Orlando Magic set to make Aaron Gordon highest-paid former Wildcat in NBA

By agreeing to a four-year contract worth $84 million, Aaron Gordon will become the highest-paid ex-Arizona player in the NBA.

And he's still only 22.

That means Gordon will be 26 when he's next available on the market, since there are reportedly no options structured into this deal. So he could have prime leverage at that point to command a max deal if he continues to improve.

Gordon already is coming off the best year of his four-year NBA career, since leaving Arizona in 2014 as the No. 4 overall pick in the NBA Draft. He 

He averaged 17.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while also appearing in the newly released movie "Uncle Drew."

While Gordon's 2018-19 salary has not yet been made available, his average of $21 million over the deal suggests he will likely surpass the $16 million that Andre Iguodala will receive from the Warriors next season.

As of now, these are the other top salaries for next season among ex-Wildcats in the NBA, according to Hoopshype:

-- Solomon Hill ($12.7 million)

-- Jerryd Bayless ($8.6 million)

-- Deandre Ayton (expected around $8 million)

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-- Lauri Markkanen ($4.5 million)

-- Stanley Johnson ($3.9 million)

-- (Channing Frye's four-year, $32 million contract ended last season and he's now a free agent)

A few ICYMI items:

-- Josh Pastner has retired his well-worn Russell Athletic polo.

-- WSU and Cal may be spending too much.

-- And the Wildcats have new practice jerseys:

Practice jerseys for the 18-19 season have started to arrive pic.twitter.com/uBzBLLV02y

— Brian Brigger (@Zona_Briggs) June 27, 2018