At 27, Bledsoe doesn’t fit into the Suns’ youth movement, or
#timeline, as it’s been coined on social media. He said he “definitely feels” like an old man among his teammates. Then there was this response when asked what he thought of the Suns’ offseason:
“We got Josh Jackson. James Jones (in the front office). But for the most part, I don’t care,” he said. “Whatever team we have at training I’m going to play my heart out for. I just control what I can control. Getting better every time I step onto the floor.”
Bledsoe reiterated that he was upset when the Suns shut him down for the final 14 games last season. He was playing arguably the best basketball of his career, averaging 21.1 points, 6.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game.
“The front office made a decision and I had to live with it,” Bledsoe said. “I wasn’t OK with it, and I don’t know what basketball player would be. I want to compete. We weren’t winning but I still wanted to play with my teammates. But I couldn’t do anything about it.”
Bledsoe said being stuck on the bench “made me even hungrier. It made me even more competitive. That’s the thing in my mind: Try never to get shut down again.”
Like most fans, Bledsoe has been amazed by the player movement in the NBA offseason. He said it’s been “more fun than the Finals.”
He also said this:
“It’s not over.”
