Forward Aaron Gordon played well during the 2015 Orlando Summer League, which he was hoping to extend to summer workouts, but that plan was derailed after he suffered a fracture to his jaw while rough-housing with his brother. Gordon is hoping the Summer League momentum has not been lost heading into the preseason. From Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel: "Gordon wondered whether he had squandered all the momentum he had built since his rookie season ended. 'Doubt creeps into your mind,' he recalled on Sunday. Almost two and a half months have passed since Gordon underwent surgery July 14 to repair his fractured jaw, and the bone now is almost fully healed. Although he has participated in the first four practices of Orlando Magic training camp, he has been forced to sit out full-contact drills and team scrimmages. His coach and his teammates say Gordon looks like he hasn't lost much, if any, of his cardiovascular conditioning. But whether Gordon has lost the momentum he gained from his stellar Orlando Pro Summer League performances in early July remains to be seen. 'I'm still concerned,' coach Scott Skiles said." Entering the season, Gordon and Tobias Harris are expected to be the starting forwards.
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