With the January 25th deadline to renegotiate a contract approaching, Eric Gordon is said to be seriously interested in signing a long-term extension with the New Orleans Hornets.
Jimmy Smith of the Times-Picayune recently reported that the general manager Dell Demps and his front-office have begun talks with Gordon's agent Rob Pelinka on a possible deal that would make the Indiana shooting guard a Hornet for many years to come.
However, many are speculating that Eric Gordon has not shown enough in his two-game stint to be worth a max contract—like the five-year, $80 million deal that Russell Westbrook and the Thunder reached last week.
As the Hornets continue to wait for commissioner David Stern to relinquish his powers as the de facto owner of the team, they can't afford to risk losing their new franchise centerpiece, who becomes a restricted free agent at the end of this season.
But, with a knee injury currently keeping Eric Gordon on the sideline, he's missed time three years in a row now. Injury proneness certainly doesn't help when discussing a long-term deal. The worst thing that could happen to the ...
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NBA Rumors: Eric Gordon Open to a Future with New Orleans Hornets
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