Eric Gordon is signing with the Phoenix Suns to play with Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Gordon was an unrestricted free agent after the Los Angeles Clippers didn’t guarantee his 2023-24 salary. The Indiana product signed a four-year, $75.6 million veteran contract extension with the Houston Rockets in September 2019.
The Clippers acquired Gordon from the Rockets at the 2023 trade deadline. The former Sixth Man of the Year averaged 11.0 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 22 games with Los Angeles while shooting 46.3% from the field, 42.3% from beyond the arc and 84.2% from the free-throw line.
LAC lost to the Suns in the first round of the 2023 playoffs in five games. Gordon averaged 10.2 points in the series. Kawhi Leonard only played in Games 1 and 2 due to a torn meniscus in his right knee and Paul George missed the entire series with his own knee injury.
Gordon has career averages of 16.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists with the Clippers, New Orleans Pelicans and Rockets. The Suns now have Gordon, Durant, Beal, Booker and Deandre Ayton as their top players/scorers.
NBA NEWS & RUMORS: Eric Gordon & Phoenix Suns Updates
Phoenix has been busy since free agency started on June 30. The franchise signed Yuta Watanabe, Chimezie Metu, Keita Bates-Diop and Drew Eubanks and re-signed Damion Lee and Josh Okogie. The Suns, however, didn’t re-sign Jock Landale, who signed with the Rockets.
It will be fascinating to see how many games the Suns win next season under first-year head coach Frank Vogel, who replaced Monty Williams. Vogel guided the Los Angeles Lakers to the 2020 championship over the Miami Heat in six games at the Walt Disney World bubble in Orlando, Florida.
NBA NEWS & RUMORS: Eric Gordon & Phoenix Suns Updates
The Suns lost to the Denver Nuggets in the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals in six games. Chris Paul and Landry Shamet were traded to the Washington Wizards for Beal.
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