No one makes dunks look easier or smoother than Orlando Magic star Aaron Gordon.
The Magic forward added another slam to his highlight reel, with this double-clutch two-hand 360 during the third quarter of Orlando’s game vs. the Atlanta Hawks. Gordon scored 18 points in the third period alone, though none more stylish than this breakaway throwdown.
Aaron Gordon 360 off the break. Light work 😳 pic.twitter.com/DaINroSMLn
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 27, 2020
If you just arrived here from another planet, Aaron Gordon should be a two-time dunk contest champion, and he’s also one of the game’s most prolific in-game dunkers. He put that on display with a mini-dunk show in January at Staples Center in Orlando’s 119-118 victory over the Lakers. At the Barclays Center on Monday, he nearly provided what would have been one of the most ridiculous finishes of the season:
If Aaron Gordon threw this down 😱
(📍 @NissanUSA) pic.twitter.com/16alzcc3Zs
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 25, 2020
Besides the dunking, Gordon has been having somewhat of a down season until recently. He’s putting up 14.3 points, 7.5 rebounds on a career-low 42.6 field goal percentage, but he’s been playing his best ball as of late. His numbers in February are his best for any month of the season across the board: 19.3 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 46.7 FG%, 41.5% 3-Pt.
The Magic entered Wednesday’s game just 1.5 games back of the Brooklyn Nets for the no. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference.