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23 and younger: The top of the NBA’s bright future

By Trey Flynn

BEIJING - AUGUST 4: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays basketball with young Chinese players during the Nike 2005 Battlegrounds event August 4, 2005 in Beijing, China. James is on a two-day visit to Beijing as part of his 2005 Asia tour, which will make stops in Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong, as a cross-cultural exchange between LeBron and young kids in Asia. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images)
BEIJING - AUGUST 4: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers plays basketball with young Chinese players during the Nike 2005 Battlegrounds event August 4, 2005 in Beijing, China. James is on a two-day visit to Beijing as part of his 2005 Asia tour, which will make stops in Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong, as a cross-cultural exchange between LeBron and young kids in Asia. (Photo by Cancan Chu/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – JANUARY 18: Aaron Gordon #00 of the Orlando Magic pulls up for a three against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on January 18, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – JANUARY 18: Aaron Gordon #00 of the Orlando Magic pulls up for a three against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on January 18, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

12. Aaron Gordon, Orlando Magic

Aaron Gordon is pretty good at dunking. I think he should do less of that though, hear me out.

One reason Vince Carter and Dwyane Wade burned out toward the end of their careers was because of a learning curve of being able to play more without driving to the hoop.

I would really miss those dunks, though.

By the way, those are some extreme comps. Maybe a Blake Griffin that can shoot 3’s at a younger age? We’ll see.

Things to work on: Stop playing so much Iso ball, it may just be because the Magic stink.

Overall, fun player with a lot of upside, plus he can shoot from pretty much anywhere on the court.

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