The Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz share "mutual interest" in a swap of Eric Bledsoe for Paul Millsap, according to ESPN.
Bledsoe's availability depends on who you talk with. Per ESPN:
Although two sources with knowledge of the Clippers' thinking
insisted during All-Star Weekend that Bledsoe would not be moved in
coming days and strongly predicted that L.A. would stand pat, two other
sources indicated that the Clippers and Jazz will at least discuss the
feasibility of a trade headlined by Bledsoe and Millsap before the
deadline.
LA needs frontcourt help, which Millsap can easily provide. But giving up Bledsoe comes with risk: Chris Paul is a free agent at the end of the season. Bledsoe is an insurance policy against his departure.
The Jazz need a point guard with Mo Williams on the shelf with a thumb injury. Utah also risks losing Millsap for nothing in free agency this summer. Adding Bledsoe to a young core of Derrick Favors, Enes Kanter, ...
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PLAYERS:
Eric Bledsoe,
Paul Millsap,
Chris Paul,
Maurice Williams,
Derrick Favors,
Enes Kanter,
Gordon Hayward,
Alec Burks
TEAMS: Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz
TEAMS: Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz
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