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Drew Gooden Out Four to Six Weeks

February 02, 2011   FanHouse Newswire   No comments

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Drew GoodenMILWAUKEE (AP) — Bucks forward Drew Gooden will be sidelined four to six weeks because of lingering problems with plantar fasciitis in his left foot.

General manager John Hammond says Gooden will undergo treatment on Wednesday in Los Angeles. The injury has already cost Gooden 21 games this season, including the last six.

Gooden signed a $32 million, five-year contract in the offseason. He’s averaging 10.8 points and 6.5 rebounds in 25 games this season. Gooden used padding in his shoe to try to alleviate the pain, but was often limping in pregame.

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Despite Champion Lakers, NBA Seeing Power Shift From West to East

July 18, 2010   Chris Tomasson   No comments

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LAS VEGAS — This continental divide started in 1996 when Shaquille O’Neal bolted from Orlando in the East to the Lakers in the West. It really got going when Michael Jordan retired from Chicago in the East in 1998.

But those in the East are getting tired of having sand kicked in their faces.

Yes, the Western Conference still has won nine of the past 12 NBA titles and 10 of the last 11 seasonal inter-conference battles. Yet there finally is starting to be some chortling in the East.

After losing the conference regular season match-up for nine straight years, the East finally broke through in 2008-09 to win 51.3 percent of the games between the conferences. The West came back to win 54.7 percent of the battles last season (it didn’t help that New Jersey and New York, in trying to clear salary-cap room, weren’t trying to win). But this summer has shown the East could end up being the dominant conference this decade.

Of those generally believed to be the top eight free agents, seven signed with East teams. Five (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Joe Johnson and Paul Pierce) stayed in the East and two went from West to East (Amar’e Stoudemire from Phoenix to New York and Carlos Boozer from Utah to Chicago). The only one to end up with a West team was Dirk Nowitzki re-signing with Dallas.

 

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Source: Milwaukee to Re-Sign John Salmons

July 01, 2010   Chris Tomasson   No comments

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John SalmonsMilwaukee is about to finalize a deal Thursday to re-sign guard John Salmons.

A source told FanHouse the deal is done except for a few minor points. Milwaukee general manager John Hammond had told FanHouse very early Thursday morning he had “guarded” optimism that Salmons would re-sign.

The source said the deal, which Salmons can’t sign until July 8, will be for five years for $39 million, with bonuses that could push it to $44 million. The fifth year, though, will be partially guaranteed, with that being one of the things still being worked out.

“That’s good money,” said the source, speaking of Salmons, who opted out of a contract that would have paid him $5.81 million next season.

Salmons was acquired last February from Chicago. After Salmons suited up, the Bucks went 22-8 and the move was a key reason Hammond was named NBA Executive of the Year. Milwaukee, despite being without injured starting center Andrew Bogut, took Atlanta to Game 7 in the first round of the playoffs before falling.

After averaging 12.7 points at the time of the trade, Salmons averaged 19.9 in 30 Milwaukee games to finish the season at 15.4.

 

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GM Hammond Has ‘Guarded’ Optimism John Salmons Will Re-Sign With Bucks

June 30, 2010   Chris Tomasson   No comments

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John SalmonsMilwaukee general manager John Hammond said he has “guarded” optimism John Salmons will re-sign with the Bucks.

In an interview with FanHouse early Thursday morning, after the free agency period had begun, Hammond said he spoke to both Salmons and his agent, Joel Bell, by phone, shortly after midnight EDT. He plans to negotiate with Bell during the day Thursday.

“We’ve told him that we want him back,” Hammond said of Salmons, who opted out of a contract that would have paid him $5.81 million next season.

But is the feeling mutual?

“I think so,” Hammond said. “We talked at the end of the season about how much we appreciated the season that he had and helping us get back to the playoffs. And he appreciated that.”

Salmons was acquired last February from Chicago. After Salmons suited up, the Bucks went 22-8 and the move was a key reason Hammond was named NBA Executive of the Year. Milwaukee, despite being without injured starting center Andrew Bogut, took Atlanta to Game 7 in the first round of the playoffs before falling.

After averaging 12.7 points at the time of the trade, Salmons averaged 19.9 in 30 Milwaukee games to finish the season at 15.4.

The Bucks last week acquired a perimeter scorer in small forward Corey Maggette from Golden State. But Hammond stressed that move in no way has affected how badly the Bucks want Salmons back.

“Absolutely not,” Hammond said. “We want to improve this team and adding a player the magnitude of (Maggette) gives us that ability.

Chris Tomasson can be reached at tomasson@fanhouse.com or on Twitter @christomasson

 

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Salmons Tells Bucks He Plans to Opt Out

June 22, 2010   Chris Tomasson   No comments

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John SalmonsThe Milwaukee Bucks have been told by guard John Salmons he will opt out of his contract by the June 30 deadline and become an unrestricted free agent.

“He’s given us indications that he will opt out,” Milwaukee general manager John Hammond, named NBA Executive of Year in part because of last February’s acquisition of Salmons from Chicago, said in an interview Tuesday with FanHouse.

Salmons also doesn’t expect guard Michael Redd to opt out of the final year of a contract paying him $18.3 million. But that news is not surprising since Redd missed most of last season due to a knee injury and wouldn’t command anything near that amount as a free agent.

The Bucks had been having extension talks with Salmon, who made $5.46 million this past season (plus nearly $1 million from a trade kicker) and was in line next season for $5.81 million, but no deal was able to be reached. But Hammond said the sides will continue to talk up until the June 30 deadline.

“He plans to do it (the paperwork to opt out) on the last day (June 30),” Hammond said. “So we can continue to have discussions.”

While Salmons is expected to become a free agent, Hammond hopes to re-sign him.

“We’d love to have him back,” Hammond said of Salmons, whose Bucks went 20-8 after the guard first played following his February acquisition from the Bulls. “And he knows it.”

Hammond also said there are no plans from Redd to opt out of his contract.

“He’s still going through (rehabilitation from his knee injury),” Hammond said. “I don’t expect it.”

Chris Tomasson can be reached at tomasson@fanhouse.com or on Twitter @christomasson

 

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Bucks GM Hammond Wins Executive of the Year

April 24, 2010   FanHouse Newswire   No comments

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John HammondNEW YORK (AP) — Bucks general manager John Hammond has been selected as the NBA executive of the year after the Bucks finished the regular season with 12 more wins than last year and earned their first playoff berth since 2006.

Hammond received 12 of 30 votes from a panel of fellow NBA executives. Oklahoma City’s Sam Presti was second with nine votes and Cleveland’s Danny Ferry took third with two votes in results the league announced Saturday.

 

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Need a Temp? Call Jerry Stackhouse

March 25, 2010   Chris Tomasson   No comments

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Jerry StackhouseYou’ve heard of a Kelly girl, the quintessential temp worker? Well, Jerry Stackhouse wants to be a Kelly guy.

He’s off to a good start since he wears a green uniform like those temporary workers of yore.

Stackhouse, 35, joined the Milwaukee Bucks midway through the season after receiving no offers previously for a guaranteed contract. Stackhouse is averaging 8.1 points for a team that is 23-8 since he first suited up Jan. 20.

It’s gone so well Stackhouse is thinking he’d like to continue with this job of being a temporary NBA player. So next season, in order to keep additional wear and tear off his aging body, he might again wait until the campaign is half over to join a team.

“I might just try to do the same route I did this year,” said the shooting guard, who signed Jan. 18 after Milwaukee had lost starting shooting guard Michael Redd for the season due to a knee injury. “Just kind of catch on, hook on (midway through next season) to rest the legs a little bit longer.”

 

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Bucking Expectations, Milwaukee Strikes Fear in East

March 22, 2010   Chris Tomasson   No comments

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For nearly a decade, they were sitting Bucks.

Now, the rallying cry is “Fear the Deer.”

One of the NBA‘s most surprising resurgences this season has been that of the Milwaukee Bucks (38-30), who have won 14 of their past 16 games after a surprising victory Saturday at Denver.

Last summer, the Bucks were shedding payroll. They traded Richard Jefferson to San Antonio for next to nothing, renounced restricted free agent Charlie Villanueva and yawned when Minnesota put down an offer sheet on restricted free agent Ramon Sessions and claimed him a week later.

Now, the Bucks are a good bet to land the East’s No. 5 seed as they close in on their first playoff berth in four years. And you better believe Atlanta and Boston, fighting to be the No. 3 rather than the No. 4 seed, wouldn’t mind if able to duck a Buck outfit in the first round.

“We’re playing extremely well,” said Milwaukee general manager John Hammond. “We’re playing hard and we’re putting forth the consistent effort.”’

 

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