ReasonablySober wrote:Hypothetical: If you were told that the Bucks without Bledsoe wouldn't be bad enough to get a top five pick, would you be fine moving the pick in a S/T deal with Phoenix?
Not me.
I'd be willing to include any combination of Knight, Henson, Ersan, and pretty much anyone else other than Giannis, Parker, Ingles, Middleton (would prefer to keep Wolters also) in a deal for Bledsoe, but I don't want to give up any 1st round picks within the next 3 drafts at least. I wouldn't even want to give up 2nd round picks really in that span either.
I want to get as many players as possible who have the chance to have their primes coincide with as much of Giannis' and Jabari's prime as can be.
Bledsoe is older than ideal (so is Sanders) but I can be convinced on bringing in Bledsoe depending on what we give up to get him. Any 1st round picks? No thanks. I'd rather take my chances that Bledsoe takes the QO with the Suns (still very unlikely I think, due to Bledsoe's injury history, though more and more possible with every passing day) meaning we could just take a run at him as a UFA next offseason OR Bledsoe signs a 3 year deal with the Suns and we can take a run at Bledsoe after THAT contract, letting us build up and develop better in the meantime.