According to ESPN, trade talks that would land him in a different city for the remainder of the season.

Why?

My man Russ Peddle put it best when he said that maybe the Suns are finally admitting, "Hey, maybe we have too many point guards?"

That may very well be the case -- but, whatever the reason (money, chemistry, team direction), the reigning NBA Most Improved Player may be on the move before the All-Star break comes to an end.

Dragic may have a player option for next year left on his current contract, but we all know that's not going to happen. He's currently making $7.5 million and just saw three point guard experiment was working. It really wasn't then, and it really isn't now.

At that point in the season, the backcourt combination of Thomas and Bledsoe was clearly outplaying the other two combinations. The Thomas-Bledsoe combination was the only backcourt duo with a positive net rating at +5.6. Is that the case now though?

Well, the combination of Dragic and Bledsoe have played a total of 1,309 minutes together, posting a net rating of +4.4. That's not terrible, but you'd figure the two dynamic guards would have a higher rating. Defense is the problem though -- while on the floor together, the two have a defensive rating of just 101.4.

Does this all really matter though? The Suns are currently in the eight spot in the West, but our numbers don't like their playoff chances. In fact, the Thunder -- who sit ninth in the West -- have a 73.4% chance of making the playoffs compared to the Suns' mere 28.5% chance.

So, maybe the Suns see that the odds are stacked up against them and its time to plan for the years to come. Not only do they have Thomas and Bledsoe (25 and 26 years old, respectively), but they also have the young Tyler Ennis waiting in the wings. Maybe it's time to bring his development to the forefront.

Outside of the backcourt, the Suns have other more important gaps to fill. They have yet to find a solid center for the future -- unless you're that big of an nERD of 0.5, which is good enough for just eighth on the Rockets' current roster. If you're unfamiliar with how our nERD metric works, it's a number that measures the total contribution of a player throughout the course of a season, based on efficiency. The league average is 0, and for Dragic, with a score of 0.5, that would mean a league average team would win just 0.5 more games with Dragic inserted into the lineup.

At a glance, it wouldn't do much for the Rockets, but on the other hand, it might. Dragic is averaging nearly two minutes less per game than a season ago and has seen his usage rate fall from 24.5% to 21.5%. He just hasn't had the ball in his hands as much with Bledsoe and Thomas using their skills to create off the dribble as Dragic did a year ago.

Last year, Dragic averaged 5.9 assists per game and assisted on over 28% of his team's field goals while on the floor. This year, he's averaging just 4.1 helpers per game and assists on 19.5% of his team's field goals. It just hasn't been a good situation.

It could be totally different in Houston. ESPN's Trade Machine, but it would add just one win to the Rockets and take five wins away from the Suns.

If the Suns are high on either guy, maybe they do it if they can get a pick as a booter, but I'm not so sure. They might need a third team to enter the discussion to pull it off -- maybe a team like the Sixers or Knicks. Maybe another team entirely will make a push for Dragic's services.

However, I would more easily suspect that the Suns hold on to Dragic until the end of the year and go from there. It's not as fun as a trade sounds, but it's probably in the Suns' best interest not to trade Goran Dragic.