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.