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Quick 5: 5 Teams Eric Bledsoe should go to... if he had a choice

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Today, on Quick 5 for Fantasy Basketball, we got Eric Bledsoe. In case you’ve been living under the rock for fantasy basketball, Eric Bledsoe is out indefinitely and pretty much at this point no longer a member of the Phoenix Suns. And, they are currently looking to ship him out. This stinks, given Eric Bledsoe is a top 40-50 player given your opinion. If you drafted Bledsoe and waiting every day, and wondering which team you want him to go to, have no fear! I listed below the teams I believe Bledsoe should play for to have his fantasy relevance remain on top. Being a backup PG or Sixth man will diminish is relevance to a certain degree. Teams below, is where he can start at once. Shall we begin?

Phoenix Suns… kidding… Cleveland Cavaliers

Too soon? Listen, I know you’re going to say they have Derrick Rose and Isaiah Thomas. Well IT is injured and looking to come back around the all-star break and Derrick Rose has not been the same Derrick Rose since his injuries in the Chicago days. Eric Bledsoe is ready and primed now and doesn’t have to do much. People questioned his leadership? Well he can learn from one of the best if not the best and second best being LeBron and D-Wade. Heck I’d even do a swap of IT and Bledsoe. Not a win for Phoenix? They’re rebuilding anyways and having IT as a leader when he is healthy for that young team will be great. And Cavs would be scary good off the bat.

Denver Nuggets

A lot of young talent surrounds the Denver Nuggets, what’s missing? A POINT GUARD. All of their point guards stink and not living up to expectations at all. Having Bledsoe changes that. Their scoring hasn’t been great lately either. Millsap and Barton are the only ones that want to score. Having Bledsoe takes pressure off them in hopes other guys can finally get into their rhythm like Wilson Chandler. They would be an underrated team in the ‘Wild Wild West’ (shout out Will Smith) for sure. Since the West is scary good!

Orlando Magic

Let’s be honest Elfrid Payton is not rolling anyone’s eyes here. He is far too inconsistent and triple double threat here and there, but that’s it. Scoring, he can barely do and passing he’s ok, rebounding sure better than Bledsoe but I’m not looking for a rebounding point guard I need a distributor and scorer. Bledsoe PLEASE! Especially, with Aaron Gordon changing his game and now hitting 3 pointers? What! And, also to mention Nikola Vučević also knocking down 3s as a PF/C. Game is changing and so are they. Bledsoe, Fournier, Gordon and Vučević is a scary lineup right there. They would make the Magic fun and exciting.

New York Knicks

Oh gosh, the Knicks. I know, I know. But, when you don’t even know who their point guard is, then yes insert Bledsoe here. He had it way better with the Suns than Knicks. Knicks just have Porziņģis and maybe Kanter if you count him. This is just a move, just saying if the Suns are desperate in moving him and not really caring in what they get in return then this is the spot and the Knicks won’t be good for a couple of more years. By that I mean 4 maybe if not more.

Los Angeles Clippers

"I’m going, going back, back to Cali, Cali" Yes, the team that gave him away to the gosh awful SUNS! Given there are no hard feelings, but at this point doubt Bledsoe really cares. Teodosić is injured and Beverley is your defending PG and Lou Williams is good. Having Bledsoe here would make this team scarier. Lou Williams isn’t consistent and time will tell as the season goes on, but Bledsoe is a legit scoring threat. This team needs that here. If Griffin and Gallinari can stay healthy there is a legit threat in the ‘Wild Wild West’ here.

Bonus Team – The Bucks?

Only reason I’m including them here is because this move makes absolute ZERO sense to me. I don’t think the Bucks need a scoring point guard for this Jason Kidd offense and I think Jason Kidd (one of my favorite point guards of all time) would be losing his mind if this move happens. I wouldn’t want him. I think there is serious potential with Malcolm Brogdon. Rookie of the Year in 2017! You think this kid won’t get better? I like his game and I think he will only become a better distributor over time. They will have Jabari when he’s healthy, Giannis and Middleton. Those guys can average 20pts by themselves they don’t need another guy Bledsoe taking shots, unless he decides to average 15pts and 8-9 assists a game. Then, obviously it would be worth it.



For fantasy owners what you want is Bledsoe to go with any of those 5 teams listed above where he can absolutely thrive right away. Thrive the most, would be the Knicks. And, if I’m the Knicks I say to Bledsoe and Porziņģis, go ahead and go crazy have at it. Those guys averaging 30 points a game would be awesome! As a Warriors fan I want him to go to any team but the Cavs. That’s all. But, I wouldn’t mind since I’m a pure basketball fan, I would love to see him at the Cavs. Bledsoe, LeBron and Love would be scary. For Fantasy owners, I want the Knicks, Denver, Magic or Clippers to get him.

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