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Bucks Should Have Hired Bill Simmons
bootleggersports.com - 6/23/2009
Bucks Should Have Hired Bill Simmons
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Smile RJ, you're leaving Milwaukee Back in 2008, a grass-roots Internet campaign was started to get ESPN columnist Bill Simmons hired as the Milwaukee Bucks General Manager . Instead, the Bucks hired John Hammond and all of a sudden, things are going incredibly well for Milwaukee. Except, ...
sportingnews.com - 6/23/2009
Bucks Trade Oberto To Pistons For Amir Johnson
— sportingnews.com — A busy predraft day just got busier for the Milwaukee Bucks. A source tells Sporting News that the Bucks, after trading Richard Jefferson for a trio of Spurs—Fabricio Oberto, Bruce Bowen and Kurt Thomas—have traded Oberto to Detroit for ... (more) Bucks Trade Oberto To Pistons For Amir Johnson

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sports.espn.go.com - 6/23/2009
Richard Jefferson trade makes sense for Milwaukee Bucks and San Antonio Spurs
— sports.espn.go.com — The first rule of NBA trades is "Follow the money." It's the only way to make sense of a seemingly lopsided deal, such as today's swap that reportedly sent Richard Jefferson to the Spurs for Kurt Thomas , Fabricio Oberto and Bruce Bowen , pending ... (more) Richard Jefferson trade makes sense for Milwaukee Bucks ...

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A Big Deal And A Near Miss
rumorsandrants.com - 6/23/2009
A Big Deal And A Near Miss
— rumorsandrants.com — After news of the Richard Jefferson to the Spurs deal came down this afternoon, reports are swirling that an even bigger blockbuster deal fell through this weekend. Though Celtics’ GM Danny Ainge is denying the rumor , Yahoo! Sports is reporting that over the weekend Boston offered ... (more) A Big Deal And A Near Miss

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