When the Philadelphia 76ers re-signed Eric Gordon in their pursuit of getting younger and more athletic, it turned heads around the City of Brotherly Love… at least until they ended up selecting VJ Edgecombe with the third overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft .

Now granted, Gordon isn't quite Kyle Lowry, who has already accepted an analyst position despite holding a 15-man roster spot on a professional sports team, but Gordon is about to enter his 18th season in the NBA and wasn't exactly a high-usage player for the 76ers in 2024-25, even when his shooting was on point.

While Gordon still thinks he can help an NBA team win in 2025, he also acknowledged with reporters on Tuesday that his job is to partially mentor young talent like Edgecombe, whom he has already shared the court wit

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