Aaron Gordon, Meyers Leonard

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) shoots against Portland Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., Friday, March 20, 2015. Magic won 111-104. (AP Photo/Willie J. Allen Jr.)

Ex-Cat Gordon improves FTs, but struggling to get minutes

In his NBA rookie season, Aaron Gordon is struggling for minutes. He averages just 15.1 minutes for a really bad (22-52) Orlando Magic team. But Gordon has made the best of his time. The Pac-12’s 2014 Freshman of the Year has impressively improved his dreadful 42.2 college foul-shooting percentage to 71.2 in the NBA. That’s almost unprecedented. Here’s why Gordon, and others, leave college basketball after one season: His average weekly paycheck is $76,769. 


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