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20 early NBA trades we really want to see

By Ti Windisch

PHOENIX, AZ - OCTOBER 20: Eric Bledsoe #2 of the Phoenix Suns looks on during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on October 20, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - OCTOBER 20: Eric Bledsoe #2 of the Phoenix Suns looks on during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on October 20, 2017 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 25: Markelle Fultz #20 of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on prior to the game against the Houston Rockets at the Wells Fargo Center on October 25, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 25: Markelle Fultz #20 of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on prior to the game against the Houston Rockets at the Wells Fargo Center on October 25, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

Bledsoe to … Philly?!

Suns Get
Markelle Fultz, Jahlil Okafor
76ers Get
Eric Bledsoe

Okay, so this trade is pretty out there, I admit that from the jump. Still, here me out before you assemble a Voltron on Twitter to end me, Sixers hive.

The Philadelphia 76ers are already pretty damn good. Philly is over .500 in the surprisingly-good Eastern Conference, and that’s without getting much from first overall pick Markelle Fultz. Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons are super young, but they look like stars already.

Philly trusted the process, and it paid off. Instead of trying to wait around for Fultz, out for a few weeks with a shoulder injury, why not take this thing to the next level? In exchange for the young point guard and the very sad Jahlil Okafor, the Sixers get Eric Bledsoe.

All of a sudden, Philly is a lock for the postseason. A starting five of Bledsoe, J.J. Redick, Robert Covington, Simmons and Embiid is damn good, both now and later. The Sixers’ bench would be stacked too, led by Dario Saric.

Phoenix, on the other hand, gets two more young players that were taken very high up in the NBA Draft. Both guys are gambles, Okafor more so than Fultz, but what does Phoenix have left to do now but take shots on high potential players when possible?

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