Isaiah Thomas: Backcourt with Bledsoe, Dragic would work today

When the Phoenix Suns pulled off a sign-and-trade to acquire Isaiah Thomas from the Sacramento Kings in July 2014, the top-layer view looked like it was insurance in case restricted free agent Eric Bledsoe departed. Fellow point guard Goran Dragic was coming off an All-NBA Third Team season a year before, and three lead guards didn't seem to make sense. Bledsoe's final meeting with reporters heading into that summer hardly lent confidence he would return to Phoenix, but he was finally extended that September and Phoenix rolled into media day with a trio of point guards. Peel back the onion on the Thomas signing, and you could argue that general manager Ryan McDonough was simply working on asset acquisition, giving his team options by piling up three All-Star caliber point guards and figuring out the rest later.