During his rookie season, Ben Gordon was so spectacular for the Chicago Bulls that he became the first and only greenhorn to win Sixth Man of the Year. That was back in 2004.

Gordon played in all 82 games, but started in only three, and averaged 15.1 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 24 minutes per game.

He was well on his way to stardom as he even had a couple of seasons where he scored at least 20 points per game. However, it all came to a downward spiral when he chose to sign a huge deal with the Detroit Pistons.

The deal was never beneficial for both sides as expectations weren’t met, and in 2015, Ben Gordon played his last NBA game as a member of the Orlando Magic.

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Just recently, the sweet-shooting guard out of Duke University stated, via TalkBasket.net, that he is open to offers from the Euroleague in hopes of eventually finding his way back to the NBA.

“I’m open to any contract offers, obviously the NBA is my main goal but if the offer in the EuroLeague is good, it will be a great opportunity for me. End of the day though, I’m just going to look at my options and evaluate what’s best for me and if it falls in the NBA or the EuroLeague or elsewhere, then I’ll head there.”

The burning question will be centered on whether he can still compete against NBA-caliber competition in one or two years. He’s already 33-years-old, but all’s not lost on Ben Gordon.

He might still land a gig somewhere as a specialist off the bench and that is something he’s very accustomed to.