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Three-team trade sends John Wall and Danny Green to Rockets, Eric Gordon to Clippers

The Memphis Grizzlies today announced that the team acquired wing Luke Kennard (ken-ARD) and a future second round draft pick swap from the Los Angeles Clippers in a three-team trade also involving the Houston Rockets. The Grizzlies traded wing Danny Green to the Rockets and three second round draft picks to the Clippers; the Clippers traded guard John Wall and protected draft considerations to the Rockets for guard Eric Gordon.

Kennard (6-5, 206) has appeared in 332 games (85 starts) and has averaged 9.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 23.2 minutes for the Clippers and Detroit Pistons since he was selected 12th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Duke. The Ohio native has averaged 7.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 20.7 minutes with the Clippers this season.

The 26-year-old led the NBA in 3-point field goal percentage (.449) last season, while Grizzlies wing Desmond Bane finished second (.436). Kennard and Bane rank fifth and sixth in the league, respectively, this season (Kennard .447, Bane .435) and are the only teammates this season currently ranked inside the NBA top 10 in 3-point percentage.

Kennard, who has shot at least 44 percent from 3-point range in each of his last three seasons, ranks fifth among active players and 13th in NBA history in 3-point percentage (.427).

Green (6-6, 215) has appeared in 882 games (709 starts) and has averaged 8.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 25.3 minutes during his 14-year NBA career with the Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors and San Antonio Spurs. The 35-year-old competed in three games for the Grizzlies after he was acquired from Philadelphia this offseason.

Eric Gordon wins 2017 Three-point Contest

The 3-point shootingest team in NBA history has its first 3-point shooting champion.

Eric Gordon had to work overtime. He had to overcome the distraction of James Harden’s fishing lure shiny jacket. He even had to tune out the smattering of boos around Smoothie King Arena, where he played for five seasons before he escaped the “dysfunction” to join the Rockets.

Gordon, however, had spent the season coming off the bench and shooting 3s. With 3 ½ months of preparation, he had the best round of the competition and a triumphant extra round, taking the championship before he even reached his final rack…

Gordon defeated Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving in the overtime shootout, fittingly defeating a player that grabbed headlines with a flat Earth theory in a game of ‘around the world.’

— Houston Chronicle

Eric Gordon suffers finger injury, out 4-6 weeks

A very tough season for the New Orleans Pelicans just got tougher. At 14-27 through Tuesday’s games, they have the sixth worst record in the league. And now starting shooting guard Eric Gordon (14.9 ppg on 41% shooting) will miss serious time.

The team announced today that guard Eric Gordon underwent successful surgery this morning to repair his fractured right ring finger. Gordon sustained the injury during the third quarter of last night’s 114-99 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. His expected timetable to return is 4-6 weeks.

Gordon, 6-4, 215, has appeared in 41 games this season for New Orleans, averaging 14.9 points, 2.7 assists, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 33.4 minutes per contest.

Eric Gordon exercises contract option to stay with Pelicans

Guard Eric Gordon elects to remain with Pelicans

The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that guard Eric Gordon has exercised the one-year player option on his contract for the 2015-16 season.

Gordon, 6-3, 215, appeared in 61 games for the Pelicans last season, averaging 13.4 points while shooting a career-high .448 from three-point range, and helped New Orleans reach the playoffs for the first time since the 2010-11 season. In four seasons in New Orleans, Gordon has averaged 15.4 points while shooting .392 from three-point range, 3.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

“I’m really excited to continue playing for the Pelicans,” stated Gordon. “We had a strong finish to last season. And with this core group of young players we have, and with Alvin Gentry’s new leadership and vision, we all expect even bigger things next season.”

Originally selected seventh overall out of Indiana University in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Clippers, Gordon was acquired by New Orleans in a trade on Dec. 14, 2011. In 372 career games with Los Angeles and New Orleans, Gordon holds career averages of 17.4 points on .383 shooting from three-point range, 3.4 assists and 1.7 steals per contest.

“We are thrilled to have Eric Gordon on our roster for the 2015-16 season,” said General Manager Dell Demps. “Eric was a huge contributor to our success last season and we are excited to have him continue as one of the leaders of our team.”