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Newly-acquired Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe is bound to make his team debut tonight against the San Antonio Spurs, according to Matt Velasquez of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Head coach Jason Kidd is hopeful to have Bledsoe integrated with this starting unit as soon as possible, after only playing the first three games of the season with his former team, the Phoenix Suns.
“For his first day of shootaround, you could see the dynamic of his speed, something that we don’t have at that position,” Kidd said. “We’ll find out here quickly (how he fits with the team). It’s going to take some time for him to understand his teammates and understand the defensive and offensive schemes, but he’s a pro, he’s a very smart young man and he can help us, hopefully. He’s going to start tonight. We’re going to start him and start that relationship with the starting group.”
The 27-year-old floor general has been keeping in shape by working out at local universities nearby Phoenix, but he enters tonight with two weeks' worth of disadvantage of actual gameplay.
Kidd will keep an eye on Bledsoe's minutes throughout the game, as he has not appeared in a game since Oct. 21.
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“They talk about 20 minutes, so we’ll see when that approaches how he feels,” Kidd said. “Again, it’s not like he’s coming off an injury. He hasn’t played and so we don’t want to throw him out there and have him play 35 minutes.”
The 6-foot-1 Bledsoe was excited to get back on the court and help lead this new starting core, now blessed with the talents of Malcolm Brogdon, Khris Middleton, and Giannis Antetokounmpo around him.
“I’m just going to come out and try to help lead the guys,” said Bledsoe. “I’m the point guard of the team; me, Brogdon and Delly, we’re the point guards of the team. We’re going to have to get guys in their spots and knowing, especially me, knowing where Giannis (Antetokounmpo), Khris (Middleton), all the guys want the ball and it’s my job to deliver it to them.”
