‘So why DIDN’T other teams jump at a chance to trade for Bledsoe? “No. 1, I was coming off an injury,” said Bledsoe. “No. 2, I was carrying a pretty heavy price tag. There weren’t a lot of teams in the league that could afford, with the salary cap, to do the deal. Maybe there wasn’t as much interest out there as I would have hoped, but I’m tremendously thankful that I ended up where I did. I look around the league and I can’t imagine getting myself to a situation that would be any better — personally or professionally — than where I am right now.”’