Before the closing date of this year's trade deal, it was revealed that the Rockets' meritorious veteran Eric Gordon may leave the team, but in the end the Rockets still chose to keep him and could continue to stay in Houston, Gordon also seemed very happy, according to the Rockets reporter, he said that Gordon wanted to stay in the Rockets and was willing to help the team rebuild, he has accepted and hopes to become part of it (reconstruction).
Since joining the Rockets in the 16-17 season, Gordon has been here for 6 seasons, during which he has witnessed the glory of the team, and now he is experiencing a low point with the team, with the departure of Tucker, Harden and others last season, only Gordon has experienced the blood of the Rockets in the 18th year and the Warriors in the West Finals. In fact, after Harden left the team last season, Gordon also took on the burden of the team's backcourt, when he averaged 17.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, if it were not for the Rockets to open the pendulum mode, Gordon would really be able to continue to improve his average score per game and usher in a new career high for the Rockets (the rocket's career highest score was 18 points per game in the 17-18 season).
And this season, after the Rockets chose to refrigerate Wall, Gordon, a Veteran of the Western Conference Finals, has also become the mentor of the team's new double core, and the 33-year-old Gordon can still deliver 14.2 points this season, and the average three-point shooting rate of 42.7% per game has also set a career-high. This time, he was able to stay in the team, and both Porter Jr. and Jaylen Green expressed great support for him. In yesterday's Rockets loss to the Raptors, Gordon continued to be sidelined due to a heel injury, and Jaylen Green also said of Gordon in a post-game interview: "He's been on the team for a long time, has a lot of experience, and I'm starting to learn more from him. Kevin Porter Jr., another member of the geminis at the same backcourt, also expressed his love for Gordon: "I'm very happy that he wasn't traded, I liked him when I was very young, we needed him, we loved him." ”
Being able to get the support of the team's two young cores shows that Gordon's prestige in the team is still very high, after all, he is already the oldest player on this team, since he was selected by the Clippers with the seventh pick in the first round in 2008, Gordon has been in the NBA for 14 years, during which he has played for the Clippers, the Hornets (now the Pelicans) and the Rockets currently played, and the 6 years of the Rockets have been the longest time he has spent on a team in his career.
Once upon a time, Gordon was also the main offensive core of the Pelicans, and after joining the Rockets, because of harden, Paul and later Westbrook in the backcourt, Gordon also chose to make sacrifices and became the third choice in the team's backcourt, but he has never complained in Houston for so many years, and now he wants to rebuild with the team, this professionalism is really nothing to say.
In 19 years, Gordon and the Rockets had reached a 4-year, 76 million early renewal, plus the 1-year contract that had not been fulfilled before, that is to say, Gordon had to stay with the Rockets until 2024, and the reason why he chose to renew his contract at that time was originally to compete with the team for the championship, but with the complete dissolution of the team's main lineup, Gordon actually became the one who has been sticking to it, and this time he is willing to give up the championship and continue to stay in Houston, I have to say that Gordon really loves Hughes.