sports.espn.go.com - 6/23/2009
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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 league approval. For starters, understand that ...
sportingnews.com - 6/23/2009
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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 ...
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Bucks Trade Oberto To Pistons For Amir Johnson
msn.foxsports.com - 6/23/2009
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A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal
said Tuesday that Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward
Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto, giving them a veteran cast and financial flexibility.
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Report: Spurs to trade three for Bucks' Jefferson
projectspurs.com - 6/23/2009
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With the Spurs trade for Richard Jefferson nearly
complete, Jeff and I decided to go to some
bloggers around the league and get their opinions on the trade Ryne Nelson, Slam Online You heard it: Bruce Bowen is no longer a Spur. We knew it would happen someday, possibly, but nonetheless it's ...
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NBA Bloggers on the Jefferson trade
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Acquiring Richard Jefferson: Hardly a No-Brainer
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
Assuming this Richard Jefferson for Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto and Kurt Thomas trade becomes official, the Spurs will, no doubt, be declared the big winners not only of this trade, but possibly of the whole week (which includes the draft) and the off-season. The Bucks are seen as having done well simply by getting rid of Jefferson's inflated contract. Yet there is a lot to recommend the move by the Spurs. As John Hollinger points out, Jefferson has the ability to make the corner 3, which tends to be available in the Spurs' offense. He alleviates the scoring pressure from the Spurs' big three. He can also supply some of the slashing that comes from an ...
Points in the Paint
BallerBlogger.com —
ESPN’s Chad Ford is reporting the Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to send Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto. I like the trade for both teams. Bowen, Thomas and Oberto are entering the final year of their contracts, with Oberto and Bowen’s contracts non-guaranteed, which will clear about $7 million from Milwaukee’s payroll this season, plus an additional $15 million in 2011. The cost-cutting move should give the Bucks enough cap space to retain Ramon Sessions and Charlie Villanueva. I don’t think Jefferson is enough to push the Spurs over the Lakers, or the Rockets or Nuggets for ...
What others are saying about the RJ/Amir Johnson trades
Brew Hoop —
... Hollinger: Everyone wins. John Hollinger writes that the Bucks are effectively trading RJ for CV and Sessions, which makes sense but was probably avoidable. I don't think the Bucks really want to bring back CV anyway for what it's worth, and the Johnson deal (which hadn't happened when Hollinger wrote his article) lends some support to that. Note that the cap number he cites was before the Johnson deal sliced off $1.76 million. ...
The Richard Jefferson trade proves RC Buford and Gregg Popovich passed Business 101
Pounding The Rock —
... the Spurs would have been Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and oodles of cap space. Who would that have become? Somebody! Potentially somebody really special. And that's the player the Spurs silently included in this deal today.
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It may well work out beautifully. But this is not a steal, nor is it a no-brainer. It's one of the highest-risk moves the Spurs have made in the Tim Duncan era.
I give you John Hollinger:
That said, the Spurs took a ...
Yeah, Bucks fans "get" the RJ trade, but should they like it?... buried draft notes
Milwaukee Bucks Blog - The Bob Boozer Jinx —
If you liked the direction the Bucks were headed in last season in Scott Skiles and Richard Jefferson's first seasons in Milwaukee, yesterday's trade isn't going to make you run out and buy Bucks tickets.
If you think the Bucks should have been rebuilding last season and trying to deal Michael Redd rather than adding new stars to a bad mix, you've got to wonder if Bucks GM Hammond and Scott Skiles were serious in the comments today about the trade. This is about winning they tell us, and take issue with national media labelling the trade "a salary dump."
Hammond would like to refer to the trade as a ...
Get To Know Your New Spurs #1: Richard Jefferson
Pounding The Rock —
... I'd like to think that all things statistics begin with Mr. Hollinger, so you might want to start by reading his thoughts on the trade here, and if you want it in lament's terms, ATS' breakdown ...
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thebuckychannel.com 6/23/2009 — If nothing else, the latest Bucks trade is another reason for us to use our favorite Richard Jefferson picture. You know, I was pretty hard on GM John Hammond when he couldn't move Jefferson at the trade deadline last season, but Hammond finally came through and moved his $15 million contract ...
Richard Jefferson to the Spurs?
scoresreport.com 6/23/2009 —
Chad Ford is reporting that the Bucks and Spurs have agreed to a swap that would include star swingman Richard Jefferson.
The Milwaukee Bucks agreed to trade Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto a Bucks source told ESPN.com.
The two ...
They did what?
sheffieldshouse.blogspot.com 6/23/2009 — I've been looking for a reason to break up the Brewer talk and thanks to the Milwaukee Bucks I now have that. The Bucks have agreed to send Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto and Kurt Thomas. It's good to know that they have already thrown ...
Milwaukee Bucks Trade F Jefferson To Spurs
mkrob.com 6/23/2009 —
The Milwaukee Bucks have traded scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen , Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto , giving them a veteran cast and financial flexibility.
The Bucks are sending Jefferson away less than a year after acquiring the scoring ...
Bucks Should Have Hired Bill Simmons
bootleggersports.com 6/23/2009 — 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, ...
Spurs get Richard Jefferson from Bucks
ripcityproject.com 6/23/2009 — Breaking just minutes ago, the San Antonio Spurs have agreed to send Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto and Kurt Thomas to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Richard Jefferson. That’s all fine and dandy for the Spurs, who basically get exactly what they’ve needed and didn’t get ...
Bucks send Jefferson to Spurs
redsarmy.com 6/23/2009 — ESPN Reports The Milwaukee Bucks agreed to trade Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto a Bucks source told ESPN.com.The two teams have agreed to the deal in principle. A trade call to make the deal official is coming later Tuesday. ...
Milwaukee Trades Jefferson To San Antonio For 3 Players
slamdunkcentral.com 6/24/2009 —
ESPN NBA reporter Chad Ford has reported that the Milwaukee Bucks have traded forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto. The trade would end Jefferson’s stint with the Bucks after just one season after coming over in a trade ...
Report: Bucks trade Jefferson to Spurs for 3 players —
NBA.com: News 6/23/2009
A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal said Tuesday that Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto, giving them a veteran cast and financial flexibility.
Spurs get Jefferson from Bucks in 4-player deal —
SI.com - NBA 6/23/2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A Bucks official with knowledge of the deal said Tuesday that Milwaukee plans to trade scoring forward Richard Jefferson to the San Antonio Spurs for Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto, giving them a veteran cast and ...
