A maximum contract offer isn't coming for Eric Bledsoe.
The explosive but oft-injured point guard might think he's worth it, but the Phoenix Suns have no reason to pay that price. They are the only ones present at Bledsoe's restricted free-agency auction, and oh by the way, they have the power to match any offer he receives should another bidder surface unexpectedly.
Phoenix has complete control of this situation, even if Bledsoe sees things differently.
According to ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard, the Suns have put a four-year, $48 million contract offer on the table. That's right in line with what almost every promising point guard has received of late, most of whom had more reliable track records at the time of their extensions than Bledsoe has now.
Three prominent members of the famed 2009 point guard class inked four-year contract extensions over the 2012 offseason: Stephen Curry, Jrue Holiday and Ty Lawson. Holiday took the least amount of money of the three ($41 million), Lawson got the most ($48 million) and Curry wound up between the two ($44 million).
In 2012, these three players ...
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Phoenix Suns Hold All the Leverage over Eric Bledsoe’s Free Agency
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