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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