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Part of the reason for matching the Phoenix signing of EG was he was the biggest asset from the CPme trade and I don't think the FO (and fans) wanted to let him walk for nothing. EG should've demanded a sign and trade. It was foolish of him to think we wouldn't match. Nobody could've foreseen how unprofessional he would've been about it. He also wasn't playing very well when he did finally get some burn so it was impossible to move him and his salary.
I get it. It totally didn't work out. But I can't fault Demps for that because personally I would've matched Phoenix's offer too (or at least at the time that's what I was in favor of).
Back then Eric Gordon was a different player. He still showed flashes of that linebacker guard that could drive the lane and dunk in your face. His injuries were not phantom. The medical staff here for boththe Pelicans and Saints were terrible. He was among the many New Orleans athletes being mis-diagnosed.
Afterwards he changed his game to become a 3 point sharpshooter. Thats what he was his last couple years here and right now in Houston.
But at that time, the Pelicans would have been stupid to not match the offer. He was all this franchise had.