Eric Bledsoe is likely not long for the Phoenix Suns, but the offers the team has gotten for its young star have not been satisfactory thus far.
Bledsoe doesn’t want to be in Phoenix. Well, at least he doesn’t want to get his hair cut or something. But after getting sent home following a meeting with the team, it’s clear that things are an absolute disaster in Phoenix and Bledsoe leaving is incredibly likely.
There have been a number of rumors about potential trades in the last few days, but word from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is that the team is looking for a young star in return for the 27-year-old point guard. And so far, they haven’t found much in the trade market they’ve liked.
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/922890884009492480
Bledsoe not being at the “apex” of his trade value is pretty obvious, considering everyone in the NBA knows he wants out of Phoenix and the Suns are not exactly in a position of power here. They’re still trying to maximize the moment, but it’s unlikely they will get what they want.
One of those trade targets may be the Cleveland Cavaliers, but ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports that the offer from the Cavs hasn’t been good enough for Phoenix to strongly consider the move.
Windhorst: Shump and a future, future 1st round pick won't be enough to get Bledsoe. They will want the Brooklyn pick. #Cavs
— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) October 24, 2017
It seems incredibly unlikely that Cleveland gives up the Nets’ pick for Bledsoe, considering how valuable an asset it is and how badly they wanted it from Boston in the Kyrie Irving trade. But we’ve seen crazier things in the NBA, I suppose, like a player openly tweeting that he wants out three games into the regular season.
