Suns werent playing Bledsoe, they get a 1st round pick. It wont be lottery most likely, but an injury to Giannis and it is. (we'll see what protections are in place. Even if not a lottery its a 15-22 pick probably. Not bad, for a guy not playing and the value 1st rounders have these days.

Supposedly they also get Miamis pick if it falls outside the Top 7
Jonathan Wasserman‏Verified account @NBADraftWass 12m12 minutes ago
More Jonathan Wasserman Retweeted Adrian Wojnarowski
Suns also get Miami's 1st-round pick if it lands outside top 7. Assuming pick in Bledsoe deal is 2018, Phoenix could have three 1st-rounders

Thats another nice bonus.



Then they get a serviceable big who is expiring--so they can trade, or just let come off the books.




Im actually more curious on the Bucks side how it works. How will Bledsoe being higher usage and not a great shooter in the lineup effect the team more. Will they find more ways to stagger minutes for when Giannis is off the floor?


They also lose a bench scoring punch (whose been having a down year so far) but still...

---
"though time has passed, im still the future" (c) black thought