Through the first half of the season, Eric Gordon has gone from being a washed up, injury-ridden shell of himself to being the best bench player in the NBA.
There has never been questions about Gordon’s ability to score, but this year he has amped up his efficiency, posting the best effective field goal percentage (.547) of his career. His 17.6 points in 30 minutes per game has been key to the Rockets’ success.
Although injuries have prevented him from becoming the explosive physical specimen he was at Indiana University, he has revived his career by gunning threes at a ridiculous clip (9 attempts per game, 65% three-point rate) and providing creative playmaking off the bench.