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Yeah if I'm Portland, I'm gauging how interested Bledsoe would be coming off the bench behind Dame and CJ if he could still get 30min a game.

If he's cool with that, I'd try to put a package together. Vonleh, Davis, Napier, Meyers and 2018 and 2020 picks (Top 18 Protected the 1st year, Lottery Protected the next) for Bledsoe and Chandler.

We'd also offer to take back Jared Dudley's contract if they wanted to dump it (We'd use our TPE).
 
Honestly, if I were the Bucks, I'd be offering Dellavedova, Henson, Teletovic, Maker, and a pick for Bledsoe.

They'd have Bledsoe, Brogdon, Middleton, Giannis, Snell, Monroe, and others for the rest of the season, which would be solid.

HOWEVER, they would be a Snell trade away from having MAX cap space. DeMarcus Cousins played with Eric Bledsoe in college, so they could leverage Bledsoe, cap room, their talent, and their young pieces into landing Cousins.

Bledsoe, Brogdon, Middleton, Giannis, and Cousins would be a dirty starting lineup.
 
BonesJones said:
How? He'd backup Dame and CJ and would get 28 minutes just from that. Would probably get another 3min playing with them in super small lineups. He'd get his PT.
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True...just not sure if I'm ready to give up on Pat yet. Never been a big fan of Bledsoe anyways. Maybe a change of scenery will help him much like Nurk.
 
Denny Crane said:
So ET would have to get almost all his minutes at SF, where Mo starts. To keep at ~30 MPG, Mo would have to play some PF or be limited to 18 minutes.
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Ideally, Dame/CJ plays 34min, Bledsoe players 31min, Turner would play 29mpg and Aminu/Harkless play 28mpg. Harkless would play 16 minutes at SF and 12 minutes at PF.

Assuming we send out Vonleh, Davis, and Napier, it wouldn't be a problem.

Lillard (34) / Bledsoe (14)
McCollum (34) / Bledsoe (14)
Harkless (16) / Turner (29) / Bledsoe (3)
Aminu (28) / Harkless (12) / Swanigan (8)
Nurkic (33) / Collins (12) / Swanigan (3)

I like that rotation a lot. Would always have 2 ball handlers and high volume scorers at the guard spots. Turner would give us a 3rd ball handler on the court for 29-30mpg.
 
Driew said:
True...just not sure if I'm ready to give up on Pat yet. Never been a big fan of Bledsoe anyways. Maybe a change of scenery will help him much like Nurk.
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Bledsoe is sooo much better than Pat. Pat's played solid, and could definitely prove to be an Allen Crabbe type of player. However, he's not a guy that's going to make a true difference in the playoffs like Bledsoe would. So Pat shows to be a solid player in the regular season, doesn't help us take the next step, but still gets signed to $10M+ a year like Crabbe did.

I'd rather keep him as a situational player, using him if CJ, Dame, Bledsoe, Harkless, or Turner gets hurt, and keep his value down so we can resign him cheap.

Bledsoe would have to accept coming off the bench, which may not be a thing he'd be willing to do. However, if he went to CLE he'd probably end up off the bench anyway. He'd still get 30min and would easily be the best 6th man in the league and would create the best 3-guard backcourt in the league.

Wouldn't be quite like the Thomas+Dragic+Bledsoe expirement that failed a few years ago, since CJ is a SG, and Dame and CJ are better playing off the ball than Thomas and Dragic.

He'd be the perfect 3rd guard for us. A good defender that can shoot at a decent clip, and relentlessly attack the rim. We need that 3rd guy that can score and attack on all three levels, putting Turner in a better position as that 4th guy that can create his own.
 
I just hope he ends up in the Eastern Conference, instead of Denver.
 
Driew said:
I guess his years in Phoenix have really soured me on him. Well looking at his stats...he definitely puts up good stats. Okay fine I'm cool with trading for him.
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We won't trade for him, sadly. It'd be such a perfect fit for me though. Dame and CJ are relentless on the court together, and adding Bledsoe would make it so that our backcourt kept the pressure on the defense at a very high level for all 48 minutes. With Dame potentially becoming a decent defender (I like saying that), and Bledsoe being a good defender, they could really create problems on both ends for teams. He's exactly what I want from that 3rd guard.
 
BonesJones said:
Ideally, Dame/CJ plays 34min, Bledsoe players 31min, Turner would play 29mpg and Aminu/Harkless play 28mpg. Harkless would play 16 minutes at SF and 12 minutes at PF.

Assuming we send out Vonleh, Davis, and Napier, it wouldn't be a problem.

Lillard (34) / Bledsoe (14)
McCollum (34) / Bledsoe (14)
Harkless (16) / Turner (29) / Bledsoe (3)
Aminu (28) / Harkless (12) / Swanigan (8)
Nurkic (33) / Collins (12) / Swanigan (3)

I like that rotation a lot. Would always have 2 ball handlers and high volume scorers at the guard spots. Turner would give us a 3rd ball handler on the court for 29-30mpg.
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I hope Pat likes being a cheerleader.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Let's say hypothetically that Neil wants to get this done.

Bledsoe/Chandler for Harkless/Meyers/Vonleh/Napier
Dudley for the TPE

Dame/Bledsoe
CJ/Patty
Dudley/Turner
Aminu/Davis/Swanigan
Nurk/Chandler/Collins

That's a pretty damn good 10 man rotation right there.
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Harkless is a better player than Chandler and Bledsoe together. People need to stop trading away the guy for lesser talent.
 
BonesJones said:
Yeah if I'm Portland, I'm gauging how interested Bledsoe would be coming off the bench behind Dame and CJ if he could still get 30min a game.

If he's cool with that, I'd try to put a package together. Vonleh, Davis, Napier, Meyers and 2018 and 2020 picks (Top 18 Protected the 1st year, Lottery Protected the next) for Bledsoe and Chandler.

We'd also offer to take back Jared Dudley's contract if they wanted to dump it (We'd use our TPE).
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Jesus christ man.... that's a shit ton of assets for a guy that they just sent home from practice.
 
BonesJones said:
We won't trade for him, sadly. It'd be such a perfect fit for me though. Dame and CJ are relentless on the court together, and adding Bledsoe would make it so that our backcourt kept the pressure on the defense at a very high level for all 48 minutes. With Dame potentially becoming a decent defender (I like saying that), and Bledsoe being a good defender, they could really create problems on both ends for teams. He's exactly what I want from that 3rd guard.
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I don't think we can afford to have Turner and Bledsoe, so we'd have to trade Turner IMO "if" we traded for bledsoe
 
Why isn't Bledsoe going to tweet "I don't want to be here" on his next team(s) ?
 
Blazinaway said:
I don't think we can afford to have Turner and Bledsoe, so we'd have to trade Turner IMO "if" we traded for bledsoe
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We can afford a payroll of anything. It just depends on if a certain player is worth the tax. With Bledsoe, he is, but we'd match salary in a Bledsoe trade anyway, so we wouldn't raise our payroll by much (if at all).
 
Natebishop3 said:
Jesus christ man.... that's a shit ton of assets for a guy that they just sent home from practice.
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Davis, Napier, and Vonleh have very little value. Those picks would be protected to be late in the first, so imagine it as trading Dzanan Musa and De'Anthony Melton... So we'd give up a lot of players, but all of them would be marginal and easily replaceable. Swapping Meyers for Chandler would be a bonus.
 
With Bledsoe, maybe CJ or Lillard sacrifice some minutes as well. I'm sure they wouldn't mind, they have so much responsibility anyway. Both guys seem to welcome playing off the ball, don't see why they'd have an issue with a couple fewer minutes.

For example, CJ wouldn't play as much with the second unit. He'd get to save his energy for the second half of games.
 
Another thing, Bledsoe didn't just get put on the block today. If the Suns were getting good offers, he probably would've been gone by now. Don't see why any team would all of a sudden decide to sweeten their proposals just because Phoenix has increased their urgency. It's not like the Suns have leverage. They'll probably have to settle if they want him off the team. I'd be surprised if the package they got was anything close to what people would deem "acceptable."

What I'm saying is I can't wait to hear Blazers fans come with the "we could've beat that offer thanks Neil!" Shit it might come from me.
 
question; is Bledsoe really any better than the Evan Turner we are seeing "so far" this year? and given his size I'd suggest Turners D more valuable as he cab guard multiple positions, do we really need him?
 
If we had him would he help to wear out the defense of all the amazing guards in the league? I wouldn't want to give the kitchen sink for him but if the deal was right he could really help us win some games.
 
Bledsoe is better than every Blazer except Damian and CJ and if Nurkic doesn’t pull his head out he might be better than Nurk. The fact that pat c is being brought up is funny.
 
Man it’s too bad Bledsoe can’t play large minutes as the 2 guard next to Dame or this could REALLY open up some future trade possibilities.
 
calvin natt said:
Bledsoe is better than every Blazer except Damian and CJ and if Nurkic doesn’t pull his head out he might be better than Nurk. The fact that pat c is being brought up is funny.
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The question is when is Bledsoe going to pull his head out? When he plays really hard on D he is very very effective even if his shooting is sub par. But if he doesn't play hard then he hurts his team IMO. Guys like ET....always play hard.
 
Blazinaway said:
question; is Bledsoe really any better than the Evan Turner we are seeing "so far" this year? and given his size I'd suggest Turners D more valuable as he cab guard multiple positions, do we really need him?
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What does one have to do with the other? One is a point guard. The other is a wing.
 
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