The first area in which Gordon has really improved since his rookie year is the pick and roll. Despite playing a majority of his minutes at the shooting guard position, pick and rolls were Gordon's bread and butter last year. According to Synergy Sports Technology, Gordon came off ball screens in 27.4 percent of his possessions. When he did so, Gordon was able to post a PPP of 0.944, placing him among the top 10 percent of all NBA players when using a ball screen. What made Gordon so successful was his ability to make pull-up jumpers off the dribble. Gordon is very quick with the basketball in his hands, and that puts the pressure on his defender as he drives off the screen. If the defender plays a step back to contain Gordon's drive, it leaves Gordon with an open jumper. Gordon's shot is one of the prettiest — and most fundamentally sound — in basketball, and the result is a very high effective field goal percentage of 48.6 when using ball screensWhile it's obvious that Gordon does a number of things well, he still needs to improve to become the star the Clippers hope he'll be. The first area in which Gordon struggles is moving without the ball. A shooter like Gordon should be a threat when working off the ball, but when Gordon comes off screens away from the ball, he only shoots 38.8 percent. Gordon's problem is that he struggles to get squared up to the basket when on the moveGordon also struggles in transition. When he is the ball handler on the break, Gordon turns over the basketball 8.4 percent of the time. This really hurts his efficiency, resulting in a PPP of 1.201, which is not even in the top 40 percent of NBA players in these situations. Why does Gordon commit so many turnovers in transition? He tends to force the issue and put the pressure of scoring squarely on his shouldersLast year, we saw Gordon take a step in the right direction. He became a very good ball handler and decision-maker when coming off screens, and he became a spot-up shooting threat. However, if he wants to continue to develop, he must learn to play effectively off the ball. Additionally, Gordon really needs to take better care of the basketball in transition. The Clippers are a young and athletic team that will probably try to amp up the pace, and with Gordon acting as a primary ball handler, he can't turn the ball over so often. If Gordon can clean up those two areas, there is a good chance that he can turn into a superstar.
Sebastian Pruiti, Grantland
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