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Bucks will get up close look at free agent
BY GERY WOELFEL Just one day after the commencement of NBA free agency, the Milwaukee Bucks will entertain one of their targeted players. Jim Tanner, the agent for Josh Childress, said he and his client will arrive in Milwaukee Thursday to meet with Bucks officials.   After trading ...
No qualifying offer for Villanueva
jsonline.com — Jun. 29, 2009 2:57 p.m. Bucks general manager John Hammond confirmed Monday that Charlie Villanueva would not receive a $4.6 million qualifying offer by the Tuesday deadline. The Bucks' decision means Villanueva will be an unrestricted free agent, ... (more) No qualifying offer for Villanueva
Officials meet with Childress
Officials meet with Childress
jsonline.com — Restricted free agent Josh Childress met with Milwaukee Bucks officials on Thursday for a getting-to-know-you session. (more) Officials meet with Childress
Thursday Notes: Villanueva heading to Detroit, Sessions and Ilyasova get courtesy calls, Jennings headlines Vegas roster
Thursday Notes: Villanueva heading to Detroit, Sessions and Ilyasova get courtesy calls, ...
brewhoop.com — ESPN: Villanueva gets five years, $40 million from Pistons .  Well, that didn't take long. On the first day of free agency, the Pistons have reportedly reached an agreement to pay Charlie V an average of $8 million per season over the next ... (more) Thursday Notes: Villanueva heading to Detroit, Sessions ...
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Thursday Notes: Villanueva heading to Detroit, Sessions and Ilyasova get courtesy calls, Jennings headlines Vegas roster
Brew Hoop — ... Woelfel: Childress visits, Sessions getting attention. The idea of pursuing outside free agents was basically a foreign concept to me for the past few months, so I haven't really even been talking about it.  But now that the Bucks have some luxury tax breathing room it's once again an option--especially with Charlie V gone and ...

Josh Childress To Visit Milwaukee Today
Hoopinion — Gery Woelfel reports: Jim Tanner, the agent for Josh Childress, said he and his client will arrive in Milwaukee Thursday to meet with Bucks officials. ... "He is exporing whatever opportunities that are available to him in the NBA,'' Tanner said in a telephone interview Wednesday. "We've received a number of calls about him from NBA teams."Brew Hoop comments: The idea of pursuing outside free agents was basically a foreign concept to me for the past few months, so I haven't ...

Thursday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Josh Childress is visiting the Bucks today. Remember, though, he has a very nice contract waiting for him back in Greece, and this is the year of the opt-in. Who would turn down a contract based on sunny 2008 projections for a contract based on dour 2009 projections? ...

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