Eric Gordon
Houston Rockets Receive: G/F Talen Horton-Tucker, G Kendrick Nunn, F Stanley Johnson
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: G/F Eric Gordon
The notion of a Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets swap has been floating around for some time. With that said, the potential deals they could make seem to grow smaller with every passing month.
For a while, there was much speculation that the Lakers could take an interest in Christian Wood. He is now a Dallas Mavericks. Oh well, at least these teams could swap John Wall and Russell Westbrook, right?
Not anymore. Wall has been bought out, and he’s already signed with the other Los Angeles franchise. Eric Gordon is the last vestige of a possible deal here.
The Lakers should still be interested. Gordon is an elite floor-spacer who’s equipped to attack close-outs when given the opportunity. He’d be a nice addition to their squad.
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Meanwhile, the Rockets could play ball too. Horton-Tucker is the type of young player many rebuilding teams covet.
With that said, they could be scared off by his 26.9% three-point shooting throughout 2021-22. Would the Indiana Pacers be?