He'd missed 115 games through three injury-plagued seasons in the Big Easy, but midway through last season, shooting guard Eric Gordon finally settled into something approaching a consistent groove. After eschewing surgery for the torn labrum in his left shoulder last season and instead rehabilitating the injury for six weeks, he suited up for the New Orleans Pelicans' final 49 regular-season games; he finished the season second in the NBA in 3-point shooting percentage in helping the Pelicans to their first playoff berth since 2011, and averaged 18.5 points per game in New Orleans' first-round postseason sweep at the hands of the eventual champion Golden State Warriors.
Pelicans' Eric Gordon out 4-6 weeks with fractured ring finger (Ball Don't Lie)
