Eric Bledsoe

ShawnBronald · Post #81 » by **ShawnBronald** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 11:24 pm

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Revived · Post #82 » by **Revived** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 1:59 am

So Bledsoe will officially be a RFA next July then?

WTFsunsFTW · Post #83 » by **WTFsunsFTW** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 2:04 am

2 hours left?

Revived · Post #84 » by **Revived** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 2:17 am

Isn't it 9 east coast time?

Flying Colors · Post #85 » by **Flying Colors** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 2:49 am

About an hour and 10 minutes left to go, if this hasn't happen yet now, then it's probably not happening

E-Buck · Post #86 » by **E-Buck** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 3:13 am

Well no extension.

ShawnBronald · Post #87 » by **ShawnBronald** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 3:17 am

E-Buck wrote:Well no extension.

There's still about 40 minutes.

Revived · Post #88 » by **Revived** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 3:19 am

Breaking: Suns sign Bledsoe to 4 year $40 million deal

Jk

toucansma · Post #89 » by **toucansma** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 3:25 am

Eric Bledsoe may be a star soon, but I see this front office being more conservative until they see how this season plays out (ex: do they get a #1 pick or #5).

EB2 · Post #90 » by **EB2** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 3:30 am

Looks like the Jazz and Hayward couldn't come to an agreement on a deal. Looks like it'll probably end up the same for us.

Flying Colors · Post #91 » by **Flying Colors** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 3:31 am

well thats how it goes, if Bledsoe does turn out to be a star then its only fitting we give him star money

Revived · Post #92 » by **Revived** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 4:00 am

SF88 wrote:IMO I don't think we should go over $7M/yr for him yet. If he wants more than $7M then lets wait and give it to him next summer. Yea its a risk cause if he does really great then he will be commanding a lot more but isn't paying a good player good money better than paying a free agent/trade bust good money?

I'll trust McD though on whatever he decides cause this was his big acquisition.

I'll stick with this.

E-Buck · Post #93 » by **E-Buck** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 4:12 am

It's official. No deal.

phrazbit · Post #94 » by **phrazbit** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 6:07 am

Well, the bright side is that the league is so saturated with point guards that for him to get max offers or anything similar he would have to be absolutely phenomenal, in which case matching him is a no brainer.

Revived · Post #95 » by **Revived** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 7:12 am

phrazbit wrote:Well, the bright side is that the league is so saturated with point guards that for him to get max offers or anything similar he would have to be absolutely phenomenal, in which case matching him is a no brainer.

There are teams in the NBA who would give the max to players who aren't "absolutely phenomenal".

If Eric Gordon, Nicolas Batum can all get max contracts, then there's a good chance there are dumb enough teams out there.

If Knight doesn't work out, I expect MIL to be one of those teams. Maybe Orlando, LAL, among others.

But I bet Bledsoe's representatives were asking for the max or something close to it which is why McD passed and said "Let's wait and see what he does".

Either way, the max another team offers him is much less than the max we can offer him so if we end up matching a max contract next summer, we would still be saving money in comparison to giving him the max money he probably wants now.

Revived · Post #96 » by **Revived** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 7:22 am

The Suns have to weigh that against how a Bledsoe contract would eat into salary-cap space they have created for a major trade or free-agency signing (during Bledsoe’s would-be offer-sheet process).

But does Bledsoe even want an extension here? He has not talked about wanting Phoenix to be his long-term home when given the chance.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/ar ... ck_check=1

I think the bolded can't be understated. I have said before based on his body language in games and his attitude towards Dragic but it holds a lot more water when a guy like Paul Coro says it.

phrazbit · Post #97 » by **phrazbit** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 7:57 am

SF88 wrote:
phrazbit wrote:Well, the bright side is that the league is so saturated with point guards that for him to get max offers or anything similar he would have to be absolutely phenomenal, in which case matching him is a no brainer.

There are teams in the NBA who would give the max to players who aren't "absolutely phenomenal".

If Eric Gordon, Nicolas Batum can all get max contracts, then there's a good chance there are dumb enough teams out there.

If Knight doesn't work out, I expect MIL to be one of those teams. Maybe Orlando, LAL, among others.

But I bet Bledsoe's representatives were asking for the max or something close to it which is why McD passed and said "Let's wait and see what he does".

Either way, the max another team offers him is much less than the max we can offer him so if we end up matching a max contract next summer, we would still be saving money in comparison to giving him the max money he probably wants now.

Its different at point guard, as I made rather clear. Gordon, Batum, they are not point guards, and on top of that Batum did NOT get a max contract. And the the guy dumb enough to offer Eric Gordon the max is unemployed.

The wage for point guards around the league has been set lower than other positions UNLESS the player is elite. Rondo, Lawson, Tony Parker, Steph Curry, Jrue Holiday... all on NON max contracts. The only point guards in the league on max deals... Williams, Westbrook, Rose and Paul. Thats it. If Bledsoe plays well enough to get larger offers than what dudes like Rondo, Lawson and Holiday got on their 2nd deals then WONDERFUL, I will gladly deal with that issue.

As for the worry about Bledsoe wanting to be here... not only is it waaaaaay too soon to worry about, but it does not matter in the slightest. He will be a restricted free agent, should he test the market and ink a deal with another team the Suns can match and deal with any potential unhappiness later. I however am not worried about any potential unhappiness because that has not been an issue with this franchise, even under Sarver or the buffoon Blanks.

StaticRoar · Post #98 » by **StaticRoar** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 8:13 am

With Bledsoe not getting an extension, do you think the Suns will still trade Dragic? And what teams do you think are interested in Dragic?

Revived · Post #99 » by **Revived** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 8:30 am

There are people saying now that we may keep Dragic and trade Bledsoe during the season instead.

gaspar · Post #100 » by **gaspar** » Fri Nov 1, 2013 8:44 am

StaticRoar wrote:With Bledsoe not getting an extension, do you think the Suns will still trade Dragic? And what teams do you think are interested in Dragic?

I don't think we will trade Dragic. Goran and Bledsoe CAN (and will) play together. Dragic's still pretty young and has a decent contract. No reason to trade him unless someone makes an offer we can't refuse.