SupremeCommander wrote:I would trade Kanter and some scraps for Bledsoe. It would resolve our logjam at center issues. But i agree with others that said he isn't anything special. I just looked at his similarity scores on basketball reference:
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Eric Bledsoe 7.0 5.3 4.1 3.7 2.5 0.3 0.2
Eric Murdock 92.3 7.2 6.1 4.3 4.1 2.5 0.6 0.3
Bobby Phills 91.9 7.1 5.0 4.0 3.5 3.2 -0.1 -0.1
Charlie Ward 91.6 7.1 5.5 3.9 3.6 3.1 1.0 -0.2
Craig Hodges 88.3 6.0 5.3 4.3 2.9 2.4 0.8 0.5
Mike James 88.3 7.6 5.2 4.3 2.8 1.8 0.3 0.0
Jim Cleamons 88.1 7.1 5.5 3.8 2.7 2.6 1.7 0.1
Larry Drew 87.8 7.2 4.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 0.1 0.0
Luke Ridnour 87.5 6.2 5.4 4.4 3.4 2.3 1.2 0.9
J.R. Smith 86.7 5.8 5.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 1.2 0.2
Travis Best 86.6 7.2 5.1 4.1 3.4 3.3 2.1 0.7
I'm not going nuts to trade for Charlie Ward. We originally signed JR Smith for peanuts. In truth, I would be against dealing Kanter if three of our better players didn't play the same position, and a 4th one coming who is signed to a huge deal. We can't pump up Noah's value if that logjam doesn't get addressed.
Doesn't the prospect of the Knicks giving Bledsoe a cap killing, long term, deal concern you at all? Wouldn't be out of character, it would be business as usual. Thats the main thing that will be on Bledsoe's mind. Just like it was for Rose.
Both knees had major surgery, and Bledsoe was shut down with a few months to go, last season. You just added more evidence why we should pass on him as well. Im really surprised so many posters are willing to throw caution to the wind, after a couple of games. Worries me that Perry is even thinking of adding Bledsoe after the speeches about thinking long term.
Nothing long term about a player with two blown knees.