Young forward shows promise

The Milwaukee Bucks are not going to make a qualifying offer to Charlie Villanueva.  That means that a 6-11 guy who averaged 16 points and almost 7 boards will be available.  I think it's a no brainer to pursue him... and hopefully we can afford him.  But I think this is one of those deals where we can make a concerted effort to show him he's wanted.So I want everyone...

by Gary WashburnFiled under: Bucks, NBA TransactionsThe NBA free-agent pool just got more intriguing when the Milwaukee Bucks announced they would not extend a qualifying offer to forward Charlie Villanueva, making the former UConn standout an unrestricted free agent.The Bucks can still re-sign Villanueva but cannot match any other offer, as they would have had the right to if he...

As promised, I am taking a very early look at the teams in the Central Division, beginning with the Milwaukee Bucks. I have to leave my usual comfort zone of the Chicago Bulls world for this series, but I think Bulls fans should know who they're competing with in the division. Fans of the other teams in the division might also be amused to see how well I think I know their teams...

That’s what the Milwaukee Bucks said to their soon-to-be 25 year old forward: ‘The Milwaukee Bucks bid goodbye to Charlie Villanueva on Monday, keeping their fiscal options open while continuing to rebuild the team during the off-season.General manager John Hammond said no qualifying offer would be tendered to Villanueva, who played the last three seasons with Milwaukee...

The Milwaukee Bucks bid goodbye to Charlie Villanueva on Monday, keeping their fiscal options open while continuing to rebuild the team during the off-season.

((HT: Joe Budden/youtube))The Milwaukee Bucks Brandon Jennings decided to have a conversation with rapper/entertainer Joe Budden...Apparently, Budden and Jennings were not aware of the "Carlin 7" when the conversation took place. The quality is a little telephon-y from Jennings end, but be warned Jennings thought his coach Scott Skiles was a "tough n-"The language in this is not for virgin ears...

The Milwaukee Bucks have made qualifying offers to restricted free agents Ramon Sessions and Ersan Ilyasova, but will not make an offer to Charlie Villanueva.

And Milwaukee thought it had it bad … being the target of Gilbert Arenas’ trash talking and all. Maybe his buddy Richard Jefferson will have the last laugh, seeing that now he’s off to dance the championship dream in San Antonio with Timmy, Manu and Tony. Step aside Brew City, Cleveland is more boring than you. [...]

Man, this week had been filled with some HUGE trades. Let's talk about 'em. For my thoughts on Richard Jefferson going to San Antonio, check out this entry. SHAQUILLE O'NEAL TO CLEVELAND and SASHA PAVLOVIC AND BEN WALLACE TO PHOENIX Okay, so this may possibly be the biggest trade of the offseason... and the people are making me dislike Cleveland all over again because they're pencilling...