The idea of Aaron Gordon landing in San Antonio has taken on a life of its own online, but the actual trail behind it is thin. There’s plenty of chatter, plenty of speculation, and not much in the way of real evidence.
That hasn’t stopped the fit from making sense on paper. The Spurs have spent the period after their NBA Finals loss to the New York Knicks reshaping the frontcourt around Victor Wembanyama.
They added Kentucky’s Jayden Quaintance and UConn’s Tarris Reed Jr. in the 2026 NBA Draft, then brought in veteran forward Tobias Harris on a two-year, $30.8 million deal in free agency. With Carter Bryant continuing to develop, San Antonio looks far better equipped around Wembanyama entering the 2026-27 season.
Even so, the Aaron Gordon buzz keeps circulating. Marc Stein of The Stein Line reported in June that teams were “monitoring” Gordon’s availability, and that came one day after Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley named the NBA champion as San Antonio’s No. 2 trade target.
But that’s as far as the hard reporting goes. There’s no concrete sign the Spurs are actually pursuing him.
The rumor mill, naturally, did what it does. Spurs content creators pushed the idea to the point where Gordon, if moved, supposedly would rather go to San Antonio than the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics angle traces back to late June, when HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto reported Boston had “kept tabs on Gordon from afar” as a fallback if it missed on Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo is now in Miami, and there still hasn’t been any indication of a Gordon-to-Boston move coming together.
As a basketball fit, Gordon and Wembanyama would make sense. He fills the same kind of role next to Nikola Jokić that makes him so valuable in Denver.
The problem is the trade itself. If the Spurs really wanted to chase Gordon, what would they even have that Denver would want back?
The Nuggets are trying to win now, just like San Antonio. It’s hard to see them sending out a major piece from their championship run three years ago for Devin Vassell.
Vassell is a home-grown player and an important part of the Spurs’ future, but that doesn’t mean he’s enough to get Denver to move Gordon.
And that’s where the whole thing starts to collapse.
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