Veteran guard Eric Gordon is currently having the best shooting season of his NBA career, and at 33 years old, he’s not an ideal timeline fit with the young and rebuilding Houston Rockets. Yet, that doesn’t mean that a deal is inevitable as this season’s Feb. 10 trade deadline nears.
From the latest Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective podcast, ESPN reporter Tim MacMahon says of Gordon and the Rockets:
I don’t get the sense that they’re eager to dump Eric Gordon. I do think they’d have to feel like they’re getting value in return.
However, MacMahon did note one factor that could point to a deal eventually being consummated before the Feb. 10 trade deadline.
(General manager) Rafael Stone does want to have a reputation as somebody who tries to do right by players. Clearly, Eric Gordon is at a point in his career where he would prefer to be playing for a playoff team. He would prefer to be playing for a contender.
Gordon averages 14.7 points and 3.4 assists in 29.4 minutes…