17 June 2009

The Milwaukee Bucks select...

The Milwaukee Bucks have been in an interesting situation over the past several seasons. They haven't had a winning record since the 2002-2003 season, but seem to be in the playoff picture more often than not. But I guess that's the way of the Eastern Conference.

They have a lot of talent on their roster and bolstered their lineup last June when they traded disappointing Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons to the Nets for Richard Jefferson. For the Nets, this was essentially a salary dump that cleared cap space for LeBron James. For the Bucks, this gave them a versatile scorer who helped them improve by a total of 8 wins last year.

Chris George correctly pointed out that it's unlikely James Harden would fall as low as he did in our draft (some predict him going as high as number 3 overall). It's also unlikely that the Bucks selection will fall this low. But in our draft he did, so the Milwaukee Bucks will select Jrue Holiday from UCLA.

With Andrew Bogut, Michael Redd, Charlie Villanueva, and Jefferson, the Bucks have a solid core capable of making the playoffs in the East. Ramon Sessions showed promise last year, but you're not likely to win if you have Luke Ridnour playing 28 minutes a game. Holiday will get some of those minutes and can play the one or two guard for the Bucks and provide that boost that could help them return to the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

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