Acquire Eric Gordon From Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets Receive: G/F Talen Horton-Tucker, G Kendrick Nunn, F Stanley Johnson, 2027 First-Round Pick (LAL)
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: G/F Eric Gordon
Unlike the other trades in this piece, you’d hardly qualify this as a blockbuster. It still ought to improve the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022-23.
After all, Horton-Tucker’s inability to space the floor was a problem for this club last season. If they intend on running back the same core, they need better supporting players. Gordon would be a major upgrade in that regard.
In fact, he’s one of the most reliable floor-spacers in the NBA. Furthermore, he’s got ample experience playing alongside a ball-dominant playmaker like James, having supported James Harden for years in Houston.
As for the Houston Rockets, they’re effectively taking a flier on Horton-Tucker and a first-round pick here. They may or may not use Nunn – he’d be a rotational upgrade, but this rebuilding team may be more inclined to see what they have in their younger guards. Johnson, on the other hand, would likely be buried at the back of the bench.
LATEST NBA NEWS AND RUMORS: This Trade Sends Houston Rockets’ Eric Gordon To Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers would like to do more than this leading into 2022-23. Still, if this is the best they can do, Gordon is a solid consolation prize.
