Found June 27, 2008 on
No Blood No Foul:
The Milwaukee Bucks pulled off the 2nd biggest trade heist of 2008 (after Pau Gasol).
Talk about your lop-sided trades. According to ESPN, the Milwaukee Bucks have shipped Yi Jianlin and Bobby Simmons to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Richard Jefferson.
Let me put it another way - the Bucks traded a soft PF (Yi) [...]
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June 26, 2008
The New Jersey Nets have agreed to trade Richard Jefferson to the Milwaukee Bucks fro Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons according to ESPN.com.
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Via Simon On Sports
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June 27, 2008
The Nets just traded Richard Jefferson for Yi Jianlian, Bobby Simmons and the chance to sign Lebron in 2010. Hoorah another team which is basing the success of their franchise on the hope of making some massive free agent splash years in advance. The problem for the Nets is that well, unless they move to Brooklyn there ain't a chance in hell that they'll be locking up LBJ...
Via The Scores Report
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June 26, 2008
CNN-SI is reporting that the Bucks and Nets have agreed in principle to a trade that would send Richard Jefferson to Milwaukee for Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons.
This appears to be a good trade for both parties. The Nets get out from under Jefferson's considerable contract (three years, $42 M), freeing up cap space to make a run at LeBron James if he chooses to opt out of...
Via Hot Stove New York
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June 27, 2008
The New Jersey Nets didn't wait around for tonight's NBA draft to make a big splash. The team pulled the trigger on a blockbuster trade today, acquiring forwards Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Richard Jefferson.
In addition to acquiring the 6th overall pick in last year's draft in Yi, the Nets save themselves a boatload of money...
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