Eric Bledsoe rumors: Teams don't view Bledsoe as favorably as Suns

Although he has been viewed as one of the top players on the market, restricted free agent guard Eric Bledsoe remains a free agent. He and the Phoenix Suns appear to be very far apart on a deal and the two sides apparently haven’t spoken in months.

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However, according to Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders, teams don’t view Bledsoe as favorably as the Suns do.

"Trades involving Bledsoe are not out of the question, it would ultimately come down to what Phoenix gets in return. The other part is there are not many teams out there that view Bledsoe as favorably as Phoenix does, especially not enough to offer more than four-years and $48 million.If Bledsoe genuinely wants a bigger payday, he may have to play out the season to get it and it seems for now, that Phoenix is fine with that plan.If Bledsoe does sign his Qualifying Offer, he will gain the ability to veto any trade, so he will have a lot more control over his future if he sign the Offer."

This shouldn’t be that surprising – Bledsoe has a history of injuries (he played in just 43 games last season) and teams are likely worried about that. Obviously, if teams were high on Bledsoe, he would have signed him to an offer sheet by now.

Bledsoe averaged 17.7 points, 5.5 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 47.7% from the field, 35.7% from beyond the arc and 77.2% from the free throw line last season. The 18th-overall pick of the 2010 NBA Draft has put up 8.7 points, 3.4 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 44.5% from the floor, 32.7% from three and 75.9% from the charity stripe.

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Eric Bledsoe rumors: Teams don’t view Bledsoe as favorably as Suns

By Andrew Melnick | Sep 11, 2014