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As the Feb. 21 trade deadline looms, the third-year point guard out of Kentucky is expected to attract serious attention from rival teams that are already convinced he could be their starting point guard. But being teammates with Paul and venerable veteran Chauncey Billups means there will be more time spent in the shadows than the spotlight – until now.

"I'm pretty excited that I'll be getting to play a lot…showing people what I can do and how hard I worked on my game over the summer," Bledsoe said in a phone interview with USA TODAY Sports.

"The only thing I want to do is get him a whole lot better and have him make me 10 times better," Bledsoe said of Paul. "We were talking one day, and I was like, 'You know, I've learned a lot from you Chris.' And he was like, 'Man, I'm learning a lot from you.' It felt good to have one of the best point guards tell me that."

"He's been unbelievable," Sacks said of Bledsoe. "Even in the role he's been playing coming off the bench as a backup point guard, he's been unbelievable. And then the last two games, running the show, he's been great. He can really run an offense, run the team and still plays the way he plays – attack, get to the rim, block shots and do all the other things that he still does. He's really grown as a player."

"(The playoffs) just helped me a lot coming into the season with a focused, confident mindset just to do what I can while I'm on the floor.," Bledsoe said.

Sam Amick, USA Today

mttwlsn16 wrote:Will be a sad day when he is gone. I'm thankful for him now and what he provides and hope we get equal or greater value in return after this season

og15 wrote:

mttwlsn16 wrote:Will be a sad day when he is gone. I'm thankful for him now and what he provides and hope we get equal or greater value in return after this season

Doesn't have to happen. There are ways that make sense to keep Bledsoe on the team with Paul

mttwlsn16 wrote:

og15 wrote:Doesn't have to happen. There are ways that make sense to keep Bledsoe on the team with Paul

Start him at the 2. I'd love that but don't see it happening

scoobs07 wrote:Hopefully, Seattle will end up with a pick in the top 3. If Shabozz Muhamed or Ben McLemore are still on the board, i would offer Bledsoe and our pick for that pick. I think Seattle would be interested for the following reasons:

1. They could use a upgrade at PG and Bledsoe is better then anybody they have and is better then anybody PG coming out in the draft.

2. Bled's ball hawking ability could be compared to one of Seattle's all time greats, Gary Payton.

3. The new ownership group will have money to spend, so matching a offer sheet for Bled would not be a issue.

4. Most of the time, new ownership wants to start fresh.

Why would Clippers do this?
1. Muhamed and McLemore are both very good in catch and shoot situations and that is what we need. Both of those guys are talented enough to justify being the starting SG next season.

2. They would be on a rookie deal, which is approximately 4years/24million. That is about half of what Bled would be getting as a free agent.

scoobs07 wrote:Yeah dude, I think you are rite. They probably would just draft Muhamed and then try trade pieces like Tyreke Evans and Jimmer Fredette.

Quake Griffin wrote:anybody interested in 21 shump street for bled?

of course w/e throw ins you would like to add


hayward
afflalo
shump
parsons

not a fan of granger.
these are all ppl id like to see him traded for if we move him.