eric gordon won the nba first sixth man award in the 2016–17 season.
eric gordon won the nba first sixth man award in the 2016–17 season.
who won the nba first sixth man award in the 2016–17 season?
eric gordon
on july 9, 2016, gordon signed with the houston rockets. he made his debut for the rockets in their season opener on october 26, scoring 19 points in a 120–114 loss to the los angeles lakers. on november 27, he scored 26 points and hit six three-pointers in a 130–114 win over the portland trail blazers. on december 7, he made a career-high eight three-pointers and scored 26 points off the bench in a 134–95 win over the los angeles lakers. on december 16, he had a 29-point game in a 122–100 win over the new orleans pelicans. the rockets made an nba-record 24 three-pointers in the game, led by gordon's 7-for-12 effort. on january 2, 2017, he scored a season-high 31 points in a 101–91 win over the washington wizards. on february 18, 2017, he edged out kyrie irving to win the three-point contest during the nba all-star weekend. on march 4, 2017, he scored 18 points and made six of houston's 18 three-pointers in a 123–108 win over the memphis grizzlies. gordon finished the game with 180 three-pointers; his 180 three-pointers in 49 games off the bench in 2016–17 set an nba record—the previous record was 179 set by mirza teletović in 78 games as a reserve in 2015–16. gordon finished the 2016–17 season averaging 16.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 75 games (60 games as their primary reserve). he was subsequently named the recipient of the nba sixth man of the year award, becoming the first player in franchise history to receive the award.
eric gordon
bullet::::- manu ginóbili, argentina – 4-time nba champion with san antonio spurs, 2008 sixth man award winner, 2-time all-star, 50 greatest euroleague contributors, gold medal in the 2004 summer olympics with argentina (drafted in 1999, entered the nba in 2002)









































bullet::::- yao ming, china – 2016 inductee into the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame, first pick in the 2002 nba draft and 8-time nba all-star (played in the nba from 2002 to 2011)









































bullet::::- leandro barbosa, brazil – nba champion with golden state warriors (2015), 2007 sixth man award winner (entered the nba in 2003)
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