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Eric Bledsoe isn’t sweating his time off the basketball court, going into a little over a week away from the Phoenix Suns’ facilities. The 6-foot-1 point guard is coming off a career-high season, but was sent home from practice by general manager Ryan McDonough last Monday after he expressed his desire to leave Phoenix last […]

Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough isn’t rushing what once seemed like an imminent trade for estranged point guard Eric Bledsoe, after sending him home from a Monday practice last week amid his Twitter comments about the team. According to Scott Bordow of The Arizona Republic, it’s been speculated that the Suns could wait until […]

It’s no secret now that the Phoenix Suns are looking for a trade to send Eric Bledsoe away. Bledsoe has made it clear he wants out and as the Suns have looked around the league for a suitable option, the New York Knicks appeared to be one of just those. However, the Suns’ asking price […]

If a high price tag wasn’t enough to complicate the Phoenix Suns’ trade of Eric Bledsoe, the team is now involving big man Tyson Chandler to help move him as soon as possible, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. If this didn’t smell like it before, it sure does now — the […]

More and more details are slowly being revealed about the whole Eric Bledsoe situation in the wake of his recent trade demand from the Phoenix Suns. One such detail Suns general manager Ryan McDonough shared was that Bledsoe’s camp turned hostile when extension talks with the Suns during the offseason didn’t go as they had […]

The ongoing trade saga surrounding Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe hasn’t completely dulled GM Ryan McDonough’s sense of humor. On a recent radio appearance on 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s Burns & Gambo show, McDonough had a light-hearted answer to a joke asking him to join an office pool for when Bledsoe finally goes. […]

The Phoenix Suns are shopping their prized point guard Eric Bledsoe to any team with a phone, asking for hefty packages in return for their 6-foot-1 dynamo, who is coming off a career year in 2016-17. Among them are the Milwaukee Bucks, who previously offered center hybrids Greg Monroe and Thon Maker, along with a […]

The Phoenix Suns have kept an open line for teams wanting to inquire about point guard Eric Bledsoe, who has likely played his last game as a Sun during Saturday’s disastrous 42-point loss to the L.A. Clippers. Yet the teams in discussion to acquire his services have been “taken aback” by the ridiculous asking price […]

The Eric Bledsoe saga has only been derivative from a very entertaining offseason of new faces in new places. His offseason request to be traded was only inflated by his controversial tweet that read “I Dont wanna be here.” the day after the Phoenix Suns sustained their second 40-plus-point loss, this time at the hands […]

Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough has started to question the leadership of prized point guard Eric Bledsoe, who reportedly requested a trade dating back to last season, wanting out of the rebuilding process for good. McDonough sent Bledsoe home on Monday after meeting with him and believes he’s played his last game in the […]

The Phoenix Suns’ relentless pursuit to add young talent to this roster has proved a hurdle in managing to ship out star point guard Eric Bledsoe, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Bledsoe had requested a trade since the offseason after the team and then-coach Earl Watson took the executive decision to sit out the veterans […]

The Phoenix Suns’ management went buck wild on Sunday, when they went on a firing spree, sacking head coach Earl Watson and three assistants namely, Nate Bjorkgren, Mehmet Okur, and Jason Fraser. Among those assistants, Okur is probably the one most fans are familiar with. Okur played for 10 seasons in the NBA from 2002 […]

Eric Bledsoe has become the hottest player on the trade market after he made it known he wants out of the Phoenix and the Suns organization. There will be no shortage of suitors for the disgruntled Suns point guard, and anyone who eventually ends up with him will have a really good player on their […]

The Denver Nuggets have expressed their interest in trading Eric Bledsoe for a package headlined by Emmanuel Mudiay and other pieces. And according to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders, one such piece is veteran forward Kenneth Faried. This is hardly the first time Faried has been involved in trade discussions. The 27-year-old, who is the […]

Eric Bledsoe isn’t likely to be a Phoenix Suns player for much longer following his controversial tweet on Sunday citing his unhappiness in Phoenix. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks are in desperate need of a proven starting point guard and should be in the market for someone of Bledsoe’s caliber. According to Newsday’s Al Iannazzone, […]

Shortly after it was revealed that the Phoenix Suns are fielding calls for veteran guard Eric Bledsoe, the New York Knicks emerged as one of the possible landing spots. However, it appears things could hit a snag as Ian Begley of ESPN is reporting that the Knicks don’t appear to be willing to part ways […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have offered two of their best big men in second-year forward/center Thon Maker and fellow hybrid Greg Monroe in return for Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe, according to Tim Montemayor of 1580 The Fanatic radio. The Bucks are one of four teams that have expressed serious interest in the 27-year-old, along […]

The New York Knicks were one of the first teams to reach out to the Phoenix Suns inquiring about point guard Eric Bledsoe. The latter reportedly asked for rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina and center Willy Hernangomez in return, according to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders. Given that this trade hasn’t consolidated by now, it […]

Eric Bledsoe isn’t happy in the Valley of the Sun and if his leaked trade request wasn’t clear enough, his tweet couldn’t have made it any clearer. The four-year starter posted a tweet that read “I don’t wanna be here” a day after a 42-point loss on the road to his former team, the L.A. […]

The L.A. Clippers are one of the many teams expressing interest in acquiring Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe in light of his trade request becoming public over the weekend, according to Tim Bontemps of The Washington Post. Bontemps noted the Clippers have very few pieces that might interest the Suns in a trade scenario. […]

The Denver Nuggets have had conversations with the Phoenix Suns, offering point guard Emmanuel Mudiay and other pieces for their own point man Eric Bledsoe, according to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders. The Nuggets seem to have committed to Jamal Murray running the point moving forward, as Mudiay has shown a propensity to mishandle the […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are one of the many teams expressing interest in acquiring Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe in light of his trade request becoming public over the weekend, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Bledsoe was sent home from practice today after a conversation with general manager Ryan McDonough and […]

Veteran guard Eric Bledsoe has once again become an available commodity on the trade market after his public push to be moved by the Phoenix Suns. In line with that, Ian Begley of ESPN is reporting that the New York Knicks have jumped into the picture as a possible landing spot for Bledsoe. The Knicks are […]

Amid the storm surrounding the Phoenix Suns this week, comes a report suggesting that point guard Eric Bledsoe had asked for a trade prior to the start of the regular season, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7. The radio talk show host noted his trade request had nothing to do with former head […]

Phoenix Suns point guard Eric Bledsoe met with the team this morning and was sent home from practice, he will not play today against the Sacramento Kings, according to ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Executives around the league are expecting an inevitable trade for the 27-year-old in the coming days, according to Haynes. Bledsoe is coming off […]

Eric Bledsoe caused quite a stir on Sunday when he tweeted a message which many believed was about how he feels still being with the Phoenix Suns, especially after they started the season with a 0-3 win-loss slate. It’s no secret that the team has been rumored to be looking to trade him since last […]

Earlier today, Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe rocked the NBA world with a single, unforeseen tweet. In the middle of most of the Sunday NFL madness, Bledsoe took to Twitter to let fans know how he really felt in saying “I dont wanna be here.” I Dont wanna be here — Eric Bledsoe (@EBled2) October […]

As the Phoenix Suns are currently rebuilding, they have started the 2017-18 NBA season with an 0-3 record with losses to the Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Los Angeles Clippers. While it will be another long season, Phoenix has established a solid young core through the draft in recent years. With the Suns […]

The Phoenix Suns, like all other NBA teams, trained hard in the offseason. Really, they did. It’s just hard to believe that the Suns spent practicing in the gym over the summer with the way they opened the season, as they were blown to smithereens by the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday with a 124-76 […]

The NBA regular season is upon us. What this means is that we’re done trying to stomach watching practice-squad quality players litter the floor during preseason games. We’re also about to see the best of the best duke it out for NBA supremacy. But let’s not forget that the intrigue isn’t solely on the basketball […]

The offseason has typically provided players with free time to spend with their family and explore other ventures away from the game. For Phoenix Suns veteran point guard Eric Bledsoe, it has rewarded him with some time to come up with a fun trend on social media aptly called the ‘Dunk on your Wife Challenge.” […]

Before the 2017-18 NBA season officially begins, numerous players returned to Kentucky for the school’s annual alumni game. Over the years under head coach John Calipari, the school has produced some of the best players in the league like DeMarcus Cousins and Karl-Anthony Towns. However, Rajon Rondo stole the show with an off-the-head alley-oop to […]

Eric Bledsoe is coming off his best season as a professional in his seven years in the league, but during the offseason, it’s been everything but basketball for him. The Phoenix Suns point man is coming off a career-best 21.1 points and 6.3 assists per game in an otherwise not-so-memorable season, but has channeled his […]

Despite Kyrie Irving naming a shortlist of his preferred landing spots to the front office following his trade request, the 25-year-old could find his way out of a partnership with LeBron James and a Cleveland Cavaliers‘ jersey sometime in the near future. Having listed the San Antonio Spurs, New York Knicks, Miami Heat, and Minnesota Timberwolves as […]

Twitter has been the platform of choice for a lot of players who want to share their thoughts and also connect with their fans, keeping their followers updated with what they’re up to these days, especially in the summer. Newly-acquired Oklahoma City Thunder forward Patrick Patterson recently took to his Twitter account a rather surprising string of odd rants. […]

Eric Bledsoe had the best all-around season of his career as the outright starting point guard of the Phoenix Suns, but what has troubled him the most is thinking about just how much better it could have been. The Kentucky product averaged a career-high 21.1 points, 6.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game through […]

Eric Bledsoe has been hearing his name more frequently lately in the news. That’s after Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving was rumored to be demanding a trade and that the Phoenix Suns could be an ideal partner for the reigning Eastern Conference champions. In an interview with Scott Bordow of AZCentral.com, Bledsoe expressed his […]

Whether you’re a Cavs fan or general NBA follower, Friday morning’s news of Kyrie Irving‘s trade demand hinted at uncomfortable change. Everyone gets used to certain players in certain uniforms, but when doubt creeps in, rumors run out of control. Rumored takers for Irving included the Spurs, Knicks, Timberwolves and Heat. Would you look at […]

The NBA universe was tipped on its axis on Friday afternoon when it was revealed that Kyrie Irving had requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers. His reported preferred trade destination is the San Antonio Spurs. According to Jared Dubin of CBS Sports, he has formulated a possible deal that could send the 25-year-old to his […]