re: does gordon do anything on the court?

The explosiveness that once was there is no longer. His knees/ankles really do need reconstructive surgery. We know the muscle strength is there, but his bones are too eroded at this point in his career.

Here's a hypothetical: EG, tomorrow, decides to pay for reconstructive bone surgery. This gives him enough time to rehab before the start of next season. With his explosiveness renewed, he's worth the $14M contract.

However, since this is 90% unlikely to happen, he can't really do much for us except drive and force awkward layups.