The Houston Rockets signed Guard Eric Gordon to a 4 year extension worth $75.6 million dollars. This keeps the core of the Rockets team which include (James Harden, Russell Westbrook and Clint Capela),together until to the 2022-2023 season. The fourth year of Gordon’s deal is non-guaranteed. It can become guaranteed if Gordon makes an All Star or the Rockets win the NBA championship during the length of the contract. This shows Gordon’s belief and commitment to the Rockets. The fact that he has tied a guaranteed $20.9 million to the team winning a championship means he loves the teams chances. He can also get the fourth year guaranteed by earning a spot on an All Star team, but given his position and the fact he has two superstar teammates, Harden and Westbrook, makes the chances of that happening rare.
The NBA is in a unique position with many teams championship windows essentially being 3 years. When you look at many of the key free agency signings this off season they included an option either through player options or incentive based agreements for that final year. This includes Kawhi Leonard who aligned his contract with Paul George’s who was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers with 3 years left . Even with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving they can both opt out after 3 years. It’s what the NBA wants enough time for fans to invest in the teams and players; but also short enough so that if things do not workout fans have hope that the teams can turn it around quickly . The next three years will be seen as a crucial time when we look back on NBA History as this will be the new normal. Lebron James started the trend in 2010 when he went to Miami but now it seems to be fully embraced by both the teams and players.
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