With the Suns in Brooklyn to face the Nets tonight, Eric Bledsoe will miss his fourth straight game, and he may end up sitting out many more. According to Scott Bordow of The Arizona Republic, Suns GM Ryan McDonough said this week that there’s no timetable for a Bledsoe trade, suggesting the team isn’t rushing to get anything done.
“We are open to doing a deal whenever the best offer presents itself,” McDonough said. “Any other comments or thoughts from me would be pure speculation at this point.”
The 2017/18 regular season is only two weeks old, so there are unlikely to be any teams desperate enough to improve their existing offers for Bledsoe at this point. Additionally, as Bordow notes, some potential trade partners may be able to make more competitive offers when trade restrictions lift on certain players on December 15.
Of course, the two teams most frequently mentioned as potential landing spots for Bledsoe are Denver and Milwaukee, and neither the Nuggets nor the Bucks were very active in free agency over the offseason, so they’re not limited by many trade restrictions at this point.
In any case, since the Suns have no real playoff aspirations this season, there’s not much downside in being patient and hoping that the offers for Bledsoe improve. Phoenix will have to continue paying its disgruntled point guard while he remains away from the club, but team salary is currently below the required floor anyway, so paying Bledsoe isn’t having a real impact on the Suns’ bottom line.
Worst gm in the league. Bledsoe’s value is rapidly diminishing because of McDonough’s arrogance. Brogdon is averaging 16 while shooting 48% from 3 so Bledsoe likely isn’t even a target for the Bucks anymore. Murray is coming off of two 20+ point games and Denver might not want to stunt his growth by bringing him off the bench. This situation looks like it’s as much of a mess as Melo’s was
He can’t even do his regular job as a terrible GM because his ego is so hurt that he’s doing nothing.
Brogdon was always a better keep; I doubt that trade was ever an option for Phx.
I think part of the quick decision on Bledsoe was that they don’t really want him anyway. He’s been available a long time.
I believe there is a timetable. 2018-19 trade deadline.
He better hurry up before there’s a timetable for him to get fired.
Good Job Mc Donough Bledsoe is in The East coast an All Star wait for The right Price !!!
The only hope for Phoenix is an an injury to a contenders point guard. And even then they aren’t getting much. I feel sorry for fans of this dysfunctional organization.
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Reminds me of the Irving situation. The longer you let him sit the more his value falls. Not to mention the less time the trading team will have with him on the roster which lowers the price. Can’t imagine this is a good image for the locker room either
Maybe Suns can fire McDonough and hire Hinkie!
Only players Suns have that other teams are willing to send value for are Jackson and Booker and he won’t let them go! Bledsoe would have gone to Cleveland for Irving if McDonough would have included Jackson in deal. He countered with
Bledsoe, Dragen Bender, and T.J. Warren. Cavs owner isn’t that dumb! It will take to the trade deadline. Bring Bledsoe back and let him play. They are decreasing his value sitting him!!!!!
Bledsoe’s value was shot once he sent that tweet out and, if the rumors are true, decided to act like a child when confronted by McDonough about it. The author is right, his value can only go up if a significant injury happens to a playoff contender, playing him now and watching him tear up the locker room and degrade his stats would be foolish. He doesn’t want to be a part of the team and act immature? Cool, let him sit and rot. Irving got decent value back because he handled the situation like a professional and had multiple years left on his deal. Bledsoe’s value is very low currently, it cant down anymore from them just sitting him, but it can if they play him and coasts on the court and destroys the locker room (unless you think Bledsoe will elevate his play if he is allowed back on the court, and if you believe that I have a bridge to sell you)
Don’t forget Bledsoe sat and had a Holy Cow when the Suns wouldn’t give him the max! THE SUNS WILL HAVE TO TAKE WHAT THEY CAN GET. WITH HIS CHARACTER AND INJURIES, NO ONE WANTS HIM, LET ALONE A CONTENDER, AND ESPECIALLY NOT WITH CHANDLER. That’s like thinking you have a chance to get Durant this summer. They’ll get a vet and a 2nd round pick eventually!
Boston just got a large player exception from the Hayward injury … perhaps Bledsoe can play the 2 while Kyrie plays the 1 or Bledsoe leads the 2nd unit…. he could help the Celtics ….
Not to mention Brad Stevens gets the best out of every player … so this could be a win/win of he were to go to the C’s
The NBA teams are asking a player and draft pick to take on salary. Brooklyn got a 1st and 2nd fromToronto for taking Demarre Carroll, Deangello Russell for taking Timothy Mozgov, and compensation for taking Allen Crabbe!
I’m basing bring Bledsoe back on no team has sent players home for saying they wanted traded. Not Carmello, not George (the Pacers knew he wanted out at trade deadline last year).
Name someone who’s been sent home for saying he wanted traded! What does the rest of the league think of the Suns owner? It’s all over the sports talk shows!
Again, the Celtics had to trade Avery Johnson to Detroit for Marcus Morris to get under the cap. The exception is for $8.4 million. Bledsoe makes $15 million. You can’t have a backup point guard making $15 million!!!!