First there was the fluid build up in Andrew Bogut’s elbow reported by an Australian television network, then there was the carefully worded optimism from the Milwaukee Bucks front office that the franchise center would not miss the start of the 2010-11 season.
Milwaukee Bucks GM John Hammond, Bogut and Scott Skiles can say all the positive things they want about Bogut being ready for the season opener on October 27 in New Orleans, but behind closed doors the Milwaukee Bucks have to be planning for temporary life without their star center.
By Jake McCormick
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Did Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings just say he wants to start his own Big Three with 2010 rookie phenoms Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Sacramento’s Tyreke Evans? Not quite.
By Jake McCormick
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The 2010-11 NBA regular season schedule has been released, and unfortunately, Christmas won’t come early for the Milwaukee Bucks this year.
The Milwaukee Bucks won’t even get a breather to sweat out a New Year’s hangover in January, but rest assured Scott Skiles and company understand they can’t expect a cake walk schedule after over-performing 2009-10 expectations by more than 20 wins.
By Jake McCormick
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Dan Le Batard apparently thinks market size and a national fan base dictate whether an NBA team can compete with his God-blessed Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference.
On Monday’s episode of Pardon the Interruption, Le Batard continued a time honored ESPN tradition of ignorance towards small markets by claiming the Milwaukee Bucks would be no match for the Heat during the regular season.
By Jake McCormick
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The Wednesday press conference introducing the newest member of the Milwaukee Bucks, backup veteran point guard Keyon Dooling, is just one sign of the annual summer lull in the NBA news cycle.
The other comes in the form of the just released Milwaukee Bucks pre-season schedule, which will feature two games at the Bradley Center and one at the Resch Center in Green Bay.
Milwaukee Bucks 2010 pre-season schedule:
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Come the start of the 2010-11 NBA season, the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks will enter a new level of competition in their natural rivalry, as they are expected to jockey for the top spot in the Central for the first time in over 20 years.
By Jake McCormick
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With the end of July quickly approaching, we can pretty much put a wrap on the NBA off-season. For the most part, the rosters are filled out with maybe a few minor signings remaining. Here are the winners of the very hectic, crazy, and entertaining 2010 summer. Check back tomorrow for my off-season losers.
By: David Kay
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You know the NBA has conquered Twitter when the notoriously tight lipped Milwaukee Bucks GM John Hammond is considering adding his name to the already saturated list of social media users in the league.
By Jake McCormick
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Within two hours on Monday, the Milwaukee Bucks filled out their 15 man roster by trading for power forward Jon Brockman and inking veteran point guard Keyon Dooling.
But even though it seems that GM John Hammond can finally sit back, light a cigar, and call it an offseason, one of the above acquisitions may be foreshadowing one final transaction to complete his work.
By Jake McCormick
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A game past the halfway mark in the Milwaukee Bucks’ NBA Summer League schedule, top draft pick Larry Sanders has been who we thought he would be, plus a little more.
Sanders may be just be getting his feet wet in NBA waters against D-League and fellow rookie competition in Vegas, but the amount of positives seen so far give Bucks’ fans hope that these are early signs of GM John Hammond’s second straight first round home run.
By Jake McCormick
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It may seem too early to write a eulogy for Michael Redd’s Milwaukee Bucks career, but all indications are that the $18.3 million man will not step foot on an NBA floor until February at the earliest, for the second year in a row.
Redd devoted 10 years of his NBA life to the Bucks, but the chapter written Milwaukee is as officially closed as it can be at this point. It’s been an unfortunate end to the record-breaking career of a player that will always be remembered for being the one shining light in a decade of team mediocrity.
By Jake McCormick
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Everyone knows Lebron James’ decision to forge a new Eastern Conference Big Three in South Beach will have a profound ripple effect on the whole conference.
But as the Knicks, Bulls, Clippers, Nets, and Cavaliers try to move on like a recently dumped high schooler, one team clearly emerged as a winner in the LBJ sweepstakes: the Milwaukee Bucks.
By Jake McCormick
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With Chris Duhon going to sunnier weather in Orlando and Luke Ridnour most likely seeking to capitalize off his career resurrection in 2009-10, the Milwaukee Bucks may be relegated to the discount aisle of the point guard section.
By Jake McCormick
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The Milwaukee Bucks have come a long way since the Larry Harris era.
Current GM John Hammond issued a statement Friday afternoon confirming the rumors we all knew were anything but talk:
“We are engaged in free agent negotiations with John Salmons and Drew Gooden. We intend to enter into a player contract with John and Drew once the moratorium period has ended.”
By Jake McCormick
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The first (recognizable) NBA free agent signed was not LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, Amare Stoudemire, Carlos Boozer, Joe Johnson, David Lee, or even Dirk Nowitzki.
The kick off signing of the 2010-11 NBA Summer of Free Agent Love belonged to the Milwaukee Bucks and power forward/center Drew Gooden, who will come to Brew City on a five year, $32 million deal. Raise your hand if you saw that one coming.
By Jake McCormick
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Update: As of July 1, Alando Tucker is not on the Milwaukee Bucks Summer League roster. Rest assured I’ll be speaking with John Hammond and Scott Skiles about this at the first Summer League practice next Thursday, July 8.
By Jake McCormick
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Update: Drew Gooden signed a 5 year, $32 million contract Thursday morning with the Milwaukee Bucks
Be sure to read post-draft profiles of the Milwaukee Bucks first and second round picks.
If you were unfortunate enough to pay attention to the ESPN commentary last Thursday during the NBA Draft, you’d swear that Lebron James is the only free agent that matters. For the Worldwide Leader that may be true, but for the 29 teams that don’t get Lebron, the remaining free agents that don’t grab national headlines could still make or break a season. Just ask the Milwaukee Bucks and GM John Hammond.
By Jake McCormick
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The Milwaukee Bucks addressed a dire need to boost free throw chances and scoring off the dribble with the acquisition of small forward Corey Maggette and shooting guard Chris Douglas-Roberts, and it was only fitting that the Bucks centered their 2010 NBA Draft on size, athleticism and length.
After taking VCU power forward Larry Sanders 15th overall in the first round, Milwaukee added a poor man’s version of Evan Turner and a quasi-clone of Glen “Big Baby” Davis.
“We went with size tonight, and thought some skilled big buys would look good in a Bucks uniform,” coach Scott Skiles said. “When you look at the two teams in the finals, they have tremendous length around the basket. … We’re not long enough, so trying to get longer and more skilled up front is a priority for us.”
By Jake McCormick
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The Milwaukee Bucks‘ 15th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, junior VCU power forward Larry Sanders, has only been playing organized basketball for five years, so he’s still got a ways to go before reaching his full potential. But Bucks GM John Hammond won’t label him a project, and sees his lack of development as an advantage.
By Jake McCormick
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Note: I’ll be at the Bucks media party tonight at the Cousins Center at St. Francis tweeting and chatting about the draft, so be sure to check back here or my Twitter page for updates from the Bucks War Room.
In the span of 24 hours, Milwaukee Bucks GM John Hammond swapped two bench warmers with expiring contracts for a pure-scoring small forward and a second round draft pick, and nabbed a slashing wing for a second rounder in 2012 (announcement pending).
Although filling immediate scoring needs at the wing positions may have altered the Bucks’ 2010 NBA Draft big board slightly, the Talented Mr. Hammond insisted that when he means Best Player Available, he really means Best Player Available.
By Jake McCormick
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