Eric Gordon exceeded all expectations last year.
The 28-year-old averaged 16.2 points per game and made the fourth most 3s in the NBA in the 2016-17 season. Gordon helped James Harden lead the Rockets to 55 wins, and that was enough to earn him the Sixth Man of the Year Award. When Chris Paul was forced to sit out following the season opener, Gordon had to step up in a big way, and he delivered.
Through his first 13 games of the year, Gordon averaged 22.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 4.