Eric Gordon

Eric Gordon: 6’3, 215, SG, Fr., Indiana

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Okay, here’s another prospect that had one very productive year of NCAA basketball before entering this draft, and he’s another guy that might need to learn a different position in the NBA, a daunting task. Gordon, despite having excellent point guard size is most definitely a shooting guard, where he is undersized. He has a scorer’s mentality and he’s always trying to get the ball to the hoop. Gordon can light up the scoreboard and score in a variety of ways, although his jumper failed him at the end of the season. If he were three inches taller he would be a much higher pick in the draft, but his size is a real issue. There aren’t any real point guard skills to his game, so that’s going to be a difficult transition if he is, indeed, asked to play that position. Some scouts compare him to the Chicago Bulls Ben Gordon, or the Golden State Warriors Monte Ellis, two undersized shooting guards succeeding at the professional level, but they are the exception to the rule … and they’re both defensive liabilities. Gordon will need to improve his decision-making and passing skills dramatically, but few teams will take a pass on a player as talented and competitive as Eric Gordon.