The Lakers were able to make a trade earlier this offseason with the Houston Rockets for Jeremy Lin and a first-round pick in 2015. According to Jordan Schultz of The Huffington Post, the Lakers are reportedly interested in trading that first-round pick along with rookie Julius Randle to the Phoenix Suns for point guard Eric Bledsoe:
Bledsoe is a very talented player who could help the Lakers. However, considering what they'd have to give up to get him, it doesn't make sense for the Lakers to go after the 24-year-old.
In terms of production, Bledsoe was one of the better guards in the league in the 43 games he played in this past season, having easily the best year of his career. He averaged 17.7 points, 5.5 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 47.7 percent from the field, with all of those numbers being career highs.
However, Bledsoe wouldn't be cheap in a potential sign-and-trade deal. In June, Marc J. Spears of Yahoo Sports tweeted that it would likely take a full max deal to acquire the talented guard:
The Lakers certainly have the cap space to make such a deal work, but Bledsoe simply isn't a player that's worth a max deal. There's a good chance that Bledsoe is going to continue to improve, but there's also the possibility that this past season was a one-time thing for him and that he'll return to putting up average numbers the rest of his career.
According to ESPN's Chris Broussard, Bledsoe turned down a four-year deal worth $48 million from the Suns, and the fact that he's wanting more means that he'd be a very costly addition for the Lakers as they try to rebuild for when Kobe Bryant retires. Rotoworld's Adam Levitan tweeted that he doesn't feel Bledsoe is worth the ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
