Suns exploring trading Eric Bledsoe - NBA

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Report: Suns exploring trading Eric Bledsoe, have talked to Knicks

The Sporting News reports that the Phoenix Suns are looking at trading point
guard Eric Bledsoe ... which is kind of insane. The Suns inked Bledsoe to a
five-year, $70 million deal after a prolonged holdout last summer. They did
so despite having Goran Dragic on the roster coming of an All-Star caliber
season and after having signed Isaiah Thomas to a four-year, $27 million deal
in a sign-and-trade. Then at the deadline, within a few hours, the Suns
traded both Dragic to the Heat and Thomas to the Celtics. They got
soon-to-be-restricted-free-agent Brandon Knight back in such a deal.

So now the Suns are looking at moving Bledsoe? From the Sporting News:

The Suns had talks with the Knicks about dealing the fourth pick for point
guard Eric Bledsoe and the No. 13 pick, but Phoenix has not been limited to
the Knicks in that regard. The Suns have been dangling Bledsoe in trade
offers this offseason and are likely to continue to do so after the draft if
Bledsoe is not moved this week, sources confirmed.
Kaminsky is among the Suns' targets in the draft, but there is some question
as to whether he will still be around at No. 13. Kaminsky had a good workout
and meeting with Indiana, which picks No. 11. Kaminsky has not worked out
with any teams beyond the 13th pick.

Source: NBA Draft buzz: Knicks mull Frank Kaminsky, even at No. 4 | NBA |
Sporting News.

OK, first off, Bledsoe is a mixed bag in terms of fit for the Knicks'
Triangle, despite being ball-dominant. He can cut from the corner on the
backdoor, but shot just 32 percent in spot-up situations, though he shot very
well in the right corner, which is where he could be used in the
triangle:Here's his shot chart with traditional triangle positions overlaced.



So it's not ideal, but it would work.

More importantly... are the Suns insane? Bledsoe is an All-Star caliber
player, their only All-Star caliber player, and pulling off the trade for him
was a major coup for their front office. Now they're looking at breaking up a
combo of Dragic and Bledsoe not just in half, but completely tearing it down?

The Suns may be looking at the fact that they were unable to secure a playoff
spot in the West two seasons in a row and may be faced with the reality they
need to return to the tanking plan they were supposed to be set on before the
surprising and very fun 2013-2014 season saw them spring into contention.
Bledsoe would be a prime example of selling high, and getting the No.4 pick
in the draft would be great value return on him (as long as they don't draft
Kaminsky that high -- I mean, come on).

It's shocking that the Suns are reportedly so quick to completely tear down
the success that they found but if they truly look at the Western Conference
and believe they won't be able to contend for three or four years, there's
very little value in continuing to scrap for the 9th or 10th spot in the
West. Few of the playoff teams are getting worse and teams like Utah are on
the rise. Perhaps the Suns are merely trying to get ahead of the curve.

Bledsoe was one of only 11 players last season to average over 24 points,
eight assist, and two steals per 100 possessions, which factors speed of play
while averaging over 20 minutes per contest. The other names on that list are
a who's who of quality point guards, along with Knight, and, well, Tony
Wroten. No list is perfect.

短評或心得：

丟完少主 再丟I湯 再丟雷獸 ?


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