
GUARANTEED DETAILS
2025-26: $22,841,455 Player Option [Requirements Met]

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