Sure has been a lot of chatter in regards to these two from multiple sources but it some of it was Chad Ford-like in that the proposed deal was Bledsoe for Gay and 8. F to the no on that but if it was a straight deal of the two vets, then absolutely. I think the trade value for both guys is similar. Bledsoe is an injury risk at all times, but if he can stay healthy, it would be a high reward.
No, not at all. Bledsoe has way more value than Gay (who will be 30 and is an expiring). Suns would be hesitant to do Bledsoe for #8. We'd likely have to do a deal like....
Suns Get: #6
Suns Give: Bledsoe
Pelicans Get: #8 & Gay
Pelicans Give: #6, Pondexter, & Douglas
Kings Get: Bledsoe, Pondexter, & Douglas
Kings Give: #8 & Gay
Then you can make a Koufos/McLemore for D. Harris/McGee/#46 trade, and then send flip #46/#59/Belinelli for cap space. Then you give $77 mil over 4 years to Kent Bazemore (he's made only $5.2 mil in his career and is already 27. There's a very real possibility he chases the biggest paycheck & $77 mil might be the biggest offer he'd get) & $32 mil over 4 years to Solomon Hill. At this point, the Kings would have around $10.8 mil in cap space. If we're unsure about Collison playing, perhaps we trade Collison/Gudaitis for cap space which would then give us around $16 mil in cap space. Then you give $44 mil over 3 years to Ryan Anderson, $6.25 mil over 3 years to Acy, & sign Matt Barnes and Beno Udrih to the minimum.
PG - Bledsoe/D. Harris/Douglas/Udrih
SG - Bazemore/Pondexter/Barnes
SF - Casspi/S. Hill/Butler
PF - Cauley-Stein/R. Anderson/Acy
C - Cousins/McGee