Gordon will be looking for a bounceback year and there’s real internal confidence that he could be a comeback player of the year type in 2020-21. The Rockets need him to return to his 6MOY days and not the laboring, injury-prone guard we saw last season. Silas should make this one of his top priorities, as a healthy and firing Gordon not only makes Houston’s rotation that much more potent, it allows you to not lean so heavily on Harden and Westbrook.
January 27, 2021 | 5:15 pm EST Update
Pelicans also having trade discussions about Eric Bledsoe
Oleh Kosel: Brian Windhorst just said on ESPN’s The Jump that the Pelicans will be sellers at the trade deadline. Also, the rumors are not just centered around Lonzo Ball and JJ Redick, he included Eric Bledsoe’s name, too. pic.twitter.com/EOOUULocok
Shams Charania: NBA will reschedule certain postponed games in first half of the season — instead of the second half. Changes: – Blazers-Wizards: Feb. 2, (previously second half) – Wizards-Hornets: Feb. 7 (previously Jan. 20) – Blazers-Hornets Feb. 7: postponed to second half
Shams Charania: One new NBA player tested positive for coronavirus out of 492 tested since Jan. 20, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium . Down from 11 positives last week and 16 the prior week.
January 27, 2021 | 3:51 pm EST Update
Rockets integrating new addition Kevin Porter Jr. slowly
Mark Berman: Stephen Silas on @Kevin Porter: “We’re still trying to work through that. He’s been here and he’s been great. He’s been attentive. We’ve been doing individual stuff with him as well as today he joined the team stuff and we’re just integrating him slowly.” #Rockets pic.twitter.com/QAx0PUfoU7
