50 points against Curry! Comparable to Jordan and Chamberlain! The most underrated superstar in the NBA

In NBA history, only 6 players can score 50+ points in the regular season opener: Chamberlain, Baylor, Jordan (2 times), Thomas, Irving and Aaron Gordon. Although Alexander scored 55 points in a single game, it was not the team's opening game, but the second round of the regular season. So, only Aaron Gordon has done it this season!

Yesterday the Nuggets lost to the Warriors 131-137 away from home. Gordon made 17 of 21 shots, 10 of 11 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 50 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 block. 50 points and 10 three-pointers in a single game were both Gordon's career highs. Gordon is also the second player in the NBA to hit 10 three-pointers in the opening game, the first being Rozier.

There is no doubt that Gordon played the strongest game of his career, but unfortunately the team still lost. After the game, the Nuggets wanted to give the game ball to Gordon to keep, but he refused. Gordon said: "I don't want to take failure home. (Compared with data), I want to help the team win more." A real man, try to win the next game!

Even Green was convinced. Green said after the game: "Jokic is a superstar, Murray is extraordinary, but Gordon is the most stable core force of the Nuggets. Over the years, he has continued to polish his shooting skills and become more and more stable." Gordon's current contract is 4 years and 86.64 million US dollars, and his salary this season is 22.84 million US dollars.

On October 23, 2024, exactly one year ago, the Nuggets extended Gordon's contract in advance for US$103 million for three years. The new contract will begin in the 2026-27 season and expire in the summer of 2029, with a player option for the 2028-29 season. In today's NBA, Gordon's contract is definitely a reasonable price, and the price/performance ratio is far better than Murray's four-year, 208 million.

In the 2024-25 season, Gordon played 51 regular season games due to injury, including 42 starts. He averaged 28.4 minutes per game, scoring 14.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.3 blocks. The shooting percentage was 43.9%, the three-point shooting percentage was 43.6%, and the free throw percentage was 81%. The three-point shooting and free throw shooting percentages are both the highest in his career.

In the 2025 playoffs, Gordon started 14 games. He averaged 37.3 minutes per game, scoring 16.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks. The shooting percentage was 48.5%, the three-point shooting percentage was 37.9%, and the free throw percentage was 86%. In G4 of the first round of the playoffs, Gordon dunked to defeat the Clippers; in G1 of the second round, Gordon defeated the Thunder with a three-pointer.

After Murray was seriously injured, his hard-hitting ability declined. Fighting to the point of life and death, Gordon is now more stable than Murray. Gordon was born on September 16, 1995, and is currently 30 years old. By the summer of 2028, the 33-year-old Gordon will be able to get out of his contract. If he can maintain his current form, he will definitely be able to sign another long-term contract by then.

Gordon is good at flying and dunking, but in fact he suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his knee at the age of 11. In the 2014 NBA draft, Gordon was selected by the Magic with the fourth overall pick in the first round, second only to Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Embiid. In March 2021, the Magic sent Gordon to the Nuggets in exchange for Gary Harris, RJ Hampton and a first-rounder.

What memories do you have of Gordon?