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holfresh
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6/22/2015 4:03 PM
http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2015/06/dangling-bledsoe-talks.html
June 22nd at 2:15pm CST by Chuck Myron The Suns have discussed Eric Bledsoe trade scenarios with other teams, including the Knicks, and are likely to continue to do so after the draft if they haven’t dealt him by then, according to sources who spoke with Sean Deveney of The Sporting News. The No. 4 overall pick was also a subject of talks with New York, Deveney notes, adding on Twitter that the team has shopped Bledsoe to the Knicks and just about every team higher up on the lottery. It’s not clear whether he means higher than the Knicks or higher than themselves, as Phoenix is set to pick 13th. Bledsoe is one season into a five-year, $70MM deal. That Phoenix would be willing, or even eager, to trade Bledsoe is somewhat surprising and represents an apparent shift in thinking from last summer. That’s when the team re-signed Bledsoe and signed-and-traded for Isaiah Thomas, banking that they and Goran Dragic would work in a backcourt that featured three highly skilled point guards. The Suns traded Thomas and Dragic at the deadline, as well as 2014 first-round pick Tyler Ennis, who’s also a point guard. The deadline moves did bring in Brandon Knight, who’s poised to become a restricted free agent next week. Knicks team president Phil Jackson has indicated a willingness to trade the No. 4 pick, though Bledsoe would appear to be the most significant target yet to emerge. Still, it’s unclear what other assets, if any, New York would have to relinquish to acquire the Rich Paul client. Bledsoe’s scoring output regressed slightly on the same 12.9 shots per game he saw last season. He put up 17.0 points in 2014/15 after notching 17.7 PPG in fewer minutes during 2013/14. Still, the 25-year-old bettered his assists, with 6.1 per game this year, and rebounds, with 5.2, again showing his versatility. Suns president of basketball operations Lon Babby is moving into a reduced role with the club, though that shouldn’t have had too much of an effect on the team’s philosophy with GM Ryan McDonough still entrenched. |
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yellowboy90
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6/22/2015 10:31 PM
Next year they will trade Knight.
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y2zipper
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6/22/2015 10:43 PM
This is a deal you can't make given Bledsoe's contract and production...
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TPercy
Posts: 28010 Alba Posts: 1 Joined: 2/5/2014 Member: #5748 |
6/22/2015 11:43 PM
Phil is a huge idiot if he does this
The Future is Bright!
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JrZyHuStLa
Posts: 25677 Alba Posts: 3 Joined: 1/5/2007 Member: #1241 |
6/23/2015 8:02 AM
If Russell is off the board this is a decent trade.
Bledsoe and Lyles can very well be > Pick 4. |
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SupremeCommander
Posts: 34067 Alba Posts: 35 Joined: 4/28/2006 Member: #1127 |
6/23/2015 9:12 AM
this is my favorite piece of speculation out there
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Lol Rick needs a safe space
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franco12
Posts: 34069 Alba Posts: 4 Joined: 2/19/2004 Member: #599 USA |
6/23/2015 9:19 AM
we're lucky Phil doesn't field these calls & Mills can protect us.
If I got this call, I would laugh my ass off. |