Eric Gordon Reportedly Agrees to Contract with Rockets

Alec NathanJun 29, 2016

Eric Gordon was limited to 45 appearances with the New Orleans Pelicans last season because of right finger fractures, but he reportedly found a new home in free agency.

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Rockets Reportedly Land Gordon

Saturday, July 2

Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical, citing league sources, reported the Houston Rockets and Gordon reached a four-year, $53 million deal Saturday.

Grizzlies Reportedly Targeting Gordon

Friday, July 1

Marc Stein of ESPN reported the Memphis Grizzies have just over $8 million in cap space but are looking to make more room to pursue Gordon.

Multiple Teams Considering Gordon

Thursday, June 30

ESPN.com's Chris Broussard reported that the Rockets, Grizzlies, New York Knicks and New Orleans Pelicans are all "interested" in Gordon. Basketball Insiders' Alex Kennedy, citing sources, later reported, "The Orlando Magic have expressed interest in [Gordon]."

Gordon a Viable Scoring Option When Healthy

Gordon has been dogged by knee and ankle injuries over the course of his career. In fact, the Indiana University product hasn't suited up in more than 64 games since his rookie season (2008-09).

But when Gordon has been healthy, he's served as a robust scorer at the 2 who can create his own shots.

According to SportVU player-tracking data, Gordon drilled 46.5 percent of his total pull-up jumpers and 48.2 percent of his pull-up looks from beyond the arc last season. He was also a respectable 35.2 percent three-point shooter via catch-and-shoot situations.

As those numbers indicate, spot-up shooting remained a pivotal part of Gordon's arsenal during his truncated 2015-16 campaign. The 27-year-old generated a solid 1.06 points per possession on spot-up looks, which was good enough to slot him in the 76.3 percentile among all players, per Synergy Sports play-type data.

Based on his scoring capabilities alone, Gordon is worth a gamble. However, Gordon presents a risk for the Rockets, as he has been such an injury-prone player.