Knicks Rumors: Pros And Cons Of Pursuing Eric Gordon

According to a recent report, Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks are interested in signing free agent shooting guard Eric Gordon. Should they be?

The New York Knicks are acting hastily on the free agency front. Completing a signing will be another discussion, but New York is planting its recruiting roots early with some of the bigger names on the open market.

One of the players whom the Knicks are reportedly interested in to the biggest boom-or-bust free agent available.

Eric Gordon has been one of the most productive shooting guards in the NBA since entering the Association in 2008. He’s dipped below 15 points per game just once in his eight-year career, and has made a living from beyond the arc.

According to Marc Stein and Ian Begley of ESPN, the Knicks have a level of interest in signing Gordon.

"The Knicks have roughly $30 million to spend in free agency and hope to fit Noah into that space while keeping enough room to add a starting shooting guard. Courtney Lee and Eric Gordon are among the guards the Knicks have a level of interest in, sources say."

That’s an intriguing pursuit, to say the very least.

Gordon, 27, will be looking to prove himself as he comes off of an injury-ravaged tenure with the New Orleans Pelicans. He’ll enter unrestricted free agency for the first time in his career, and may not have the chance to cash in on a four-year deal.

Skepticism acknowledged, the Knicks have an opportunity to sign one of the better off-guards in the NBA.

There’s no question whatsoever that there’s both risk and reward in this situation. Gordon could pan out as the perfect backcourt complement to Derrick Rose, or he could experience the same issues he did in New Orleans.

The question is, should Phil Jackson and the Knicks commit to signing Gordon during the summer of 2016?

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