He boasts a healthy 2. Gordon's nightly three-point barrage is unlikely to slow down in Mike D'Antoni's run-and-gun offensive scheme. Gordon has been a model of consistency in his 11 NBA seasons, with career averages of With little deviation from year-to-year, Gordon has a very safe fantasy floor. The addition of Russell Westbrook to Houston's roster signals that the Rockets are all-in on a title run this season, and Westbrook's ball dominance and scoring could cut into Gordon's points.
Still, it's safe to project Gordon for 30 minutes a night and a healthy amount of threes. For the second straight year, Gordon slotted in as the Rockets' sixth man, providing an elite scoring presence off the bench when James Harden or Chris Paul came out for a breather.
Despite Paul's addition and his designation as a bench player, Gordon received a starter's workload most nights and averaged That allowed him to once again up his scoring to Gordon's ability to knock down three-pointers at a very high rate helped him continue to excel in the Rockets' fast-paced offense and his 3.
With averages of just 2. However, the Rockets' offseason addition of Carmelo Anthony does threaten those numbers. Anthony is primarily prided for his offense and the potential for the Rockets to bring him off the bench alongside Gordon could cut into the latter's usage and shot attempts. Gordon will still be in consideration for a selection in most standard leagues due to his elite three-point totals, but with a player like Anthony, who averaged a whopping Gordon's campaign, and debut year with the Rockets, was his first time transitioning into a bench role following five years as a starter with the Pelicans.
While he did draw 15 starts across 75 games due to injuries in the backcourt, Gordon was largely relied upon as the team's top offensive threat off the bench, a role he excelled in and eventually earned him Sixth Man of the Year honors. The change in role certainly didn't hurt his value either, as Gordon still averaged At The uptempo offense run by the Rockets was a big reason for the increase in production and that's unlikely to change moving forward considering its success last season.
While Gordon is fully expected to remain the team's sixth man, they did trade for Chris Paul, bringing in another elite guard to play next to James Harden in the backcourt. That could come at the expense of some of Gordon's playing time, so he many not be able to match his impressive numbers. A 38 percent career shooter from beyond the arc, Gordon still fits the Rockets' offensive perfectly and he's going to get plenty of shots as the top option in the second unit.
That said, temper expectations a bit considering his usage could drop with the Rockets planning to stagger the playing time of Paul and Harden in an attempt to keep at least one of them on the court at all times. This time around, it was a fractured ring finger that cost Gordon nearly 40 games over the final four months of the season. Prior to the injury, Gordon started 44 games and posted numbers that were, for the most part, right in line with his career averages.
Gordon produced Gordon had another injury-filled season in , missing 21 games in large part due to a labrum injury. The shooting guard played in 61 games and averaged 33 minutes per contest.
The centerpiece of the deal that sent Chris Paul out of town, Gordon averaged a career-worst Although the scoring output looks weak on the whole, Gordon actually faired almost two points per game better after the All-Star break, the further removed from his injury he got. A noted positive from the previous season is Gordon's marksmanship from beyond the arc, where he shot a career-best 45 percent from downtown despite mustering a meager 41 percent from the field overall.
That figure placed Gordon third in the league in three-point percentage, slotted just ahead of new head coach Alvin Gentry's former sharpshooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
Now with Gentry in tow, it can be expected that Gordon will continue to find good looks from beyond the arc this season. The downside to Gordon this year will, as always, be his health. The new regime in New Orleans figures to monitor Gordon's playing time very closely in an effort to keep the guard healthy for the duration of the season. Now entering his eighth season, Gordon hasn't played more than 64 games since his rookie season way back in Eric Gordon enters his seventh NBA season attempting to stay healthy after playing 64 games a year ago, the most he's played in a season since his rookie campaign.
In 32 minutes of action, Gordon averaged For Gordon, the Where Gordon excelled last season was from beyond the arc. The shooting guard connected on just 44 percent of his field goals, but 39 percent of his three-point attempts.
Gordon's career hasn't exactly taken off since being the centerpiece of the controversial Chris Paul trade a few years back, but the potential is still there for the year-old, and having a capable distributor like Holiday should only improve the looks he gets on the offensive end.
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Receive free daily analysis. Gordon has minimal when both are on the floor, but due to Harden's pending trade request and Wall's injury history, Gordon could have a ton of value as we get deep into the season.
That jumped to a massive Gordon offers very little in terms of peripheral stats, but he remains elite in scoring, three-pointers made and free-throw shooting regardless of the status of Houston's other stars. While Gordon wasn't incredible from deep last year That volume is insane, and even with Houston changing its staff odds are he remains throwing bomb for another season.
We should also expect some possitive regression from Gordon: he shot almost six percentage-points in all three cats--field goals, three-pointers, and free-throws below his career averages, which shouldn't stay at those low levels for long. The deeper a fantasy basketball league, the harder it is to hit a winner with your last few picks. It is also harder to find decent help from the waiver wire if your late-round picks don't do you justice.
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