It seems front office executives like both Eric Bledsoe and Greg Monroe, just not enough to part with valuable assets for either restricted free agent.
One anonymous GM told the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney that he can’t see any reason that he’d trade assets to acquire Bledsoe or Monroe.
“I think any one of us would be wary of getting involved in a trade for either player,” the GM said. “Their teams overvalue them in terms of making trades, they don’t want to give them away for nothing. There’s no reason to give up significant assets for players who probably will be available next summer. That doesn’t mean a deal can’t get done, but it is complicated.”
They are not necessarily franchise players, and why make a trade when you can probably acquire either player on the open market next summer.