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Indiana Basketball: Building an All-Hoosier NBA team

By Zach Breton

DAYTON, OH - MARCH 22: Victor Oladipo #4 and Yogi Ferrell #11 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrate after a three point basket against the James Madison Dukes Indiana Hoosiers the first half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at UD Arena on March 22, 2013 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
DAYTON, OH - MARCH 22: Victor Oladipo #4 and Yogi Ferrell #11 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrate after a three point basket against the James Madison Dukes Indiana Hoosiers the first half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at UD Arena on March 22, 2013 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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EAST LANSING, MI – MARCH 02: Dan Dakich head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers talks with Armon Basett #1, Jordan Crawford #5 and Eric Gordon #23 during a game against the Michigan State Spartans at the Breslin Center March 2, 2008 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 103-74. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI – MARCH 02: Dan Dakich head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers talks with Armon Basett #1, Jordan Crawford #5 and Eric Gordon #23 during a game against the Michigan State Spartans at the Breslin Center March 2, 2008 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State won the game 103-74. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

SF – Eric Gordon

With the backcourt now finalized, it’s time to take a look at some forwards and centers. We’ll start with the small forward position. Now it’s at this point where this lineup can take two directions. I could cheat a bit and start Eric Gordon at the small forward or I can play by the rules and start OG Anunoby at the spot. Due to the extreme value of shooting in today’s game, I am going to go ahead and put Gordon at the small forward.

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Gordon was one and done for Indiana during the Kelvin Sampson era. During his one season, Gordon dropped 21 points a game en route to ROTY and first-team All-Big Ten honors. In the decade-plus since Gordon played at IU, he has gone on to put together a very successful NBA career. He’s gotten buckets on the Clippers, Hornets-turned-Pelicans, and the Rockets. He actually dropped 50 points against the Jazz in a pre-COVID game on January 27th.

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