In the last several days, the rumor has picked around possible landing spots for Phoenix Suns veteran point guard Eric Bledsoe.
During this process, the Detroit Pistons had reportedly emerged in trade discussions with a trade offer that included veteran point guard Reggie Jackson and a first-round pick in exchange for Bledsoe. All of this chatter had pushed head coach Stan Van Gundy to reassure Jackson that the team did not want to move him, according to Rod Beard of The Detroit News.
“It was crazy yesterday,” Van Gundy said Friday. “I left practice yesterday and there’s a rumor out on Reggie and Bledsoe so I had to get home and call Reggie and say we’re not trading you for Bledsoe. I don’t usually address all of them but it’s early in the (season). You can’t address all of them at the trade deadline, but I felt the need to address this.”