Former Sixth Man of the Year returning to 76ers for 18th NBA season

The Sixers have officially re-signed veteran guard Eric Gordon, according to team press release. It’s a one-year, veteran’s minimum deal worth $3.6M, Sixers beat reporter Derek Bodner notes.

Gordon declined his $3.47M option in order to become a free agent, but there was reported interest in a reunion and it’s happened.

He did the Sixers a favor, as his cap hit from dropped from $3.47M if he picked up his player option down to the $2.296M pro-rated veterans minimum, according to Bodner.

The 2016-17 Sixth Man of the Year winner turns 37 on Christmas Day and is coming off an injury-marred season. He posted career-low averages of 6.8 points and 19.7 minutes per game, though he shot it well from three-point land (40.9%). He only appeared in 39 games before undergoing season-ending arthroscopic right wrist surgery on Feb. 26.

Gordon has appeared in 925 regular-season games during his career, which began in 2008 with the Clippers. He’s averaged 15.3 points during his career and never averaged fewer than 11 points per game until this past season.