Posting up is something Gordon, whom the Magic drafted fourth overall in 2014, has been working hard on the last couple years. In 2018-19, the recently-turned 24-year-old attempted 114 shots via posting his defender up, 51 more than the prior year and 58 more than two seasons ago. Nikola Vucevic was the only Magic player who took more post-up shots than Gordon, who made 40.4 percent of those attempts.
Gordon ran a Magic-high 2.56 miles per game. Kawhi Leonard and DeMar DeRozan, who just so happened to be traded for one another prior to the season, averaged the same amount and only 13 players averaged greater distances.