<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/indiana-basketball-news-eric-gordon-jeff-teague-derrick-rose-super-team');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eric Gordon, Jeff Teague recall Indiana basketball planned super team led by Derrick Rose');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Indiana-basketball-news-Eric-Gordon-Jeff-Teague-recall-Indiana-planned-super-team-led-by-Derrick-Rose.jpg"></figure><h1>Eric Gordon, Jeff Teague recall Indiana basketball planned super team led by Derrick Rose</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T14:36:06-07:00">October 7th, 2:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T14:36:49-07:00">October 7th, 2:36pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Basketball</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-derrick-rose-officially-retires-after-16-seasons">Derrick Rose officially retired after 16 seasons</a> in the NBA, stories have circulated left and right, and now, Jeff Teague and Eric Gordon shared an untold story. Gordon spoke about how he and Rose were supposed to team up.</p><p>“Me and D-Rose, we were supposed to go to the same college,” Gordon said. “It was either Illinois, maybe IU, maybe Memphis and we heard a lot of things in Illinois, what was going on there. But my heart was always in Indiana. I always wanted to play at IU. It all worked out in the end. I went to IU, he went to Memphis but I thought we were both going to go to IU at one point.”</p><p>Gordon was more than impressive for Indiana basketball during his time there. He averaged <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/eric-gordon-1.html" rel="noopener">20.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists</a> and shot 33.7% from three. Gordon also garnered the Big-10 Rookie of the Year and was a member of the 2007-08 All-Big-10 Team. He eventually went seventh overall to the Los Angeles Clippers. As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-eric-gordon-joining-philly-paul-george-signing-looms">Gordon continues his career</a> with the Philadelphia 76ers, his words still reminisce with basketball fans.</p><h2><b>What would Indiana basketball have been with Derrick Rose, Eric Gordon, and Jeff Teague?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Eric-Gordon-and-Jeff-Teague-almost-teamed-up-with-Derrick-Rose-at-Indiana-University.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On the flip side, Rose dominated during his time with the Tigers. He averaged <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/derrick-rose-1.html" rel="noopener">14.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.7 assists</a>. Although his numbers aren’t impressive like Gordon’s, he took Memphis to the National Championship game. Rose unfortunately lost to the Kansas Jayhawks but a freshman taking a team to the final game is beyond conference.</p><p>Teague immediately followed Gordon’s response and shared what Indiana basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson had in mind.</p><p>“They tried to put us in a three-guard lineup,” Teague said. “I remember Coach (Kelvin) Sampson called me and he was like I’m getting you, I’m getting Derrick Rose, I’m getting Eric Gordon. I said why the f**k you think I’m going there. You can hang up this call. Yeah alright, Wake Forest here I come. I was like no way. He called me and I was like Eric’s going to Illinois, he was like not on my f**ing watch, he literally said that.”</p><p>This is a phenomenal example of what could have been. As teams go smaller, a three-guard look wouldn’t cause any concern. Also, Teague, Rose, and Gordon’s skill sets complement each other nicely. Even with Indiana losing in the Round of 64, adding Rose and Teague could have pushed the Hoosiers to possibly the National Championship game. Regardless, that trio could have been not only exciting but historic in the new age of college basketball.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eric Gordon, Jeff Teague recall Indiana basketball planned super team led by Derrick Rose

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-eric-gordon-reveals-why-reunion-daryl-morey-no-brainer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Eric Gordon reveals why reunion with Daryl Morey on 76ers was ‘no-brainer’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/76ers-Daryl-Morey-Eric-Gordon-Joel-Embiid.jpg"></figure><h1>Eric Gordon reveals why reunion with Daryl Morey on 76ers was ‘no-brainer’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-12T05:49:05-07:00">July 12th, 5:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-12T05:49:05-07:00">July 12th, 5:49am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Eric Gordon’s 17th NBA season will be his first as a member of the Eastern Conference. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-eric-gordon-joining-philly-paul-george-signing-looms">joined the Philadelphia 76ers</a> in free agency after playing for four different teams in the West. It’s going to be a different feel for the 35-year-old guard but, with the team in place looking really good, the transition should be pleasant.</p><p>“When you have a chance to play for a good, world-renowned organization with a good coaching staff and a potentially good team — I mean, it was almost like a no-brainer,” Gordon said on his introductory Zoom call for the 76ers.</p><p>Gordon cited his relationship with 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey, who previously signed him to the Houston Rockets, as an important source of familiarity in his new home. Philly strives to make it outside of its side of the playoff bracket — which those Houston teams never could — while relying on Gordon’s prolific three-point shooting.</p><p>“Eric is a proven shot-maker whose ability to create space and punish defenses that overextend will help solidify an already dynamic offense,” Morey said of Gordon in the team’s official announcement of his signing. “He plays bigger as the moments get bigger which will be key for our playoff run. I’ve known Eric for many years – he is devoted to his craft and continuously works on his game, allowing him to have such a long and successful career. We are lucky to have him in Philly.”</p><p>Morey is “religious about winning,” said Gordon, the 11th of Morey’s former Rockets that have become a Sixer under his watch.</p><p>Just as he did when he signed with the Phoenix Suns last offseason, Gordon is joining a roster full of stars that are pretty much brand new to him. Philly should have less overlap amongst its stars and better depth but still may take some time for Gordon to get comfortable with his new team, especially since the Indianapolis native and former Indiana University standout is playing on the East Coast for the first time in his basketball career.</p><p>Making things easier for Gordon is the fact that his role will be the same as it ever was: come off the bench, defend hard, and shoot the ball. His <a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/d0D6k" rel="noopener">1,505 three-pointers</a> over the last decade have been bested by only 10 other players. Above everything else, the 76ers will want him to pad that total.</p><p>“It’s about having a readiness,” Eric Gordon said of being a high-level spot-up shooter around star players. “You gotta be able to take those tough shots when they’re drawing a lot of attention. I’ve never been afraid to take deep threes and take threes in tough times because you’re gonna need them.”</p><h2><b>Eric Gordon provides 76ers with great shooting off the bench</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Eric-Gordon-shoots-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>In an interview on the ESPN broadcast of the 76ers’ Summer League loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Nick Nurse explained that <a href="https://x.com/BySamDiGiovanni/status/1810824122269655048" rel="noopener">five-out offenses are in right now</a> and that, because of how often defenses change up coverages to stop the opposing star, having players who make it harder to deploy those defenses are valuable. The more defenses have to worry about when an offense’s focal point(s) give up the ball, the harder the offense is to stop.</p><p>While not all of the 76ers’ offseason moves have been about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philly-makes-paul-george-splash-free-agency">maximizing their shooting</a> around Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, the signing of George and drafting of Jared McCain also signal that Philly seeks improvement in that area. George, like Gordon, has been one of the NBA’s premier three-point marksmen, ranking seventh on the leaderboard in triples over the last 10 seasons. McCain is arguably the best shooter from his draft class, shooting 41.4 percent on 5.8 attempts per game as a freshman at Duke.</p><p>Gordon being primarily a two-guard does make him a bit of a clash with McCain, though. The rookie drafted 16th overall has yet to prove himself as an offensive initiator at the NBA level, so his best fit for the time being is also as a shooting guard, where he can work more off the ball and still flaunt his fantastic shooting. Nonetheless, having another solid, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/what-76ers-andre-drummond-eric-gordon-signings-mean-for-rotation">experienced shooter off the bench</a> will make life much easier for the stars around him, especially if McCain needs a chunk of time to get acclimated to the pros.</p><p>In Gordon, the 76ers have someone who will continue to make defenses think twice before sending an extra defender to stop Embiid, Maxey or George. Each star will command defensive attention in their own way and try to kick the ball out to Gordon when passing lanes open up — and the veteran guard sees big things in each of them.</p><p>Embiid has a case for the best player that Gordon has ever played with. As far as big men specifically go, Gordon has played with superstar-level talents like Blake Griffin and Anthony Davis. He anticipates Embiid being “the most dominant” of them all.</p><p>“I’ve had a lot of good bigs but he’s very dynamic,” Gordon said. “He’s a major force down there. As long as we all figure it out, gel together, the game should be easier for him and it should be easier for everyone else. He’s definitely a special player.”</p><p>Gordon called Maxey a “very dynamic guard” and someone on an exciting trajectory.</p><p>“I’ve watched him grow throughout his career. Big-time scorer, high-level scorer,” he said. “I think this year, now that you have a lot more guys around him, he can be even more of a playmaker than he has been in the past. I think his game, it’s just going to continue to grow and blossom. I like where he’s at now and I like where he is gonna be potentially.”</p><p>George and Gordon played together on the Los Angeles Clippers in the second half of the 2022-23 season. Gordon is excited to team up for a full season this time.</p><p>“Paul has always been a good teammate. You guys will see in his demeanor,” Gordon said. “He always comes ready to play and I think he’s gonna fit in well for this team ’cause he brings a different dynamic. He’s definitely a two-way player. I just like his demeanor for this team. I think he’s gonna love it and I think it’ll work out well.”</p><p>Eric Gordon is a solid defender and shot-creator. He can get into the paint by attacking closeouts and pointed out how his strength allows him to defend guards and bigs alike. Even at his advanced age, he can make an impact in several ways. But Gordon’s trademark skill is his three-point shooting. The 76ers hope that the threat of EG threes makes life easier for their trio of stars.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eric Gordon reveals why reunion with Daryl Morey on 76ers was ‘no-brainer’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/what-76ers-andre-drummond-eric-gordon-signings-mean-for-rotation');   ga('set', 'title', 'What Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon signings mean for 76ers’ rotation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/76ers-Andre-Drummond-Eric-Gordon.jpg"></figure><h1>What Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon signings mean for 76ers’ rotation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-30T20:24:18-07:00">June 30th, 8:24pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-30T20:32:17-07:00">June 30th, 8:32pm</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the 2024 NBA free agency period gets underway, the basketball world is staying up late and watching to see whether the Philadelphia 76ers can finally secure Paul George. They’re the only horse left in the race but still have plenty of ground to cover before officially forming a new star trio.</p><p>But as the Sixers aim to land the plane in the George negotiations, they agreed to terms on cheap contracts with Andre Drummond and Eric Gordon. Philly has nearly a whole roster to remake and added two veterans to give them a different look off the bench than they had last season. Neither move jeopardizes the pursuit of George and gives Philly some actual players on its roster, though it still lacks size on the wings, which should be its main priority after (ostensibly) landing George.</p><p>The additions of Drummond and Gordon have significant ramifications for the 76ers roster, even though the massive domino in the room has yet to fall.</p><h2><b>Andre Drummond signing adds more uncertainty to Paul Reed’s future</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Andre-Drummond-rebounds-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Drummond is reuniting with the 76ers on a two-year deal worth $10 million. The 30-year-old was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-76ers-andre-drummond-bulls-trade-deadline">nearly traded to Philly midseason</a> but had to wait a little bit to officially make it back after being included in the Ben Simmons-James Harden blockbuster. He now leaves the Chicago Bulls behind for the Sixers.</p><p>As a backup center, Drummond brings elite rebounding on both ends and even a hint of playmaking from the high post. He isn’t a very efficient scorer — all he does is shoot shots from close range and he doesn’t make those at a good rate for a center — but will be good enough for a few dunks and putbacks while inducing cold sweats every time he goes to the foul line. His defense down low isn’t elite nor is he versatile to play in a variety of schemes but he should be serviceable enough for the dozen or so minutes he has to play each night. At the very least, he’ll contribute a block or a steal relatively consistently.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I’m in the mood for a Philly cheesesteak 🫂</p><p>— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndreDrummond/status/1807549881059328153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Drummond will certainly help the Sixers’ rebounding but his signing doesn’t address the lack of rebounding around Embiid, the bigger piece of the puzzle when it comes to the team’s struggles in that area. There’s no chance Drummond and Embiid will play at the same time, so Philly has to find other starters who will help the big man control the boards. At the very least, though, when Embiid rests, one of the league’s best individual rebounders will be taking his place.</p><p>The impossible angle to ignore with the Drummond signing is that Paul Reed seems very likely to be on the move. Drafting Adem Bona in the second round was one thing but now with Drummond here for potentially two seasons (he has <a href="https://x.com/MikeAScotto/status/1807550438520082815" rel="noopener">a player option</a> after his first seasons), Reed has never been more expendable since he became the Sixers’ primary backup center. Moving his nearly $8 million salary could unlock more moves and net value for the Sixers in other areas.</p><p>Reed, for example, could be traded for Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kenrich Williams or Charlotte Hornets guard Cody Martin, who each make similar salaries. The Thunder, who have to find room for other young wings, and the Hornets, who are looking to sell off veteran talent, could each feasibly take a flyer on Reed. OKC, in particular, would be wise to add some size. If the Sixers attach a draft pick, they could add a defensive-minded role player who either brings some playmaking upside (Martin) or three-point shooting (Williams).</p><p>If the Sixers want to acquire more assets, they could trade Reed to the Houston Rockets for Jock Landale and draft capital. Houston would get a player who is better, younger and can be used either in another trade or waived at no penalty. With extensions looming for Alperen Sengun and Jalen Green, moving off Landale’s contract might be a goal of theirs, especially now that Steven Adams is preparing to take over the backup center spot. Philly can then turn around and use Landale’s contract in a trade later on.</p><p>Bball Paul had a lot of good moments for the 76ers but his salary stands out as a trade chip now that the team has other options under center. Unless Bona spends his rookie season on a two-way contract or the team looks to make Reed more of a power forward, it feels inevitable that he’ll be used in a trade. Drummond, meanwhile, appears to be the main man behind Embiid until Bona is ready to step up.</p><h2><b>Eric Gordon adds more shooting but questions about bench rotation </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Eric-Gordon-dribbles-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>© Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sport</figcaption></figure><p>The Sixers satisfied their hunger for former Rockets by signing the 35-year-old Gordon to a minimum deal. There aren’t any of his former teammates in Philly now but he at least reunites with Daryl Morey and gets the chance to play for another playoff team after spending last season with the Phoenix Suns. Since he’s on a minimum deal, it doesn’t cost Philly all that much to see how much he has left in the tank.</p><p>Gordon was one of the more prominent three-point-shooting specialists in the NBA for a few years and even as he fades, he remains a very good shooter. Last season, he attempted 5.8 threes per game and cashed in on a 37.8-percent clip, shooting off the catch and the dribble pretty well. Even at his advanced age, Gordon can still <a href="https://x.com/scooperhoops/status/1722097816338587805" rel="noopener">score a little bit on his own</a>. His handles are solid and he isn’t afraid to get into the paint, taking it all the way to the rim or stopping to shoot a floater/push shot.</p><p>With Gordon aboard, it seems unlikely that Buddy Hield will come back, as EG takes his role as the high-volume-shooting two guard. De’Anthony Melton and Cam Payne, with the Sixers adding two other guards in Gordan and Jared McCain while also seeming likely to re-sign Kyle Lowry, also don’t seem to have a solidified spot anymore. But with McCain coming aboard after being drafted with the 16th overall pick, the addition of Gordon doesn’t make as much sense.</p><p>Gordon and McCain may be too similar to play together. The good news is that they are both excellent shooters who use their strength to get inside the arc and score. But neither is a consistent playmaker or defender and both are undersized at the guard spot. Gordon started to get fewer minutes as the 2023-24 season went on and his rebound and assist numbers each declined last season. If he cuts into McCain’s minutes, it might be a detriment to the team.</p><p>You can never have too much shooting but size still very much matters. Gordon can really only play shooting guard — he isn’t skilled enough on the ball to be a point guard and could maaaaybe play small forward in some instances because he’s strong, but his age will eventually catch up to him to the point where he can’t. While his addition is just for one season, it does make McCain a smidge more expendable if the Sixers can include him in a trade for someone really good like Lauri Markkanen. But a deal of that caliber does not seem easy to pull off, so the overlap with McCain and Gordon will be a subplot to keep an eye on this season.</p><p>While the addition of Gordon doesn’t prevent the Sixers from adding more size, he does occupy a roster spot that could have gone to a younger, 3-and-D forward. If his main role is to be insurance in case McCain needs some time to develop, the signing of Gordon makes sense. Having another veteran to mentor him should be good, too. But the upside of this signing — even for a minimum contract — is minimal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

What Andre Drummond, Eric Gordon signings mean for 76ers’ rotation

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He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers came into the 2024 offseason as one of the few teams that was armed with ample cap space. While signs point towards the 76ers landing Paul George in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-free-agency-2024-tracker">NBA free agency</a>, they have already agreed to <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1807571874961928223" rel="noopener">smaller deals</a> with key free agents including sharpshooting veteran Eric Gordon as per Shams Charania of The Athletic.</p><p>Eric Gordon joins the 76ers in free agency after spending the 2023-24 season with the Phoenix Suns. The Suns were expected to be a championship contender and Gordon was viewed as a key veteran towards that goal. He will now be expected to play a similar role on a 76ers team that is also looking to jump into true contender status.</p><p>Gordon has been one of the NBA’s better three-point shooters throughout his career. Last season, he appeared in 68 games, including 24 starts, at a little over 27 minutes per game. He averaged 11.0 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steals with splits of 44.3 percent shooting from the field, 37.8 percent shooting from the three-point line and 79.7 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>The No. 7 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, this will be the fourth team that Gordon has played for during his 16-year NBA career. He has also played for the New Orleans Pelicans and Houston Rockets. He holds a career average of 37.1 percent shooting from three-point range. In the 22 games Gordon played for the Clippers during the 2022-23 season, he shot 42.3 percent from distance, the second-highest mark in his career.</p><h2><b>All signs point to 76ers signing Paul George in free agency<br></b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Paul-George-1.jpg"><figcaption>© Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>In addition to adding Eric Gordon, the 76ers also agreed to terms with free agent center Andre Drummond. Drummond was a target of the 76ers back during the NBA trade deadline, and now they get a quality backup to Joel Embiid.</p><p>But the big domino to waiting to fall is Paul George. The Los Angeles Clippers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-la-puts-out-statement-explaining-paul-georges-departure">released a statement</a> saying they were informed by George that he intends to leave the team and sign elsewhere in free agency. Following the Orlando Magic agreeing to terms with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the only remaining teams with the cap space to sign George outright at the amount of years he is seeking are the 76ers and the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons are not a contender and not in the running for George’s services.</p><p>It would appear then that George to the 76ers is a mere formality. George would give the 76ers a third star to play alongside Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. While George would certainly improve the 76ers roster, whether or not they would be legitimate threat to the Boston Celtics remains to be seen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eric Gordon joining 76ers as Paul George signing looms

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/best-eric-gordon-free-agency-destinations-after-declining-suns-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Best Eric Gordon free agency destinations after declining Suns contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Best-Eric-Gordon-free-agency-destinations-after-declining-Suns-contract.jpg"></figure><h1>Best Eric Gordon free agency destinations after declining Suns contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-29T18:19:41-07:00">June 29th, 6:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-29T18:19:41-07:00">June 29th, 6:19pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, Fansided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When news broke that Eric Gordon was declining his player option with the Phoenix Suns to test free agency once more after an efficient season with the teams, it turned heads around the NBA.</p><p>Sure, from a points standpoint, Gordon had a down year versus his career average, but considering his role in Phoenix, where he was effectively tasked with holding things down as a wing shooter to help space the floor for the Suns’ Big 3, he did a darn good job at his job, with his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-sneaky-good-2024-free-agents-lakers-must-sign">On-Off splits </a>among the best on the team despite having a career-low usage rate.</p><p>While he likely won’t sign a contract for more than a few million dollars above the veteran minimum, Gordon’s value should far exceed that with whichever team lands him, including these two contenders with a need at the shooting guard spot.</p><h2><b>Two teams who should sign Eric Gordon in free agency.</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Erik-Gordon-passing-the-ball-against-Aaron-Gordon.jpg"><figcaption>Mar 27, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Eric Gordon (23) passes the ball as Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon (50) defends in the fourth quarter at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h2><b>2. The Denver Nuggets</b></h2><p>While there’s still technically time for the Denver Nuggets to find a way to keep Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nuggets-news-kentavious-caldwell-pope-hits-free-agency-with-15-4-million-decision"> officially declined his $15.4 million contract</a> on June 27th, it sure seems like the 2023 NBA Champions are going to be without their starting two guard when the 2024-25 NBA season officially opens up this fall.</p><p>Now granted, it’s not like the Nuggets weren’t prepared for this move as, in an interview with reporters, GM Calvin Booth let it be known that he expected KCP to leave and even has an <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/nuggets/news/denver-nuggets-gms-shocking-statement-on-losing-championship-player" rel="noopener">in-house replacement lined up</a> for when that day comes.</p><p>“I think we have to look at everything, the nature of free agency is that he’s unrestricted. We can try to bring him back and if he doesn’t want to come back or chooses to go somewhere else, that’s his prerogative, so we’ll have to work with that. I think we’re prepared to plug and play… When you look at good teams in the past, they had to find a way to replace fourth, fifth starters, sixth men off the bench, and still keep rolling,” Calvin Booth told reporters via Inside the Nuggets.</p><p>“It would be nice if he’s back, they have a lot of continuity together,” Booth said. “But I think all of the stuff I’ve looked at with lineup stuff, Christian Braun is one of the best net rating guys in the league, as is KCP. I think if he’s to step in the lineup like how we’re projected, I think we’ll be okay if KCP doesn’t return.”</p><p>Could Braun, one of the Nugget’s top bench players in 2024, immediately slot in as that fifth starter this fall? Potentially so, but even if that happens, Denver would still need to settle on another player to fill the Kansas product’s spot on the bench.</p><p>Enter Eric Gordon, who is used to playing an important role on talented teams with championship aspirations.</p><p>Whether tasked with playing the starting two-guard spot or slotted in as a bench wing who can log minutes 1-3 depending on the needs of the moment, Gordon has the offensive skill set and versatility to be a contributor to the Nuggets both in the regular season and the playoffs and could become the sort of hybrid guard capable of easing the loss of both KCP and Reggie Jackson.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Nuggets GM Calvin Booth is no stranger to saying the quiet thing out LOUD. Which could mean some changes to the starting lineup and KCP future with the team. Good move or not? Let’s discuss <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MileHighBasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MileHighBasketball</a> <a href="https://t.co/71fGoK5Vd8">pic.twitter.com/71fGoK5Vd8</a></p><p>— Nick Ferguson (@NickFerguson_25) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFerguson_25/status/1806351375304941838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>1. The Los Angeles Lakers</b></h2><p>Technically speaking, every team with Championship aspirations should have an interest in Gordon’s services, as he’s a proven gun backcourt gun who can wear multiple roles and scale up or down his usage depending on his team’s desired role.</p><p>Fortunately or not, depending on your fandom preferences, some teams aren’t able to be spenders in free agency because of their pre-existing cap holdings, as a team like the Boston Celtics or the Minnesota Timberwolves don’t even have access to the mid-level exceptions due to being over the second apron.</p><p>Their loss is a team like the Los Angeles Lakers’ gain, as they can offer more than the minimum to a player like Gordon and, as a result, could end up leaving the free agency with the ultimate complementary guard with experience playing opposite Anthony Davis in New Orleans.</p><p>After watching D’Angelo Russell pick up his option for the season, the Lakers now have their top three guards returning from the 2023-24 season, with the potential for 2024 first-round pick Dalton Knecht to earn some time at the two-guard spot, too, if JJ Redick is feeling nostalgic for the good old days. Still, with Vincent a bit of a wildcard after missing much of last season and D-Lo anything but guaranteed to return this fall, he could be on the move this weekend via a sign-and-trade, bringing in Gordon as a top-8 marksman could be just what the doctor ordered to build another contender around James and Gordon before he calls it a career.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Best Eric Gordon free agency destinations after declining Suns contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-nba-official-explains-crucial-eric-gordon-call-hawks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns: NBA official explains crucial Eric Gordon call vs. Hawks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/suns-news-nba-official-explains-crucial-eric-gordon-reversal-that-doomed-phoenix-vs-hawks.webp"></figure><h1>Suns: NBA official explains crucial Eric Gordon call vs. Hawks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-03T09:30:15-08:00">February 3rd, 9:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-03T09:31:21-08:00">February 3rd, 9:31am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>An experienced writer and journalist, Preston Byers currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Phoenix Suns guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-player-should-lose-minutes" rel="noopener">Eric Gordon made a three-pointer</a> with under three minutes to go to pull within four of the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, or so everyone thought.</p><p>Gordon’s triple, which would have cut Atlanta’s lead to 125-121, was quickly overturned and taken off the scoreboard while play was still going on. The reversal made it a 125-118 advantage for the Hawks, who won the game 129-120.</p><p>In the post-game pool report, NBA official Zach Zarba said Gordon “jumped from out of bounds,” which led to <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1753630180625485991" rel="noopener">the three points being removed</a>. Zarba said the call was made by the NBA Replay Center in Secaucus, New Jersey.</p><p>“Any made field goals close to the three-point line are reviewed by the replay center in Secaucus and one of the reviewable triggers is does someone jump from out of bounds on their shot, so that’s why it was taken away,” Zarba told azcentral’s Duane Rankin.</p><p>Gordon told Rankin after the game that <a href="https://x.com/DuaneRankin/status/1753634300837122354?s=20" rel="noopener">the decision was “very unusual”</a> and said he wasn’t sure if he had seen a similar call during his 16-year NBA career.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I really don't have a clue. I was standing there like I always do. It's hard to say because even if I was out of bounds, I can step in, then catch a shot and still shoot it."</p><p>Eric Gordon as 3 with 2:41 in 4th to cut Hawks lead to 4 was removed after replay in 129-120 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Suns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Suns</a> loss <a href="https://t.co/26HZv5bIbQ">pic.twitter.com/26HZv5bIbQ</a></p><p>— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1753634300837122354?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Gordon finished the game with six points in 28 minutes of play, while Kevin Durant carried the load offensively for the Suns, scoring a game-high 35 points with five three-pointers. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-all-star-2024-western-conference-reserves" rel="noopener">Devin Booker added 24</a> of his own, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-bradley-beal-broken-nose-mask-three-point" rel="noopener">Bradley Beal struggled from the field</a>, finishing with 14 points and 10 assists on a night in which he shot 5-16 from the field and 0-7 from deep.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-historic-game-all-star-snub" rel="noopener">star of the night was Trae Young</a>, who tallied 32 points (7-11 on threes), 15 assists, and three steals in 42 minutes of action. It was his 30th game this season in which he’s recorded at least 10 assists. Young was recently left off the Eastern Conference All-Star roster despite averaging 27 points and 11 assists per game.</p><p>The Suns will visit Beal’s former team, the Washington Wizards on Sunday. This will be the first time Beal will have played the Wizards or in Washington since he was traded to Phoenix in the offseason. Beal, who spent 11 seasons in Washington, missed the Suns’ home victory against the Wizards on Dec. 17 due to injury.</p><p>Atlanta hosts the Golden State Warriors on Saturday in the second half of a back-to-back.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns: NBA official explains crucial Eric Gordon call vs. Hawks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rockets-news-suns-eric-gordon-has-perfect-advice-help-jalen-green-thrive-houston');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Eric Gordon has perfect advice to help Jalen Green thrive with Rockets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rockets-news-suns-eric-gordon-has-perfect-advice-to-help-jalen-green-thrive-with-houston.webp"></figure><h1>Suns’ Eric Gordon has perfect advice to help Jalen Green thrive with Rockets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-28T05:38:28-08:00">December 28th, 5:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-28T05:38:28-08:00">December 28th, 5:38am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Houston Rockets dropped to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday nigh by the score of 129-113, and after the game, former Rockets player Eric Gordon <a href="https://twitter.com/danielle_lerner/status/1740224361439899779" rel="noopener">spoke about</a> Jalen Green and what he needs to do to become a successful player in the league.</p><p>“In the past, he’s always been that No. 1 option for years early on and I think now he’s playing in a role where everybody’s trying to get going,” Eric Gordon said, via Danielle Lerner of the Houstno Chronicle. “He’s just got to figure out his ways to fit in, but he’ll be just fine. He’s still a real good talent.”</p><p>Of all the young players the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-dillon-brooks-tyrese-haliburton-epic-disrespect-pacers-game" rel="noopener">Rockets</a> have, Jalen Green stands out as arguably the top talent of the group. Gordon is right that Green is getting used to playing with more talent around him. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-injury-crisis-dillon-brooks-jabari-smith-jr-absences-expose-houston-depth" rel="noopener">Rockets</a> added Fred VanVleet and Dillon Brooks this offseason, along with some more young players like Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore in the draft.</p><p>Regardless, the Rockets have arguably been the most improved team this year, as they are competitive in the Western Conference coming off of a year in which they were not that at all. The coaching change to Ime Udoka seems to have worked wonders.</p><p>Green still has a ways to go as a young player in the league, but as Gordon said, there is still a lot to like about him as a talent, and there is time for him to learn how to play with talent around him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Eric Gordon has perfect advice to help Jalen Green thrive with Rockets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-eric-gordon-chris-haynes-media-availability');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Eric Gordon gets brutally honest on controversial comments about his role');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gordon-1.webp"></figure><h1>Suns’ Eric Gordon gets brutally honest on controversial comments about his role</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-25T10:28:23-08:00">December 25th, 10:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-25T10:28:23-08:00">December 25th, 10:28am</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a>Trevor Booth is a beat writer covering the Phoenix Suns, in addition to working as an associate editor. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Eric Gordon is viewed as one of the Phoenix Suns’ leaders along with Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. Following the team’s 120-105 loss to the Sacramento Kings Friday — the Suns’ eighth loss in 11 games — Gordon <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-eric-gordon-bleacher-report-frank-vogel-chris-haynes-devin-booker-kevin-durant" rel="noopener">voiced his frustration</a> in comments <a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10102280-after-another-loss-for-struggling-phoenix-suns-key-veteran-desires-bigger-role" rel="noopener">shared in a story by Bleacher Report</a> Chris Haynes.</p><p>“Lately, I haven’t been getting hardly any touches really,” said Gordon, who took just two shot attempts versus the Kings.</p><p>Gordon signed a minimum deal to play with Booker, Beal, Durant and the Suns, who have championship expectations. But Phoenix is 14-14 and 11th place in the Western Conference.</p><p>Gordon, who turned 35 years old on Christmas, spoke Sunday about his quotes.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I came here to win."</p><p>Eric Gordon when asked about being more involved in the offense after having just two shots in Friday's loss at Sacramento. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Suns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Suns</a> <a href="https://t.co/xYXkZZOjxb">pic.twitter.com/xYXkZZOjxb</a></p><p>— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1738993695465365994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 24, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Things haven’t been said, but (Suns) coach (Frank Vogel) put an emphasis on it,” Gordon said. “And I said that a couple days ago, he put an emphasis on it.</p><p>“I just know how I am. I’m here to win and to play winning basketball. We just got to put our best foot forward.”</p><p>Gordon was asked about why he felt he only took two shots against the Kings. Gordon, who is averaging fourth-most points (13.2) per game on the Suns’ roster, also took just seven shots in the team’s 109-104 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday.</p><p>Gordon said the Suns need to strike fear into their opponents. Phoenix is using three-guard lineups and has 10 players who last season shot at least 35 percent from three but ranks No. 29 in pace and No. 24 in 3-pointers attempted (31.3).</p><p>Gordon and Beal <a href="https://twitter.com/TrevorMBooth/status/1736066594344960282/video/1" rel="noopener">each told ClutchPoints in training camp</a> it would be a “point of emphasis” for the Suns to shoot plenty of threes. Versus the Kings, Phoenix shot 5-of-25 from three, including a 3-of-10 first-half clip and 2-of-15 stretch in the second half.</p><p>“We got to have that where every time we come down the floor, the other team needs to be pretty scared of us,” Gordon said. “We got to get back to destroying teams. But, we’ll get there.”</p><p>Booker, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-luka-doncic-mavs" rel="noopener">who has a rivalry</a> with the Suns’ opponent on Christmas, the Dallas Mavericks, and guard Luka Doncic, was also made available to the media. He said the team had no hard feelings about Gordon’s press to get more shots.</p><p>“He’s been in this for a long time, and he’s earned that respect,” Booker said. “And he has the talent to do what he said.”</p><p>Phoenix has a stretch of seven home games in its next eight contests. The Suns have a stretch of 11 road games in 14 contests in January <a href="https://www.tankathon.com/remaining_schedule_strength" rel="noopener">and have</a> the third-hardest schedule remaining in the league, according to Tankathon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Eric Gordon gets brutally honest on controversial comments about his role

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-eric-gordon-bleacher-report-frank-vogel-chris-haynes-devin-booker-kevin-durant');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Eric Gordon frustrated by ‘different’ offense, emphasis to get him shots');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gordon.webp"></figure><h1>Suns’ Eric Gordon frustrated by ‘different’ offense, emphasis to get him shots</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-23T08:43:30-08:00">December 23rd, 8:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-23T08:43:30-08:00">December 23rd, 8:43am</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a>Trevor Booth is a beat writer covering the Phoenix Suns, in addition to working as an associate editor. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns in December are 14-14, good for 10th place in the Western Conference, and have had their Big 3 of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal on the floor for just four quarters.</p><p>Frustrations are beginning to mount.</p><p><a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10102280-after-another-loss-for-struggling-phoenix-suns-key-veteran-desires-bigger-role" rel="noopener">In a story</a> by Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes, Suns guard Eric Gordon, who took just two shots in 25 minutes in the Suns’ 120-105 loss on the road to the Sacramento Kings, said he wants more offensive looks.</p><p>Via Haynes:</p><p>“Early on in the season, it was better,” Gordon <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-eric-gordon-nba-free-agency-kevin-durant-devin-booker" rel="noopener">said</a>. “And lately, there just hasn’t been an emphasis [to get me more looks]. So, it’s definitely different. Lately I haven’t been getting hardly any touches really.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"We've got a lot of moving parts with our roster. We're looking at different guys. We need guys to step up and I got to keep moving the pieces around in terms of how we're using certain guys."</p><p>Frank Vogel as he said he's not getting Eric Gordon (0-of-2 FGs) involved enough <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Suns?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Suns</a> <a href="https://t.co/bkjAwyt5sk">pic.twitter.com/bkjAwyt5sk</a></p><p>— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1738455192805531940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Gordon is arguably the most impactful free agency signing for the Suns. He is a former Sixth Man of the Year and is known for his long-range shooting, which is beneficial next to Durant, Beal and Booker.</p><p>But the Suns’ offense has been pedestrian.</p><p>“I’m not doing a good enough job in making sure he’s involved in the offense,” Vogel said. “He’s a guy that can really help us.”</p><p>Phoenix through 28 games is 16th in the NBA in offensive rating.</p><p>Phoenix has 10 players on its roster who shot at least 35 percent from three — including Gordon — in 2022-23 but is failing to use its personnel to the fullest. The Suns rank No. 25 in threes attempted (31.3) per game.</p><p>In the story, Booker told Haynes he is confident in Vogel and the team the Suns have. Fans have pushed for the team to pressure Vogel given the group is not meeting expectations.</p><p>“Looking at the history of who we have around here,” Booker said. “The likes of Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and a championship coach in Coach Vogel, I trust everybody in here.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Eric Gordon frustrated by ‘different’ offense, emphasis to get him shots

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rockets-news-eric-gordon-jj-redick-reflect-missed-opportunity-2018-western-conference-finals');   ga('set', 'title', 'Former Rockets star Eric Gordon reflects on 2018 missed opportunity');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Rockets_news_Eric_Gordon_reflects_on_the_missed_opportunity_in_the_2018_Western_Conference_Finals.webp"></figure><h1>Former Rockets star Eric Gordon reflects on 2018 missed opportunity</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-14T14:25:45-08:00">December 14th, 2:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-14T14:25:45-08:00">December 14th, 2:25pm</time><address><a>Jeremy Gretzer</a>Jeremy Gretzer joins ClutchPoints with a unique blend of experience in both the performing arts and sports journalism. A Houston native, Jeremy is happy to receive the opportunity as a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Rockets. During his tenure at Back Sports Page, he honed his skills in sports writing, social media, and reporting, gaining valuable experience and having the opportunity to interact with notable figures from the NBA during media day, various charity, and pro camps events. His approach is analytical yet accessible, ensuring dedicated fans and casual readers alike can appreciate his insights.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>HOUSTON – In a recent clip uploaded on JJ Redick’s podcast titled “The Old Man And The Three,” <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-eric-gordon-opens-up-decision-join-phoenix-free-agency" rel="noopener">Phoenix Suns guard Eric Gordon</a> appeared as a guest, as both of them discussed <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/former-rocket-eric-gordon-gets-brutally-honest-on-2018-warriors-series-ending-james-harden-era" rel="noopener">Gordon’s tenure with the Houston Rockets</a>. This included the multiple playoff appearances he had with the duo of James Harden and Chris Paul. More specifically, the heart-wrenching Game 7 loss in the 2018 Western Conference Finals. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32c6TS0DmWs" rel="noopener">The conversation</a>, rich with insider perspectives, shed new light on a game that Rockets fans wish to forget.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Gordon, reflecting on the Rockets’ franchise record 65 wins and the opportunity to play alongside a prime James Harden, said, “When James was at his peak… he’s very deceptive with his footwork.”</p><p>Redick, adding to the discourse, asked Gordon about the mindset of playing with a player who had “complete control and mastery over every possession.” This question opened a window into the tactical and psychological dimensions of playing with a star like Harden.</p><p>“[Harden’s] MO is what’s underrated because he can go hard throughout the whole game just constantly attacking you … makes the right plays,” Gordon added. The MVP season of 2018 was not even Harden’s peak. His stats elevated all the way toward Michael Jordan-levels of scoring the following season, averaging 36.1 points per game.</p><p>Gordon played arguably the best years of his NBA career with the Rockets, finishing at least 2nd in Sixth Man Of The Year in two consecutive seasons, <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/eric-gordon-wins-sixth-man-year-2017-nba-awards-show-015907453.html">winning it in 2017</a> along with the 2017 Three-Point Contest.</p><h2><b>An inside look at ‘The Game’</b></h2><p>The most gripping part of the conversation revolved around the infamous stretch where the Rockets missed <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-news-chris-paul-says-not-dwelling-last-years-western-conference-finals-disappointment">27 consecutive threes</a> in Game 7 of the 2018 Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>“I’m not gonna lie, for one, I didn’t even notice we missed that many,” Gordon admitted. “We were still in the game so it really didn’t really feel … You know how some guys when you take that many threes because we took a lot of threes in Houston, like you would feel it. You’d be down 20 points, or … or you couldn’t score. We knew that all we needed was a couple of threes and then it would propel us to probably winning but we were still in the game so you really couldn’t feel it.”</p><p>His revelation is a stark reminder of how players perceive the game differently compared to viewers, especially in the heat of the moment. As much as it relies on athleticism, basketball is a mind sport, with the pros focused more on the flow of the game than individual stats.</p><p>Redick, drawing parallels to his own experiences during his Los Angeles Clippers days, candidly mentions the 3-1 lead his team blew himself against— funnily enough — the Houston Rockets in 2015.</p><p>“I brought up what ifs earlier and I’ve had to unfortunately speak oftentimes about… 2015 before you got there, when we lost to the Rockets up 3-1, up 19 in the third quarter of game six at home, just like complete meltdown,” Redick shared.</p><p>“I remember, yeah I was there at that game,” Gordon laughed.</p><p>“It takes a lot and some of it is luck,” Redick continued. “You oftentimes have to avoid going over for 27 in a game seven, you have to avoid blowing a 19-point lead in game six at home in the second half like it… it just… it oftentimes can come down to a single stretch of a game or in some cases, I think you know a few plays here and there.”</p><h2><b>Rockets strategy against the death lineup</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Rockets-Eric-Gordon.jpg"></figure><p>Eric Gordon’s strategy against the Warriors’ star players was also a focal point.</p><p>“We wanted to turn them into a one-on-one team… We just felt like if we just played our game offensively and just turned him to a strictly one-on-one team like how we wanted to do on the defensive end, we thought it would make it really tough for them,” Gordon explained.</p><p>This strategic insight reveals the Rockets’ approach to neutralizing the Warriors’ strengths, a plan that nearly succeeded. The Rockets had pushed a dynasty to the brink, and for a moment, seemed destined to topple it.</p><p>As Gordon noted, from his point of view, Game 7 wasn’t really a series of missed shots; more so, it was separated by two possessions.</p><p>Remembering what happened, the Rockets were up by double digits at the half and were down by single digits in the final minutes. This was done without the aid of Chris Paul. Given the loss, this was a testament to the Rockets’ ability to challenge the best. Even a couple of those threes finding their mark could have altered the course of NBA history, giving the Rockets a fighting chance against the Warriors’ star-studded lineup.</p><p>For NBA and Houston Rockets fans, this conversation is more than a trip down memory lane. It’s a reminder of the thin margins in the sport, where a single shot can drastically change history. As the current Rockets continue to improve from a three-year rebuild this season, the lessons from that infamous game remain relevant.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Former Rockets star Eric Gordon reflects on 2018 missed opportunity

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He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Eric Gordon of the Phoenix Suns recently made an appearance on the Old Man and The Three podcast with JJ Redick, and he talked about his decision to sign with Phoenix in free agency, which had to do with <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1735356435800965507" rel="noopener">seeing the team play</a> when he was a member of the Los Angeles Clippers last season.</p><p>“You know I haven’t told a lot of people this,” Eric Gordon said on the Old Man and The Three podcast with JJ Redick. “I would say one of the main reasons why I came to Phoenix, it was, I saw the vision of their team. But when I saw, when I went against Phoenix last year, how Book and KD, how they kind of embrace each other. You know, a lot of stars, they don’t really embrace each other. And I was like, ‘Man, if I can go there and, you know, space the floor out for those guys and try to create opportunities, you know, for them. And I mean, where both of us can create opportunities for one another. I just think it would be even better for all of us to have a chance to try to do something special.’ But when I saw that they’re commending one another, that made me, like — this could be something good.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"When I saw, when I went against Phoenix last year, how Book and KD how they kind of embrace each other…Iit would be even better for all of us to have a chance to do something special."</p><p>Eric Gordon on what led him to the Suns.</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/OldManAndThree?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OldManAndThree</a>)<a href="https://t.co/Az2J7ThcCo">pic.twitter.com/Az2J7ThcCo</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1735356435800965507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Gordon joined a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-kevin-durants-draymond-green-message-insane-jusuf-nurkic-incident-hope-he-gets-help-he-needs" rel="noopener">Suns</a> team that is built around the trio of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. He is hoping that he can win his first NBA championship with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-drops-truth-bomb-mikal-bridges-cam-johnson-after-reunion-game" rel="noopener">Suns</a> this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eric Gordon opens up on decision to join Suns in free agency

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-kevin-durant-eric-gordon-injury-report-lakers-in-season-tournament');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Kevin Durant, Phoenix gets major Eric Gordon injury boost vs. Lakers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/gordon.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns’ Kevin Durant, Phoenix gets major Eric Gordon injury boost vs. Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-05T18:19:59-08:00">December 5th, 6:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-05T18:19:59-08:00">December 5th, 6:19pm</time><address><a>Trevor Booth</a>Trevor Booth is a beat writer covering the Phoenix Suns, in addition to working as an associate editor. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports journalism from Arizona State University in 2021. Booth is passionate about his faith, video games, sports with friends and making the most of his time with his girlfriend when he's not working.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Phoenix Suns guard Eric Gordon is available for the team’s NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinal game against the Los Angeles Lakers, coach Frank Vogel <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1732214984246280592" rel="noopener">confirmed</a>.</p><p>Gordon, who is averaging 14.7 points on 47.2 percent shooting (41.3 percent from 3-point range) and has started 14 of 18 games he has played in, missed the Suns’ 116-109 win over the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday due to a right knee contusion.</p><p>“Eric gives us our swag,” Vogel said. “So we definitely miss him when he’s not in there.”</p><p>Vogel added the Suns are “happy” to have Gordon, a former NBA Sixth Man of the Year and 3-point contest champion in 2017, back for the in-season tournament knockout bracket.</p><p>The Suns will have forward Kevin Durant and star guard Devin Booker, who missed the Suns’ two games against the Lakers this regular season, available for the in-season tournament. It is yet to be revealed if Gordon will start next to those two and likely starting center Jusuf Nurkic and one of Josh Okogie or Keita Bates-Diop. Guard Grayson Allen could start instead of Gordon.</p><p>Gordon is one of 11 new players on the Suns’ roster. He <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/phoenix-suns/eric-gordon-6116/#:~:text=Current%20Contract,dead%20cap%20value%20of%20%243%2C196%2C448.&amp;text=Likely%20Incent." rel="noopener">signed</a> a two-year, $6,552,719 deal with the Suns in the off-season as an unrestricted free agent.</p><p>Gordon is set to be an impact player once the Suns have Durant, Booker and star guard Bradley Beal together. Phoenix is yet to have its big three, who each have a scoring average of 22.1 points, on the floor in the regular season.</p><p>Beal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-injury-report-bradley-beal-frank-vogel-back-in-season-tournament-lakers" rel="noopener">is out</a> for the Lakers game but is on track for his recovery, according to Vogel.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Kevin Durant, Phoenix gets major Eric Gordon injury boost vs. Lakers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-eric-gordon-injury-update-for-nba-in-season-tournament-quarterfinals-vs-lakers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Eric Gordon injury update for NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinals vs. Lakers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Suns-Eric-Gordon-injury-update-for-NBA-In-Season-Tournament-quarterfinals-vs.-Lakers.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns’ Eric Gordon injury update for NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinals vs. Lakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-12-05T06:40:58-08:00">December 5th, 6:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-12-05T06:40:58-08:00">December 5th, 6:40am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns are heading into their Tuesday night matchup against longtime rival Los Angeles Lakers with a chance to advance to the semifinals of the inaugural NBA In-Season Tournament, booking a spot in Las Vegas for the competition’s final four. With Bradley Beal out <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-bradley-beal-to-miss-several-weeks-back-injury-update" rel="noopener">due to a back injury</a>, the Suns will be in need of big performances from their role players, including Eric Gordon, whose status for their quarterfinals matchup remains up in the air.</p><h2><b>Eric Gordon injury status vs. Lakers</b></h2><p>Eric Gordon missed the Suns’ most recent game, a 116-109 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, due to a knee injury. That, however, doesn’t seem to portend any sort of long-term problem for the veteran guard, as that game was the second of a back-to-back set. However, the Suns are proceeding with caution with regards to Gordon’s injury status, as they currently have him <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2023-12-05_08AM.pdf" rel="noopener">listed on the injury report as questionable</a> due to a knee contusion.</p><p>With the Suns having two full days of rest in between games, one would think that Gordon will be available in an all-important NBA In-Season Tournament matchup against the Lakers. After all, it doesn’t seem like the injuries that have kept Gordon out in the two games he missed this season lingered.</p><p>On November 12, Eric Gordon missed the Suns’ game against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to left shoulder soreness, and Phoenix ended up losing that contest, 111-99. Given the fact that the injuries that have kept him out are unrelated, the 34-year old shooting guard, barring an unforeseen turn, should be up and running on Tuesday night.</p><p>The Suns will be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-eric-gordon-sets-unstoppable-standard-after-absurd-performance-vs-timberwolves" rel="noopener">in need of Gordon’s marksmanship</a> as they try to get their first win over the Lakers in three tries this season. In two games against the Lakers in 2023, the veteran guard averaged 14 points on 44 percent shooting from the field and 42 percent from deep. Given the Suns’ need for size when guarding the Lakers, the 34-year old may end up coming off the bench if he suits up.</p><p>If Gordon is unavailable, expect there to be more minutes for Jordan Goodwin, Keita Bates-Diop, and Yuta Watanabe, while Grayson Allen will have to shoulder more responsibilities.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Eric Gordon injury update for NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinals vs. Lakers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/suns-news-eric-gordon-sets-unstoppable-standard-after-absurd-performance-vs-timberwolves');   ga('set', 'title', 'Suns’ Eric Gordon sets ‘unstoppable’ standard after absurd night vs. Timberwolves');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Suns-Eric-Gordon-sets-unstoppable-standard-after-absurd-night-vs.-Timberwolves.jpg"></figure><h1>Suns’ Eric Gordon sets ‘unstoppable’ standard after absurd night vs. Timberwolves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-11-16T06:59:40-08:00">November 16th, 6:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-11-16T06:59:40-08:00">November 16th, 6:59am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime -- so he writes about it instead as a form of therapy. (It hasn't worked though. Someday maybe it will -- especially when he's been working for ClutchPoints since August 2022.)</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Phoenix Suns <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-bradley-beal-back-injury-details-emerge-after-late-scratch-vs-timberwolves" rel="noopener">may not have gotten</a> the regular season debut of their new Big Three of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal on Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves, but the Suns were still at the top of their game, especially on the offensive end. They simply could not miss, as they shot 60 percent from the field and 54.8 percent from deep (making 17 of their 31 three-point attempts) en route to a 133-115 win.</p><p>In a make or miss league, it’s difficult to lose when the entire team is shooting the ball at an efficient clip; Durant, in fact, missed just four of his 15 shot attempts, while Booker, who <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-rearranges-phoenix-history-scoring-outburst-timberwolves" rel="noopener">dropped his third 30-piece of the season</a> in three games, made 54.5 percent of his 22 shot attempts. They also got some help from the rest of the roster, with Eric Gordon pitching in 15 points of his own on 6-9 shooting from the field.</p><p>While some regression to the mean is to be expected, as there’s simply no way that the Suns proceed to shoot this well on a consistent basis, Gordon is <a href="https://twitter.com/DuaneRankin/status/1725020084719255562" rel="noopener">setting a high standard for his team</a>, saying that these sorts of offensive explosions should be the rule, not the exception to it.</p><p>“We should be unstoppable offensively. This should be the standard. Averaging 120, 130 points. Why not? Score 133 on No. 1 defensive team. This should be standard. That’s how good we can be,” Gordon told reporters after the Suns’ win over the Timberwolves, per Duane Rankin of AZ Central.</p><p>At the moment, the Suns rank 10th in offensive rating, <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced?dir=A&amp;sort=OFF_RATING&amp;SeasonType=Regular+Season&amp;Season=2023-24" rel="noopener">averaging 113.8 points per 100 possessions</a>. In terms of raw numbers, the Suns are <a href="https://www.teamrankings.com/nba/stat/points-per-game?date=2023-11-16" rel="noopener">averaging just 113.7 points per game</a> — bumping that up to an average of 120 will require the Suns to play faster, although the team may not have the personnel to do so, as managing the workload of Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, not to mention Bradley Beal in his eventual return, will be more important for the team given their ambitions.</p><p>But with the talent they have at their disposal, Eric Gordon may have a point in that these offensive explosions should be more commonplace for a Suns team that’s not lacking in players who could put the ball through the hoop.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Suns’ Eric Gordon sets ‘unstoppable’ standard after absurd night vs. Timberwolves

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His need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The saying ‘Father Time remains undefeated’ holds true for a lot of athletes. Only a select few in the history of sports were still near the peak of their powers despite old age. Tom Brady is a good example of this after he retired after a long stint at the top of the mountain. The other significant player still has a lot of legs to give to the Los Angeles Lakers organization. LeBron James, along with the help of Anthony Davis, is on pace to have the longest peaks in all of sports. His performance against the Phoenix Suns at the expense of Eric Gordon may have just proven that he has a lot left in the tank.</p><p>The Lakers star <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1717748851736539434" rel="noopener">went full-steam ahead</a> to catch Eric Gordon during their win over the Suns. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-bold-best-ever-take-from-kevin-durant" rel="noopener">LeBron James would then turn</a> the clock back like it was the 2016 finals and he was about to deny Andre Iguodala of some late-game heroics. James got the ball to hit the glass which led to a block. Unfortunately, the Lakers could not follow it up with a rebound or another defensive sequence. Josh Okogie notched the second-chance points immediately after.</p><p>James and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-fans-bonkers-heroic-4th-quarter-vs-kevin-durant-suns" rel="noopener">Lakers still got the victory</a> with an insane clutch basket. Anthony Davis led the scoring barrage with 30 points and 12 rebounds. The small forward, on the other hand, got 21 points, grabbed eight boards, and dropped nine dimes. Time can slow a player down but it may take long before it catches up to The King.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
5.0	0.9	1.3	0.3	0.7

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
5.0	0.9	1.3	0.3	0.7

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