Trade grades: How Eric Bledsoe helps the Clippers now and in the future

  • Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series
  • Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers
  • Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system

Eric Bledsoe is headed back to the LA Clippers, after starting his career as a backup to point guard Chris Paul in Los Angeles.

On Sunday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Clippers will send veteran point guards Patrick Beverley and Rajon Rondo along with second-year center Daniel Oturu to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Bledsoe, who was acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this offseason.

Can Bledsoe prove a playoff upgrade over Beverley and Rondo? Will the new Grizzlies ever make it to Memphis? Let’s take a look.

The deal

Clippers get: Eric Bledsoe

Grizzlies get: Patrick Beverley, Rajon Rondo and Daniel Oturu

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