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Eric Gordon | Guard

Team: New Orleans Pelicans
Age / DOB:  (24) / 12/25/1988
Ht / Wt:  6'3' / 215
College: Indiana
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A source told the New Orleans Times-Picayune that Eric Gordon trade rumors have "no merit."
Gordon is expected to be shopped by the Pelicans as the team looks to get out from under his contract, but right now it appears the team is committed to keeping him. We'd expect that to change as we enter the offseason and more teams begin to get active in shaping their plans for next season, but he'll remain with the Pelicans for now. May 21 - 12:16 PM
Source: Jimmy Smith on Twitter

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Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

Eric Gordon admitted he had been dealing with painful bone spurs in his left ankle since the All-Star break.

Gordon missed the first 29 games of the season with right knee woes. He proceeded to sit out 11 more thanks to both knee precautions and the ankle pain. "My ankle bothered me everyday, even on days when I wasn't active," Gordon said. He underwent a scope last week to remove particles of scar tissue from his ankle. Gordon says he'll be 100 percent by camp, but we'll believe it when we see it.
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
May 14 - 4:43 PM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

Eric Gordon underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle to "alleviate pain caused by particules of scar tissue," and he's expected to be ready for training camp.

Gordon, still just 24 years old, had the surgery after dealing with soreness in his ankle toward the end of the season. It's yet another red flag for the injury-prone shooting guard, and this will not help the Pelicans in their effort to potentially trade him during the offseason. Gordon is owed more than $40 million over the next three seasons.
Source: NBA.com
May 10 - 10:26 AM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

GM Dell Demps did not rule out a potential trade of Eric Gordon in the offseason.

The writing has been on the wall since the team re-signed him as a restricted free agent before the season. Still owed north of $40 million over the next three seasons, Gordon has had back and knee issues continually throughout his brief career. It will be difficult to acquire a package deemed satisfactory unless the Pelicans are just looking to get out from under that contract, and the latter scenario is entirely plausible. Gordon has clashed with coach Monty Williams and said last summer he didn't want the Hornets to match the offer sheet he signed with Phoenix.
Source: John Reid on Twitter
Apr 22 - 12:31 PM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

Eric Gordon scored 25 points on 8-of-18 shooting (2-of-6 3PTs, 7-of-12 FTs) with four rebounds, three assists and a steal in Friday's loss to the Clippers.

The Hornets (and Gordon) would love for him to show well at the end of the year to enhance his nearly non-existent trade value, and that represents a silver lining for his chances to finish out the year on the court.
Apr 13 - 1:29 AM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

Eric Gordon played in the second game of a back-to-back set for the first time this season, scoring 23 points with three boards, seven assists, two steal, one block and three 3-pointers in 34 minutes.

He matched his season high in minutes during the game and this was one of his better lines all year. The Hornets only have three games left this year, none of them on a back-to-back set, so Gordon should be good to go for the rest of the way.
Apr 11 - 12:44 AM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

Eric Gordon says he will play against the Kings on Wednesday night.

This is a mild shock and it's the first time Gordon has been active in both games of a back-to-back set all season. Coach Monty Williams hasn't confirmed it just yet, so this isn't completely official. If you didn't bench him, go ahead and put him in your lineup.
Source: John Reid on Twitter
Apr 10 - 8:43 PM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

The Hornets are still operating with Eric Gordon playing limited minutes and it's possible that he sits out on Wednesday with the Hornets playing a back-to-back.

Gordon hasn't exceeded 35 minutes all season and the team will continue with its long-term plan in order to keep Gordon as healthy as possible. It's just a reminder that Gordon's fantasy ceiling is capped by his health, and he'll enter next season as a gamble once again, but at least owners now have some baseline expectations for him in New Orleans. Of course, it's entirely possible he's traded in the offseason.
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
Apr 10 - 8:07 AM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

Eric Gordon hit 6-of-13 shots for 22 points, three boards, three assists and a steal in Tuesday's loss.

He got into it with coach Monty Williams on Friday, but appears to have avoided the doghouse. The Hornets play again on Wednesday, and we're guessing Gordon will miss that one, as he hasn't been playing in back-to-backs for most of the season. This is their last back-to-back of the season, so hopefully he'll play in the final three games for the Hornets.
Apr 10 - 1:53 AM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

Monty Williams said he will not stop pushing Eric Gordon to be great after the two had an apparent shouting match in Friday's game against the Jazz.

Gordon is expected to start Tuesday against the Lakers. "He’s a dynamic guard, that’s why I push him," Williams said. "I'm not going to allow him to settle for where he is in his career right now. He's got to get better." Gordon said that he's past the conflict, saying, "It got very heated in the moment, but I'm not letting none of that get to me." Gordon did add that he's expecting to finally be fully healthy with his knee entering the 2013/14 season, but there is a lot of time between now and the start of next season. He's dealt with a patella tendon disorder and bone bruise in his right knee earlier this season, the same knee that limited him to just nine games last year.
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
Apr 9 - 8:33 AM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

The Hornets will "likely remain open" to trading Eric Gordon after the season, sources told the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

We're not surprised, and readers shouldn't be, either. Gordon upset Hornets fans in the offseason when he said his heart was in Phoenix and that is where he wanted to sign, and with his relationship on thin ice with Monty Williams, the Hornets will shop him in the offseason to see what he may be able to bring back. It's not going to be easy considering Gordon is owed $45 million over the next three seasons and has had chronic injury issues in his brief career.
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
Apr 8 - 7:58 AM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

Eric Gordon, who was benched on Friday after yelling at Monty Williams, started Sunday's game and had 17 points, two 3-pointers, six assists and two steals in 31 minutes.

Friday's incident doesn't seem likely to impede Gordon's role this season, but it does nothing to thaw his relationship with the team's fans, not to mention Monty. New Orleans will assuredly try to trade him this summer, but it's a Herculean task given his knee problems and onerous contract ($45 million over the next three seasons).
Apr 8 - 12:02 AM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

Eric Gordon was reportedly benched after getting into a "screaming match" with Monty Williams during the third quarter on Friday, according to NBA.com.

The incident occurred as the game was heading into a timeout, so we haven't seen video, but Gordon didn't set foot on the court afterward. Monty called him out for a lack of energy defensively, particularly fighting through screens, and presumably this won't have any carry-over effect vs. Phoenix on Sunday
Source: NBA.com
Apr 7 - 11:20 AM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

Hornets coach Monty Williams says Eric Gordon's limited minutes in the second half were a coach's decision.

There had been some concern that Gordon had re-injured or tweaked something but Williams says that wasn't the case. "He (Gordon) was OK; we just decided to go in a different direction," Williams said "We needed a little bit more effort getting off of those screens." For his part, Gordon seemed puzzled with the move and noted "I definitely wanted to be out there for sure." We expect Gordon to be good to go for Sunday's game against Phoenix, but we'll definitely be monitoring his minutes.
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune
Apr 6 - 9:28 AM
Eric Gordon - G - Pelicans

Eric Gordon played just 18 minutes on Friday against the Jazz, scoring seven points on 2-of-3 shooting with one rebound, two assists and one trey.

We're going to put Gordon on the injury report just in case one of the million ailments dogging the max-extension player are acting up.
Apr 6 - 1:06 AM

Depth Charts

All Positions
PosRoleName
PG1Greivis Vasquez
2Brian Roberts
SG1Eric Gordon
2Austin Rivers
3Roger Mason Jr.
4Terrel Harris
5Xavier Henry
SF1Al-Farouq Aminu
2Lance Thomas
3Darius Miller
PF1Anthony Davis
2Ryan Anderson
3Louis Amundson
C1Robin Lopez
2Jason Smith