I vaguely remember that's what they were trying to do in that original deal but NOLA held out for Eric Gordon instead... NOLA could have had Bledsoe as their PG going forward and not traded that pick that turned out to be Nerlens Noel for Jrue Holiday. I really do think the time Bledsoe spent with CP3 really changed his trajectory as a player though, his rookie year he was so raw at running the point and he's not the purest PG now either, but he definitely picked up some of CP3's tricks by playing with him.