Cavs trading for Eric Gordon could be lift, but there are question marks

Clearly could help in the short term, but would the on-floor possibilities be worth it?

Even with some inconsistencies overall this season, he has knocked in 45.2 percent from three, which has been a career-best, and has had 14.8 points and 3.4 assists per outing. Gordon was dynamite and brought the Rockets back in a 31-point effort on Wednesday to beat the San Antonio Spurs, too, and he went 6-of-7 from three in that one, with three assists.

After an injury-plagued last two seasons, because of knee and ankle ailments in 2019-20 and last season, largely due to a groin injury, Gordon has found his groove again, and in recent contests reinserted as a starter, has picked it up.

It’s evident that whether he were to be starting or coming off the bench the rest of the season for Cleveland, and I’d probably expect the latter, that the 6-foot-3 Gordon would provide another notable scoring option for the Cavaliers.

But on the flip side, Gordon is not nearly the defender he once was in years past, and against opposing 2s or primary playmakers, would having him in over Okoro or Stevens for extended stretches be sensible defensively? There’s one of the inherent question marks.

So, the vertict, in my opinion, is a pass on Gordon as a potential trade target.

That’s with his injury issues in recent seasons, him being on the books for near $20 million next season, and all the while, set to be in his age-34 season next year.