Nets and Bucks agree on Richard Jefferson/Yi Jianlian swap

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 the final year of his contract in the summer of 2010. They also get a nice, young prospect in Yi, who played pretty well (9.6 points, 5.7 rebounds before the All-Star break) prior to a few nagging injuries late in the season. The Bucks fill a huge hole at small forward and get out from under Bobby Simmons' big contract (two years, $21 M). Yi might still turn into a player, but had the Bucks kept him, there would have been a good chance that he would have bolted when he was a free agent, since he and his camp want him to play in a big market. In acquiring Jefferson, Milwaukee gets an experienced, athle...