As the trade deadline approaches, various trade rumors in the NBA trading market begin to circulate, especially the Rockets, as a rebuilt team, they have several jigsaw puzzle players needed by the championship team, of which the biggest concern in the trade market is veteran Eric Gordon.
This is not according to the US NBA reporter Michael Scotto reported, because Gordon's health this season is very good, and the rocket reconstruction also needs some veterans to lead, so the rocket will not sell Gordon at a low price, at least a first round. According to previous reports, Gordon has received attention from a number of playoff teams, and the Suns are particularly interested in him.
From this report, we can see how popular Gordon is in the trading market, after all, he has played extraordinary games with the Rockets this season. Although he only averaged 14.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 29 minutes per game, a decline in scoring compared to previous seasons, his efficiency was quite high, and with an average of 10.3 shots per game this season, he shot 50.5 percent from the field, shot 45.5 percent from three points, and shot 64 percent from the field, all three of which set a new career high. In addition, according to the latest statistics of the US media, in the ranking of the average of 8 breakthrough attack basket shooting rates per game, Gordon ranks third in the league with a shooting rate of 57.5%. Combined with his past track record with the Rockets, the championship-winning team will salivate at him.
And his former teammates have either won the championship or are on the way to the championship, and now that they have played well, it can be said that he has reached the best time to join the championship team, but from the words that Gordon gave in an interview earlier, he did not seem to want to leave the Rockets, Gordon said: "We have to be more mature as a team, we have to understand that our offense is always good, we have to play a better defense, make sure that helps us get easier shots on the offensive end." I'm willing to emphasize that all season, of course, the opponent can score one-on-one, but when we can't play a good enough defense, the opponent can chase back the score every time, so figure it out and do it, it's up to us. ”
This paragraph seems to emphasize the team's defense, but in fact it has a deep meaning, pay attention to this sentence "I am willing to emphasize this all season", completely can not see his desire to leave the team, unlike Harden and Tucker before, at the expense of hard contact with management. You must know that if Gordon followed the example of these two people, I am afraid that the trade would have happened earlier, but he not only did not force the palace, but also always cared about the Rockets' current defense. Maybe he wants to return the buck to the Rockets, after all, Hugh City also has a unique feeling for him, before joining the Rockets, Gordon was a glass man, when the Rockets offered him a 4-year 58 million contract, and also renewed his contract for 4 years and 76 million, which is a blessing of knowledge.
Remember that ESPN's McMahon analyzed the rockets' handling of Gordon before, and he said this sentence: "Only If Gordon makes a request to leave the team, Stone will inevitably meet." "Now that the deal has not happened, it can be seen that Gordon has not done so, just like Michael Scotto said, the Rockets rebuild also needs some veterans to lead, and Gordon is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.