After Harden left the team, the Rockets began to rebuild, and Veterans such as Tucker were traded. However, Gordon has been staying with the Rockets and wanted to trade him last season, but Gordon was accidentally injured and finally had no choice but to give up. Now the Rockets will be glad to keep Gordon, because he has played very well this season, and recently he has been playing better and better. Gordon, now 33, is back at the top and shows no signs of decline. The Rockets can now benefit a lot from trading Gordon or staying, and Gordon's annual salary is only $16.86 million, a contract that now seems too worthwhile.
Gordon's recent form has been fierce, and when playing against the Hawks, Gordon only took 32 minutes to get 32 points, 10 of 16 shots, and 8 of 5 three-pointers, which is very efficient. He had played well in previous games, scoring 21 points against the Nets, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, 23 points against the Pelicans, 24 points against the Magic, and the Rockets. After entering December, Gordon's state is very hot, a lot of efficiency, especially in the three-point line, so far shooting 39 shots 19 of the shooting rate, the efficiency is too high!
The Rockets reduced Gordon's ball possession and playing time in the early stages, and after Green and Porter Jr. were injured, Gordon's role increased. And when Gordon became the core of the Rockets' backcourt, Gordon played an All-Star performance. Even so far throughout the season, Gordon has averaged 44.8 percent from three-point range and 48.4 percent overall. There is no doubt that now Gordon is an excellent scorer, such scoring efficiency is also the highest in his career, I can't imagine that Gordon can still play the peak performance after the age of 33, if the Rockets give him the ball early, Gordon is now afraid to average more than 25 points per game! There's even a chance to take the Rockets into the playoffs.
Gordon is really underrated, a lot of people think he's just a substitute, a role player, and in fact Gordon has the potential to be a star. Even if you can't be a big boss and a second boss, you can still be a three boss. And his annual salary is only $16.86 million, and such an annual salary can play such a performance, which is really worth it. Gordon is now taking over Harden's system and becoming the new brother of the Rockets, and he has the right to shoot, which will make many teams unable to defend. If he can lead the Rockets to continue to win, he even has a chance to win the nomination for the best of the month.
And Gordon is undoubtedly back to the value, if the Rockets put him in the free market, I believe it will attract a lot of attention, the first round of the draft is indispensable. If the Rockets want to rebuild completely now, they can trade Gordon, after all, Gordon is also older, more suitable to rush the championship, rather than rebuild with the Rockets. It is also believed that Gordon will attract the attention of many championship-winning teams, and the contract is very cost-effective. And don't know the Nets regret it? At the beginning of the season, some fans suggested that the Nets exchange Harris for Gordon, and the two had similar contracts, both of them shooting with one hand and three-point shooting. Unfortunately, the Nets didn't plan to do so. However, even if the Nets want to change now, they can't afford to change.
Now Gordon is undoubtedly the completion of Harris, much stronger than Harris, Harris is still in injury time, and he averaged only 11.3 points, 4 boards and 2 assists per game before injury time, Harris is also holding a 4-year 75 million US dollar contract, with an annual salary of 16.07 million US dollars, and the annual salary is very close to Gordon. It's just a pity that Gordon is much better than Harris now, Gordon can break through the score, the three-point shooting rate is also stable, can play without the ball, and can play with the ball, which Harris can't compare. Harris's only advantage is being young, but the Nets are now up for the championship, and being young is not much of an advantage.