With each Suns loss comes greater odds that that they finish in the top-3 in the lottery, giving themselves a very solid opportunity to draft a franchise point guard, potentially one that will be talented enough to start right away. If this is the case, flipping Bledsoe for either a player or an additional pick, either of which could become a solid low-post scorer, would seemingly be ideal.
The reasons for trading Bledsoe are simple:
First, should General Manager Ryan McDonough trade Bledsoe, the team would be left without a quality point guard. If still on the roster, Brandon Knight would fill the roll for the rest of the season, but he is by no means an upgrade over Bledsoe in any conceivable category.