With the deepening of the schedule, this season's Houston Rockets have been firmly at the bottom of the West, compared to the expectations of fans at the beginning of the season, when the team selected the show -- Jaylen Green in the offseason last year, many people also hoped that he could become the absolute core of the future, Porter + Green + Tate + Wood + Thesis lineup is young and very impactful, but the impact of injuries and the lack of tactical system make this group of young players gradually have no belief in winning, and the Rockets have only achieved a record of 13 wins and 32 losses.
Short-term defeat is inevitable for a group of young players, after all, potential superstars like Doncic are rare in the league and can lead the team to complete the rebuild and return to the ranks of the giants in a short period of time, but for some veterans who still have the strength, staying with the Rockets is not a good choice. Eric Gordon, the former best sixth man, has become the only "elder" player on the team that has just reached the top of the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals who remains in Houston.
This season, Gordon and maintain a good competitive state, averaging 14.9 points, 1.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, three-point shooting rate of 45.5%, in the case of the team's poor record, Gordon has adjusted his personal state well, and in the recent Rockets' victory over the Spurs and kings, he has played an excellent state and become the hero of the team's victory. But for Gordon personally, the championship is naturally the biggest pursuit and goal, obviously the next few seasons of the Rockets will be difficult to become a championship-level team, as one of the former meritorious veterans management will trade him away to exchange for some draft picks, whether it is for Gordon or the Rockets is the best choice.
Recently, there is news that the Lakers are interested in this experienced backcourt double guard, after all, Westbrook and Bradley have obvious flaws in the backcourt, but it may not be easy for many championship-winning teams like the Nets, Bucks, Lakers, Warriors and so on to come up with the chips to trade Gordon, on the other hand, these teams do not want to have too many adjustments and reinforcements to the lineup in the middle of the season.
Then the most suitable for Gordon is only the Phoenix Suns, who are actively seeking reinforcements, and now they have a balanced starting lineup such as Paul + Booker + Bridges + Crowder + Ayton, but there is no stable scoring point on the bench is a problem that the team urgently needs to solve, plus several core stars have different degrees of injury hazards, and Gordon's joining will make these problems all solved. And during the Rockets period, Gordon has played a tacit cooperation with Paul, and the two will join forces to attack the championship again will be the picture that many fans are looking forward to.