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NBA Free Agency 2014: Best Potential Landing Spots for Eric Bledsoe

By Maxwell Ogden

Apr 14, 2014; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe (2) answers questions after facing the Memphis Grizzlies at US Airways Center. The Grizzlies won 97-91. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 14, 2014; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Eric Bledsoe (2) answers questions after facing the Memphis Grizzlies at US Airways Center. The Grizzlies won 97-91. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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5. Milwaukee Bucks

Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Jabari Parker (Duke) shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number two overall pick to the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Jabari Parker (Duke) shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number two overall pick to the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

One of the teams most commonly associated with Eric Bledsoe’s is the recently revamped Milwaukee Bucks. There’s a new head coach in Jason Kidd and new ownership with money to spend, which makes this a different team from years past.

If Bledsoe wants to make a financial-based decision for a contract laced with incentives, then Milwaukee is the place for him to be.

If he wants to build a bright future with a crop of promising players, Milwaukee works to.

The Bucks have an elite prospect in Jabari Parker. They also have a dominant rim protector in Larry Sanders, an intriguing upside player with Giannis Antetokounmpo and a quality playmaker in Brandon Knight.

Adding Bledsoe to the mix would expedite each athlete’s growth into the player they can become.

It all starts with Sanders.

Bledsoe and Sanders are two of the most naturally gifted defenders in the league today. Both have concerns—Bledsoe’s knee and Sanders’ maturity—but together, they could form one of the best high-low defensive tandems in the Eastern Conference.

Throw in a potential All-NBA scorer in Jabari Parker and Milwaukee would have a core to be proud of. It’d also have something to compete with.

It’s not the best situation to enter, but Bledsoe would have the opportunity to thrive in Milwaukee.