Rumor: Eric Bledsoe to hit trading block PER:Shams

[Bledswole]

Bledsoe is alright.

Not elite, but not awful. Turning 31 in December.
Probably worth a late 1st round pick to the right team.

Yea dudes just talking Bledsoe definitely has trade value left he’s coming off back to back seasons being labeled arguable the best defensive PG in the league while averaging 15,5,5 dude just trash in the playoffs that’s all.

Dallas would be a good spot for him imo

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Do you not realize Chris Paul last year we have like 60mm under contract including him , we have no reason to move him we actually have to hit the salary floor. Unless the nba is contracting and we going back to 60-70mm salary caps no reason to move Chris Paul

Breh we are talking about next season not the last year of his deal breh

OKC is trying to trim salary for NEXT SEASON when the cap is either going to remain flat or likely decrease.

 

[Loose]

Breh we are talking about next season not the last year of his deal breh

Why would we be concerned about next season, if we really was we could save cash by getting rid of 6 man of the year candidate Dennis for free

 

[Bledswole]

They can put him on the trade block all they want Bledsoe is a bad contract

No he not

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Why would we be concerned about next season, if we really was we could save cash by getting rid of 6 man of the year candidate Dennis for free

Because the cap is likely going to drop breh because of COVID-19. Have you not seen what's been talked about in the NBA? A lot of owners are looking to cut salary as no one knows what the cap is going to look like next season and beyond.

 

[Loose]

Because the cap is likely going to drop breh because of COVID-19. Have you not seen what's been talked about in the NBA? A lot of owners are looking to cut salary as no one knows what the cap is going to look like next season and beyond.

Yeah brehs we have tons of players we could easily dump without mortgaging assets i don't agree with you guys assumptions

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Yeah brehs we have tons of players we could easily dump without mortgaging assets i don't agree with you guys assumptions

The writing was on the wall for Chris Paul the moment that Billy Donovan left. They are in rebuilding mode and Chris Paul doesn't fit their timeline. Breh ain't giving up the $47 million on the last year of that deal and he can't as he's over the Player Association. So he is either stuck there or OKC is going to have to add sweetners to the deal to move him.

One way or another, he is not going to be in OKC next season and everybody knows that. The problem is that they just don't have the leverage to ask for picks in return when a team will be taking on a higher yearly salary when cap space will be hard to come by.

 

[Loose]

The writing was on the wall for Chris Paul the moment that Billy Donovan left. They are in rebuilding mode and Chris Paul doesn't fit their timeline. Breh ain't giving up the $47 million on the last year of that deal and he can't as he's over the Player Association. So he is either stuck there or OKC is going to have to add sweetners to the deal to move him.

One way or another, he is not going to be in OKC next season and everybody knows that. The problem is that they just don't have the leverage to ask for picks in return when a team will be taking on a higher yearly salary when cap space will be hard to come by.

The bolded us what will happen, im telling you right now a rebuilding okc is not giving up assets and taking on long term contracts for a 2 year contract.... with one being under the salary floor cp3. If a team wants cp3 they either, a. Give up picks or young players to circumvent the bad contracts we would be taking on, or b. Take him on for free. OKC has all the leverage with Chris Paul

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

The bolded us what will happen, im telling you right now a rebuilding okc is not giving up assets and taking on long term contracts for a 2 year contract one being under floor cp3. If a team wants cp3 they either, a. Give up picks or young players to circumvent the back contracts we would be taking on, or b. Take him on for free. OKC has all the leverage with Chris Paul

OKC doesn't have the leverage because EVERYONE knows that they are rebuilding and that they are looking to trade him. It was obvious to everyone the moment that they traded Russ and PG. The only reason they didn't trade him last season was because teams wanted sweetners added to the deal.

Don't let that Detroit/Clippers trade fool you. The only way you're getting off a bad/bloated contract is if you take on bad contracts in return and/or are willing to attach sweetners to the deal and/or pick swaps.

 

[NatiboyB]

Trade Middleton for CJ Mcollum and get CP3 and that team improves.

this trade seems logical as hell to me but do the blazers fans think its a good deal do the bucks fans think its a good deal? I see the pros/cons for both teams and it would seem the blazers would come out ahead.

 

[Born2BKing]

Over Durant and the boys in Brooklyn? I don’t think so

Breh, think about what you said lol.

 

[NoMorePie]

Considering they gonna have to pay SGA and Adams(assuming he stays), you'd think they will trade Paul to get him off the books in 2021. I don't think okc will keep him going into next season. A third team will have to be involved if they talk with Milwaukee about a trade because I doubt they would want to keep ileeyaslva, López and or George hill

 

[CSquare43]

I agree with @Loose here. OKC doesn't have to move CP, so if another team wants him, they need to come to the table. Otherwise CP stays put because they aren't in salary cap hell...



That said, CP's post bubble clip sounded like he was already gone.

 

[El Jefe]

D rose for bledsloe

Who says no .. ?

 

[DoubleJ13]

I don't think anybody talking about the Thunder know what their salary situation even looks like

Moving CP3 doesn't matter one way or the other. Robes & Gallo $30m are off the books now so the tax isn't a concern, Adams & Schroder are both in the last year of their deals, & everybody else is making minimum or on rookie deals. The year CP3 would be taking his option everybody else would still be on rookie deals without any other moves between now & then.

Bledsoe wouldn't be sticking around anyway if they did trade CP3 to the Bucks. They would either try & find a 3rd team for that, turn & flip him in a seperate deal, or worst case he 's on the team for a year & then they move him.

The Thunder's leverage is that Giannis is due a new contract & the Bucks need to improve while already being capped out.