Mystery Player #38
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · already played
The answer
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Aaron Gordon
F · 2014–2027
Aaron Gordon's career
Aaron Gordon played 13 seasons between 2014 and 2027, across 2 franchises — Magic and Nuggets. Over 756 regular-season games he averaged 13.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists, finishing with 10,339 career points. He was 1× champion.
He entered the league in the 2014 draft, taken 4th overall, a lottery pick expected to start immediately. That makes him a product of the 2010s, and his career totals should be read against the pace and rules of that period.
Across a long career of 13 seasons he was a rotation piece at 13.7 points per game.
- Games
- 756
- PPG
- 13.7
- RPG
- 6.2
- APG
- 2.7
- Points
- 10,339
- Rebounds
- 4,683
- Assists
- 2,035
- 3PM
- 823
Teams
- Magic · 2015–2021
- Nuggets · 2021–2026
Honours
1× NBA champion
How the clues read
Every guess that day was scored against Aaron Gordon across nine categories. These were the values behind the grid.
- Position:
- F
- Debut season:
- 2014
- Status:
- Active
- Nationality:
- USA
- Teams:
- Magic, Nuggets
- Points per game:
- 13.7
- Championships:
- 1
- All-Star selections:
- 0
Why this was a fair answer
Aaron Gordon was never an All-Star, so he reaches the answer pool by the second route: current players with a genuine offensive role, at least 12 points per game and 150 career games. At 13.7 points across 756 games he clears that bar comfortably, which is why a player without the honours of the pool's headline names can still turn up as an answer.
With 2 franchises on his record, the shared-team clue was a genuine filter rather than a giveaway. The 1 championship ring were another strong signal — most of the pool has none.
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