The Clippers decided to give up the wing veterans, and they really wasted a first-round swap?
According to ESPN authoritative reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, the Los Angeles Clippers will not convert winger veteran Eric Gordon's contract to a guaranteed contract next season, which means that Gordon will become a full free agent after the free agency opens.
Gordon, a flank veteran who was traded by the Clippers for the Houston Rockets before this year's trade deadline, was actually doing well since he arrived, playing a total of 22 games for the Clippers in the regular season, averaging 24.9 minutes per game, averaging 11 points, 1.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks while shooting 46.3 percent from the field, 42.3 percent from three-point range and 84.2 percent from the free-throw line.
However, in the playoffs, Gordon's performance has declined a lot, averaging 29.8 minutes per game, he averages 10.2 points, 1.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.4 blocks per game, shooting 40.9% from the field, 34.5% from three-point range and 83.3% from the free-throw line. Gordon's offense efficiency in the playoffs is not good, and his contribution on the defensive end is relatively limited, which is somewhat old-fashioned, which may be an important factor in the Clippers' decision to abandon him.
Gordon's annual salary on his contract next season is as high as $20.91 million, and given the Clippers' huge luxury tax pressure, they chose to give him up as a somewhat unavoidable option. It can only be said that the Clippers wasted a trade swap right, they should have held the No. 20 pick in the first round of this year's NBA Draft, but they only got the No. 30 pick in the first round, and they also fulfilled the Rockets with this draft pick to win their favorite target Cam Whitmore.
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