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In the third part of our interview, Bucks
GM John Hammond addresses his surplus of small forwards,
whether he's shopping either of his guards, and how the cap and luxury tax impact his decision-making.
Various teams have tried in recent years, but
it's the Milwaukee Bucks who have managed to lure
John Hammond away from the Detroit Pistons to be their new general manager, according to NBA front-office sources.
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The Milwaukee Bucks announced the hiring of Scott
Skiles as their new head coach on Monday, four
days after they fired coach Larry Krystkowiak following a disappointing 26-56 season. For Skiles, this move comes four months after he was fired as the Chicago Bulls head coach. Terms of the contract were not released, but it is reportedly a fully guaranteed four-year deal.
Every blogger would love the chance to pick
the brain of their team's GM. Last Friday we
got our chance, sitting down with John Hammond for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of Bucks basketball. Part I recaps Hammond's organizational overhaul, including the hiring of Scott Skiles, the importance of the new structure he's put in place, and reflections on his time in Detroit.
Brew Hoop was there for the media session
following the Bucks' first predraft workouts. Check out what
Anthony Randolph, Joe Alexander and Donte Greene had to say about their head-to-head battles, and what Scott Skiles and John Hammond thought of the forwards on display.
The suspicious Martin Shannon, Ernst & Young's version
of Clarence Beeks, arrives with the team cards in
official lottery result order. Yes, trust just went out the window. The presence of Beeks causes an understandable wave of tension and uneasiness...
The Milwaukee Bucks' summer league team took part
in their final tune-up Friday before shipping off to
play five games in Las Vegas. The Bucks open their schedule Saturday night against the Grizzlies at 9 pm, and though none of the games will be televised, you can watch them all live at NBA.com . Talking to players and coaches at the Cousins Center on Friday, It quickly became evident that ...
With Stephon Marbury making headlines last week after
disappearing for a game, Isiah Thomas is under scrutiny
once again for the players he has brought to New York, but according to Pistons' vice president John Hammond, Isiah did the best...
The Milwaukee Bucks have hit at least one
road block in their search for a new general
manager. The Bucks, seeking to replace the departed Larry Harris, asked the Detroit Pistons for permission to speak to John Hammond, their vice-president of ...
We take a look at Bogut's new deal:
what's guaranteed, what's not, and what it means for
the Bucks going forward.
ESPN’s Marc Stein reports the Bucks were finally
able to convince John Hammond to be their next
general manager: Sources told ESPN.com on Friday that Hammond, pursued in recent years by Portland, Toronto and others after a long and successful ...
While the basketball world was put on notice
by his mind-boggling 20-point, 24-assist, eight-rebound game last night--the
assist numbers both a club record and an NBA high this season--Ramon Sessions has actually been pulling his poor man's John Stockton routine all month. Not bad for a guy who just turned 22 and had to wait until the 56th overall pick to hear his name called last June.
In an interview with the Journal-Sentinel, Charlie Villanueva
says that he feels that he’s the odd man
out with the Bucks and will probably be traded soon . No big news there, it seems pretty obvious that he would be on the trading block. ...
Gery Woelfel reports that the Bucks are "apparently
enamored with Love's mental and physical toughness" and could
select the UCLA big man if he's available when the Bucks pick 8th on June 26th.
Is anyone willing to work out for the
Bucks? What's the latest buzz on the Bucks' draft
strategy? Why is Anthony Randolph potentially plummeting on draft day? Why is Ersan Ilyasova back in Milwaukee? And how's Yi Jianlian doing with his Olympic prep? That and more in today's notes.
Here's the second installment of our interview with
Bucks GM John Hammond. In Part I we covered
the arduous process Hammond went through in restructuring the Bucks' front office and coaching staff as well as the aspects of his Detroit ...
As Sherrod Blakely reports, John Hammond is set
to become the Milwaukee Bucks new GM. ESPN also
is reporting the news. April 11, ESPN: Various teams have tried in recent years, but it's the Milwaukee Bucks who have managed to...
ESPN is reporting that the Bucks will announce
(possibly as soon as Monday) that Pistons VP of
Basketball Operations John Hammond will become the new General Manager in Milwaukee. The news gets even better: apparently his #1 target to replace ...
ST. FRANCIS While growing up in Zion, Ill.,
John Hammond periodically would make a trek to Milwaukee
to watch the Bucks play in the Arena. Today, Milwaukee is Hammond s home. Four weeks ago, Hammond left his job as the Detroit Pistons vice president ...
I don't like some of the comments I
read from the Bucks new GM John Hammond in
an interview with the Racine Journal Times . In the interview, Hammond essentially repeats the delusional "the problem was underachievement" thesis that former GM Larry ...
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- Yi for Brandan Wright and a First Rounder? No Thanks, I’d Rather Keep My Team.
- Workouts Part I: Randolph, Alexander, and Greene
- BPA Versus Need
- Draft Notes: Alexander visits, Randolph talks, speculation abounds
- Tuesday Notes: Decoding Hammond, 2nd round workout, Yi vs. Lithuania
- Hammond begins to make his mark
- Another look at Kohl the meddler
- Around The Way
- GM Watch: Welcome to Milwaukee, John Hammond
- Raptors can't beat Detroit's subs
- Decision on Krystkowiak will come quickly
- Milwaukee's Williams Undergoes Right Thumb Surgery
- Monday Bucks Notes
- Wednesday Bucks Notes
- Still working on assistants' contracts
- Hammond tries his luck
- Tuesday Bucks Notes
- Friday Bucks Notes
- Changing a losing culture
- Monday Notes: Villanueva rumors, Redd for Gold, Luc in Vegas, and more on Jumpin' Joe















John Hammond talks to Brew Hoop, Part III