Eric Gordon

Eric Gordon
Player information
Full name	Eric Ambrose Gordon Jr.
birthday	December 25, 1988
place of birth	Indianapolis , Indiana , United States
size	193 cm
position	Shooting Guard
college	Indiana University
NBA draft	2008 , 7th pick , Los Angeles Clippers
Club information
society	Houston Rockets
league	NBA
Jersey number	10
Clubs as active
2008–2011 Los Angeles Clippers 2011–2016 New Orleans Hornets / Pelicans Since 2016 Houston Rockets 0

Eric Ambrose Gordon Jr. (born December 25, 1988 in Indianapolis , Indiana ) is an American basketball player who is currently under contract with the Houston Rockets .

The 1.93 meter tall and approximately 100 kg shooting guard was selected in seventh place in the 2008 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers .

Career

In November 2005, he gave his word on Bruce Weber, head coach of the University of Illinois basketball team , to play for his university. However, when he was named assistant coach at Indiana University with Jeff Meyer, a friend of the Gordon family, Gordon changed his mind and played for Indiana University from 2007 to 2008. He achieved an average of 20.9 points, 3.3 rebounds , 2.4 assists and converted 33.7% of his three-point throws.

In the 2008 NBA draft , he was then selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in 7th place. In January 2009, he was named Rookie of the Month for the Western Conference . At the Clippers, Gordon quickly developed into a top performer who averaged 16.1 points in his first year and hit 39% of his three-point throws, which earned him a call to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team at the end of the season . In his third year he achieved an average of 22.3 points and an average of 4.4 assists, which was the breakthrough for him. However, he was increasingly struggling with injuries.

Before the start of the 2011/12 season, he was transferred from the Clippers to the New Orleans Hornets along with Chris Kaman and Al-Farouq Aminu . In return, the Clippers received multiple all-star Chris Paul . For the Hornets, Gordon could only play a few games due to an injury and the team spent the entire season in the basement of the Western Conference. His contract ended in 2012 and Gordon was offered a four-year maximum contract of $ 58 million from the Phoenix Suns , but the Hornets decided to match the offer. So Eric Gordon stays in New Orleans for another four years. The first two years Gordon could not complete more than 50 of the possible 160 games due to injuries.

With the 2013-14 season, he succeeded for the first time since Clippers times to complete more than 60 games in the season. Nevertheless, he was rarely able to build on his earlier achievements. In the 2014–15 season, he achieved an average of 13.4 points, his weakest career score to date. But the Pelicans qualified for the playoffs, which were also the first in Gordon's career. In the series against the Golden State Warriors , Gordon convinced as one of the few players and scored 18.5 points on average in four games. The Pelicans, however, were eliminated 4-0 against the Warriors without a win. In the 2015-16 season, Gordon struck again with an injury to his right finger, so that he could only complete 45 season games. However, the Pelicans missed the playoffs due to an injury-ridden season.

In the summer of 2016, Gordon signed with the Houston Rockets . At the Rockets, Gordon became an integral part of the offensive and completed an injury-free season after a long time. For the Rockets he came off the bench as the most important player and scored 16.2 points in 75 games. With the Rockets he reached the Conference semifinals in the NBA playoffs, where they lost to the San Antonio Spurs . Gordon received the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award for Best Banker of the Season for his good performance at the end of the season .

In the 2017/18 season, Gordon again led the way as the best banker with an average of 18 points. With the Rockets he reached the conference finals, where they were defeated by the eventual champions Golden State Warriors .

successes

• NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award : 2017
• NBA All-Rookie Second Team : 2009
• NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout Winner : 2017

Web links

Commons : Eric Gordon  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Eric Gordon - player profile on NBA.com
• Eric Gordon - player profile on basketball-reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hornets match $ 58M deal to keep Gordon
2. ↑ Tim Cato: Rockets, Eric Gordon agree on a 4-year, $ 53 million deal. July 3, 2016, accessed July 31, 2016 . 
3. ^ NN: Westbrook named MVP. Prize for Dirk. On: Spox website; Unterföhring, June 27, 2017. Accessed December 25, 2018.