Post#1996 » by Bernman » Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:19 pm
I just don't buy this probable posturing from the Suns. They take Ennis in the teens of an outstanding draft, sign Thomas for almost 7 mil per, and they haven't moved on the Bledsoe front yet. Either they don't feel comfortable with maxing him out due to his lack of sample or injuries and are really trying to extract some assets in a sign and trade here, or they have some "interesting" ideas on what wins a lot of games in the NBA these days. They'd have several long-term 1's, several long-term 3's (especially if they sign Deng), and a virtually barren frontcourt. I know they like small ball there, but that's pretty extreme. If I'm a team who really likes Bledsoe, I'd sign him to the offer sheet, and practically call their bluff. I'm not giving up that much in a sign and trade. From the Bucks' perspective that means no more than like Ilyasova/Knight or Ilyasova/Henson. Either would balance out their roster a lot better than now. I don't think I'd even do both Henson and Knight now. That's two solid assets maybe that we didn't need to give up.