Eric Gordon agrees to signal 1-year cope with Sixers initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Philadelphia
Eric Gordon has agreed to signal a one-year, minimum-salary cope with the Sixers, a supply confirmed Sunday night time to NBC Sports activities Philadelphia.
The Athletic’s Shams Charania first reported Gordon’s settlement and PHLY Sports activities’ Kyle Neubeck first reported that he was becoming a member of the Sixers on a minimal contract.
The 35-year-old taking pictures guard spent his prime years with the Rockets throughout present Sixers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey’s time as GM. He received the NBA’s Sixth Man of the 12 months award for the 2016-17 season and averaged 15.7 factors over 379 video games with Houston.
Gordon’s a high-volume three-point shooter and succesful secondary ball handler. He posted 11.0 factors, 2.0 assists and 1.8 rebounds per recreation final season for the Suns, taking pictures 37.8 p.c from lengthy vary on 5.8 makes an attempt per contest.
General, he is remained an environment friendly scorer; Gordon’s been at or above league common in factors per shot try each season of his profession in addition to the 2019-20 marketing campaign, in accordance with Cleansing the Glass.
Gordon declined his Suns participant possibility as a way to hit free company. The Sixers nonetheless have many roster spots to fill, however Morey intends to assemble a contender and all the time welcomes taking pictures round cornerstone massive man Joel Embiid.
Along with Gordon, the Sixers got here to phrases with Andre Drummond through the opening phases of free company.
