The Philadelphia 76ers announced Tuesday evening via release the team has re-signed former IU basketball one-and-done star Eric Gordon.
It’s a one-year, veteran’s minimum deal worth $3.6M, Sixers beat reporter Derek Bodner notes.
Gordon, who originally signed with the 76ers on July 10, 2024, averaged 6.8 points and shot 40.9-percent from beyond the arc (42.6% FG, 75.0% FT) to go along with 1.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 39 games (13 starts) last season. Gordon reached double-digit scoring on 14 occasions in 2024-25, 11 of which came in January. He averaged 9.8 points on 52.0-percent shooting (52.6% 3FG) while playing in each of Philadelphia’s 17 games that month.
The Indiana native’s 40.9-percent shooting from three-point range last season represented the fourth-highest mark of his decorated career. He drained at least three triples in 12 games last season, including a 4-for-4 shooting night from deep, to match his high scoring mark for the season against Cleveland on Jan. 24 (15 points). Gordon’s 2,084 career three-pointers currently rank 10th among active NBA players.
Gordon underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist in February.
A member of the Bahamian National Team at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Gordon reached the 15-point mark in two of the team’s four games, averaging 14.0 points on 43.9-percent shooting (43.5% 3FG), 2.5 rebounds, and 3.3 assists in FIBA competition.
Drafted by the LA Clippers with the seventh overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, Gordon holds career averages of 15.3 points (43.0 FG%, 37.2 3FG%, 81.0 FT%), 2.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in 925 career games (665 starts) across 17 NBA seasons between the Clippers, New Orleans, Houston, Phoenix, and Philadelphia.
Gordon is one of seven active NBA players to make 2,000 three-pointers while shooting at least 37.0-percent average from behind the arc.
Gordon was an early entry candidate for the 2008 NBA Draft following his freshman season at Indiana. As a freshman for the Hoosiers, Gordon averaged 20.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.
He set the Hoosiers and conference all-time record for scoring as a freshman with 669 points and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten. Gordon earned Second Team All-America honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches and Third Team distinction from The Associated Press.
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