As he enters into his 15th season, Eric Gordon is on the verge of entering yet another stage in his career. He’s been many things dating back to his heralded high school days.
First, he was the highly touted “Mr. Basketball” of Indiana that flambéed Michael Jordan’s children in front of His Airness. Fast-forward a few years that included a sensational freshman campaign at Indiana and three years on an up-and-coming Los Angeles Clippers squad, Gordon became the centerpiece of the “original” Chris Paul trade.
Skip ahead a little bit more and you’ll find Gordon on your Houston Rockets, where he has primarily operated as the scoring punch off of the bench.