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Monday, June 22, 2015

Rumors Galore: Bledsoe, Boogie, and Wade


With the draft just around the corner, the usual onslaught of trade rumors and free agency shake-ups dominated the major sports news outlets. I’m here to take your hand and guide you through the chaos that was unleashed upon the basketball world today.

Item #1: Sources reported today that the Suns had offered Eric Bledsoe and the No. 13 overall pick for the New York Knicks for their No. 4 overall pick. There is a clear winner and loser in this deal.

WINNER: THE NEW YORK KNICKS. Eric Bledsoe is a talented, super-athletic playmaker who makes roughly 14 million dollars a year. He has proved he does not need to possess the ball to succeed, and would add some much needed energy and athleticism to a shaky Knicks roster. Plus, they get the 13th pick in the draft, which could turn into an outside shooter like Frank Kaminsky or a rim-protecting big like Willie Cauley-Stein, Myles Turner, or Bobby Portis.

LOSER: ERIC BLEDSOE. Self-explanatory. Good luck on the Knicks.

Oh, and despite the fact that the Suns could get the leftovers of Mudiay, Porzingis, Hezonja, or possibly even Russell, they still seem to be receiving the short end of the stick. Knight, Bledsoe, the Morris twins, Alex Len, the No. 13 pick and Gerald Green has the makings of a borderline playoff team. However, taking away Bledsoe and adding an unproven rookie definitely does not catapult them into the playoffs. It is best for the Suns to stand pat and push for Marc Gasol or Greg Monroe this summer during free agency.

Item #2: As a Grantland fan, when the news scrolled down my timeline that a certain Kings big man appeared to be on the trade block, I most certainly exclaimed “BOOOOOOGGIEEEEEEEEE”. Shout out to Bill and Jalen, we miss you. 


Anyway, to sum up, ESPN is reporting that the Lakers, Magic, and Kings are discussing a three-way trade that would send Boogie Cousins to LA. I have never wanted something so badly in my life.

Boogie playing alongside Kobe and Swaggy P??
Vivek getting the No. 2 pick in the draft?? (Stauskas? Stauskas? STAUSKAS!!)
The Magic doing weird Magic things??

Who knows whether this deal will come to fruition, but I am praying to the basketball gods that it does. Cousins is one of the most talented big men in the NBA and I think we started to see that last year. He needs to leave the Kings, and whoever gets him will be happy they forked over whatever crazy asking price Vivek demands for Boogie’s services.

Item #3: Lastly, there is the question of Dwayne Wade. Various reports have tied the 33-year-old shooting guard to the Lakers as well as the Cavaliers (mostly based off of his Twitter and Instagram habits).

I have a news flash for Laker fans…

Wade is not going to be on the Lakers in 2015. Sorry. Why leave a starting line up of Dragic, Deng, Bosh, and Whiteside for one including Jeremy Lin, injury-riddled Kobe, and some combination of Julius Randle, Wes Johnson, Jordan Hill and Carlos Boozer? Think it over and explain to me why that will happen…


 
That’s all I have for you all today. Thanks for reading as always.

THESHOTCLOCK

(Patrick Malin)

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