Is it crazy to consider trading for Eric Gordon?

I get that Gordon's had injury concerns. Then again, so has Stephen Curry, and he's the darling of the NBA right now. The last time Gordon played the bulk of a season, he had a 22 PER. No one on our team has EVER had a 22 PER.

The Pelicans (ha!) have already said they are open to trading him. I think something like Wes and the 10 pick plus filler might just do the trick.

We need to acquire assets, and we probably need to take some risks to become a elite team. Flirting with the playoffs and/or being one and done just doesn't cut it for me. This is one high risk/reward that is pretty obtainable. But is it smart? Thoughts?

 

Am I blind? I thought Lamarcus had a 22.7 PER 2011-2012?

 

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Whoops! I was looking at PTS, not PER. So Gordon really had a 18.5 PER. Still really good. Still pretty interesting, IMO.

 

His knees would keep me away.

MF surgery was a real option last summer. He opted for rest and missed a ton of games last year. Outside the shortened season he has misses at least 20 games/per since his rookie year.

 

Agreed. He is also on a MAX contract. Put it this way if we strike out in FA I'd offer joel freeland for Gordon and Lopez. That's how much of a hindrance I think his contract is.

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15 mil ave for the next 3 years is just too much IMO. I would rather take a chance on Monte Ellis. He attacks the basket a little better. Although I have soured on Ellis too.

 

Yeah, Ellis is interesting. You kinda sub out injury risk and take on a headcase. I'd almost prefer the injury risk.

 

No. He was decent for Clippers with what appeared to be a bright future but now he's injured and expensive. Not to mention he's short and I don't want two short people in our backcourt. Those are my thoughts.

 

Lillard is not short for a PG. So basically you would only have the sg that would be too short. Sad part of that is when other teams use two short guards against us.......we can't make them pay. As long as Wes stands out 22 feet from the basket and rarely attacks, then a midget can guard him.

 

Granted, he is overpaid. But that's a big part of why he's available. If we want to lure a big time FA here, we're probably going to have to overpay for him, too. Not to say that you should ignore salary - obviously, you shouldn't. But this could be the type of contact that gets dumped in a trade. Maybe we could get him for next to nothing?

 

We don't need expensive shooting guards with a long history of injury problems.

That means no Eric Gordon.

That means no Kevin Martin.

 

I'd consider it, solely because if he was healthy he would push our team over the top.

Keyword, CONSIDER.

Also, I think it would be tough to watch a player where every time he grabs a knee or ankle you think he is done for, exactly what we are seeing with Steve Curry right now.

 

I drove the Gordon bandwagon a few years ago but he certainly looks like he's falling apart.

I'd like a shooter/scorer next to Lillard, which is why I'm so high on McCollum.

Or a defender like Shumpert or Bradley.

 

Defense wins championships. With that said, if we could pair McCollum next to Lillard for a couple years and drive up his value into a trading piece for a more defensive minded SG + other pieces, I'd be all for it. I'm not big on the miniature backcourts (Jennings, Ellis) although we have LMA. I'd probably rather sign someone like Tyreke or trade Wes + 10 for a solid SG.

Or somehow land Gordon Hayward or Lance Stephenson.

 

Bradley has Tony Allen potential and has shown flashes of that.

 

I wouldn't mind Bradley. Don't see the Celtics letting him go, though.

 

...OJ Mayo would be a much better option, IMHO

 

I would certainly consider Gordon (and NOT Kevin Martin or OJ Mayo) because when he plays he is a genuine difference maker. HOWEVER: given the injury history, it would have to be a bargain - i.e., them unloading his contract. I would throw in the #10 but not Wesley, because we need his grit. (But then again, we'd pretty much have to include Wes because he's our tradeable sizeable contract.)

If we can just absorb his salary, then sure, I would consider him a free agent.

 

Whitsitt and Pritchard come to mind here. Both were risk takers, acquiring talent at bargain prices. The difference is, Whitsitt went for lottery talent at any cost ... literally. He would pick up anyone that was too expensive for their team to afford, but they were always consistent contributors. Meanwhile, Pritchard went for the talent that slid mostly due to health issues. That blew up in his face. So did Whitsitt's approach, eventually, but at least it got us close to the promised land. Gordon would be closer to repeating Prtichard's plan of attack.