Where the top 10 NBA free agents of 2018 are headed

#9 Aaron Gordon - Chicago Bulls

Gordon competing in the 2017 dunk contest

The #4 overall pick of the 2014 NBA draft is finally starting to justify his high draft placement. Gordon's stat line of 18.3/8.5/2.4 combined with shooting splits of 44.3/34.6/70.2 in 33.6 minutes per game mark a significant improvement from his first 3 seasons, when he scored 5.2, 9.2 and 12.7 points per game respectively.

Gordon is one of the most athletic players to ever play in the league, and that alone would be enough to keep him in the league for 10 more years. However, playing at the small forward position has allowed him to become a better shooter, and his improved shooting from downtown is clearly no fluke (Gordon shot less than 30% in each of his first 3 seasons).

Gordon has a legitimate case as Most Improved Player for the 2017-18 NBA season, and a number of young teams looking to rebuild from this draft could benefit by adding him.

The best move he could make would be to Chicago, where along with Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn, Lauri Markkanen and whomever the Bulls draft this summer, Gordon could kick off the new Bulls era as part of an exciting young core for whom the sky is the limit.