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How the Suns can pull off a trade for a star

By Adam Maynes

PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 13: Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans watches from the bench during the first half of the NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena on February 13, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 13: Anthony Davis #23 of the New Orleans Pelicans watches from the bench during the first half of the NBA game against the Phoenix Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena on February 13, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WI – JANUARY 03: Eric Bledsoe #6 of the Milwaukee Bucks warms up before the game against the Indiana Pacers at the Bradley Center on January 3, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI – JANUARY 03: Eric Bledsoe #6 of the Milwaukee Bucks warms up before the game against the Indiana Pacers at the Bradley Center on January 3, 2018 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

The Bucks are probably the only team in the league that if I were Ryan McDonough I wouldn’t call again for at least another year or so. After getting ripped off in the trade of Eric Bledsoe – who has been playing very well for Milwaukee so far – I would hold my tail between my legs and move on.

If the Suns couldn’t get either Thon Maker or Malcolm Brogdon in the Bledsoe trade, let alone Jabari Parker who after he finally returns from his ACL injury may never be the same player he was prior to the injury, there is probably no way that the Suns could now acquire any of them, or sell what would obviously come off as an over-pay when the original trade offers included Eric Bledsoe.

Not that any of those players are stars  either. Parker, if healthy, could be, but following such a serious knee injury, it’s very shaky ground.

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