Ryan Anderson flashes a beaming grin when discussing July 2, 2016. That was the day he agreed to sign with the Rockets and start the next chapter in a career beset by injuries — his own and others’ on the woebegone Pelicans.
An opportunity to play with an explosive offensive player like James Harden, in an offense coached by Mike D’Antoni, would be enough to make any shooter blush. But that day provided a second highlight. The Rockets were bringing in another shooter, his Pelicans teammate Eric Gordon.
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“Eric is like a silent assassin,” Anderson said.