insidehoops.com - 19 days ago
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Milwaukee Bucks General Manager John Hammond announced today that the team will not exercise the third year team option on the Rookie Scale Contract of forward Joe Alexander (6-8, 230).
“It was a difficult decision not to pick up Joe Alexander’s option,” said Hammond. “Joe has missed valuable ...
sports.yahoo.com - 24 days ago
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sports.yahoo.com —
After drafting forward Joe Alexander (notes) with the
eighth overall choice in the 2008 NBA draft, the
Milwaukee Bucks will make him the highest pick ever to have his rookie contract option declined, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Friday. For ...
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Bucks to decline Alexander’s rookie option
emptythebench.com - 19 days ago
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emptythebench.com —
By: Zachariah Blott On Monday, Milwaukee Bucks’ General
Manager John Hammond made the expected announcement to not
exercise the third year of Joe Alexander’s rookie contract . Basically this means that the eighth pick in the 2008 ...
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Houston’s Chase Budinger: What Joe Alexander Was ...
celticsblog.com - 21 days ago
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celticsblog.com —
Chad Ford reports : The only other player
[besides Joe Alexander ] from the first-round class of
2008 to have their third year option declined was the Celtics ' J.R. Giddens. For clarification, this means that J.R.'s contract won't be renewed for next season. He'll be an ...
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Goodbye, J.R.: C's Decline Contract Option For 2010-11
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Houston’s Chase Budinger: What Joe Alexander Was Supposed To Be
Empty the Bench —
... On Monday, Milwaukee Bucks’ General Manager John Hammond made the expected announcement to not exercise the third year of Joe Alexander’s rookie contract. Basically this means that the eighth pick in the 2008 Draft will become the third first-round selection ever to become an unrestricted free agent after only two seasons. The Bucks made this decision after a single, injury-marred season under Alexander’s belt. The second-year forward is currently nursing a torn right hamstring until the New Year. ...
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Near miss
jsonline.com 10/14/2009 — A significant decision awaits the Bucks by the end of the month, and it's not an easy one. General manager John Hammond faces an Oct. 31 deadline to decide whether to renew the first option year on 2008 No. 1 draft pick Joe Alexander's contract.
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