Aaron Gordon changes his jersey number to honor his late brother

Aaron Gordon, a forward for the Denver Nuggets, declared that he will wear a different jersey number in the next season. After he passed away in May, Gordon, who had worn the number 50, will now wear the number 32 in memory of his late brother, Drew Gordon.

Throughout his career, retired NBA player Drew Gordon wore the number 32. This upcoming season will see Aaron Gordon, who has worn the number 50 throughout his NBA career, carry on some of his brother's on-court history. The older brother of Aaron Gordon, Drew Gordon, a former NBA player, was very tragically on May 30, 2024, in Portland, Oregon, in a car accident. Drew was 33 years old. At San Jose, California's Archbishop Mitty High School, he was an All-American McDonald's student.

During his junior and senior seasons, Drew Gordon often scored at least 13 points and pulled down 10 rebounds each game while playing collegiate basketball at UCLA and the University of New Mexico. Despite not being selected in the 2012 NBA Draft, Gordon averaged 1.9 points and 2 rebounds per game while playing nine games with the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2014–15 campaign.

Aaron Gordon will play a significant role for Denver Nuggets

Along with playing professionally abroad in places like Serbia, Sardinia, Turkey, France, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, and Russia, he also participated in the NBA G League. As a senior in 2012, Gordon, a standout player at New Mexico, was named to the Mountain West Conference's first team. In that campaign, he led the Mountain West Conference tournament in scoring and rebounds with an average of 13.7 points and 11.1 per game.

Aaron Gordon has worn number 50 since the Orlando Magic moved him to the Denver Nuggets for the 2020–21 campaign. He has worn the Magic's No. 00 before. The 6'8" forward will be free to join with any team in 2025 if he decides not to accept the $22.8 million he is owed for the 2025–2026 campaign. Gordon will play a significant role in the Nuggets' chances of winning a title once more.