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NBA Trade deadline is today

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The Milwaukee Bucks will host the Denver Nuggets in NBA action at the Bradley Center tonight.  Before that game tips tonight, there’s a chance the Bucks roster could take on a slightly different look.

The Bucks have veteran players that they are likely willing to unload, starting with guard Gary Neal, as well as Luke Ridnour and Caron Butler.

Ridnour has started 12 of 36 games that he’s appeared in, averaging 5.7 points and 3.4 assists a game.

The Bucks are looking for young players and possibly draft picks to help them down the road.  There’s always a chance that the Bucks will do nothing before the 2pm (CT) league deadline, but GM John Hammond’s track record likely says otherwise.  Hammond has made deals in three of the last four years.

Ridnour expected to play for Bucks tonight

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Results from an MRI have come back on Milwaukee Bucks point guard Luke Ridnour and they don’t show any kind of fracture.  That means Ridnour should be able to play tonight when the Bucks face the Detroit Pistons at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.

Ridnour hurt his wrist in the Bucks loss to San Antonio on Sunday night.

Ridnour has started 8 of the last 10 games for the Bucks and played well, despite the team losing nine straight games and going without a victory in 2014.

The Bucks are at the halfway mark of the season with tonight’s game.  The
7-33 record is the worst in the league.  The Bucks will play four of their next five games at home.

The Pistons are 2-0 against the Bucks this season, pulling out 113-94 and 105-98 wins over the Bucks.  Detroit is 17-24 and has lost 8 of its last 11 games.  Former Buck Brandon Jennings was held without a point in that game for the second time this season.

Bucks drop 7th straight (OT)

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Philadelphia’s 7-1 big man Spencer Hawes hit an off-balance three-pointer from the corner with under 2-seconds to play in regulation forced overtime.  The 76ers went on to beat Milwaukee 115-107, sending the Bucks to their 7th straight loss.

The Bucks (2-9) got a season high 38 points from Caron Butler in the loss.  Butler’s three-pointer with 2:10 left in regulation, gave the Bucks a
98-88 lead and it looked like the Bucks were on their way to victory.

Luke Ridnour could have sealed the deal for the Bucks but made just one of two free throws with 3.9 seconds left to provide Hawes and the 76ers with the opening that they needed and would take advantage of.

The 76ers outscored the Bucks 13-5 in overtime for the win.

Ersan Ilyasova had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in 41 minutes for the Bucks, who will return home to host Charlotte at the BMO Harris Bradley Center tonight.

 

Bucks fall to TrailBlazers, lose their 6th in a row

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The Milwaukee Bucks committed 19 turnovers, including seven in the final quarter in a 91-82 loss to the Portland Trailblazers.  It’s the 6th straight loss for the Bucks, who continue their struggles in finishing games.

The Bucks only trailed 53-51 at halftime, but got off to a slow start in the 3rd quarter.  They were outscored 8-0 to start the third quarter.

AUDIO: Coach Larry Drew says the Bucks came out flat in the 2nd half :12

Things didn’t get much better the rest of the second half as the Bucks managed to score just 31 points in the final two quarters.

Larry Drew finally had a bench to use.  After battling through numerous injuries, a total of 12 players dressed for the game.  But sloppy basketball cost the Bucks and gave Portland it’s 8th straight victory.

Luke Ridnour had 13 pints in his first start of the season to lead the Bucks in scoring.

The Bucks are off until tomorrow night (Friday) when they take on the 76ers in Philadelphia.

Bucks’ Sanders to miss six weeks

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The Milwaukee Bucks won’t have big man Larry Sanders for tonight’s game against the Miami Heat in Miami.  Sanders will miss the next six weeks after undergoing surgery Monday to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb.

Sanders sustained the injury in an altercation at a downtown Milwaukee nightclub in the early morning hours of Nov. 3.  No criminal charges resulted in the incident.

Sanders signed a 4-year, $44 million contract extension in the offseason.  He finished third in the NBA’s most improved player voting last season.

Larry Drew continues to play with a short bench.  The Bucks will be without forward Ersan Ilyasova (sore right ankle) and guard Luke Ridnour (sore back).

Bucks forced into point guard by committee

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Milwaukee Bucks point guards Brandon Knight and Luke Ridnour are doubtful for tonight’s game in Boston against the Celtics.

That means, Bucks head coach Larry Drew will be forced to play point-guard by committee, going with O.J. Mayo, Gary Neal and rookie Nate Wolters.

Neal played some point guard in Wednesday’s season opening loss to the Knicks.  He scored 16 points and dished out 5 assists.  Wolters also played 30-minutes and scored 9 points.

The Celtics are playing their home opener against the Bucks tonight.  They lost their season opener at Toronto on Wednesday.

The Bucks will play their home opener against Toronto on Saturday night.

Atlanta matches offer sheet on Teague

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The Atlanta Hawks threw a wrench in the Milwaukee Bucks plans at point guard over the weekend.

Milwaukee signed restricted free agent Jeff Teague to a 4-year, $32-million offer sheet late last week.  Since Teague was a restricted free agent, the Hawks then had 72-hours to match the offer.  Saturday they did just that.

Teague averaged over 14-points and 7-assists a game last season for the Hawks playing under then Atlanta and current Milwaukee head coach Larry Drew.  The move also signified the Bucks intentions to move past Brandon Jennings, who is a restricted free agent of their own.

It’s hard to say what Milwaukee will do now.  Jennings is still on the market but it is safe to assume that his relationship with the Bucks is tarnished with the attempt to get Teague.  Jennings is a restricted free agent, so the Bucks will have the option to match any offer he would receive.  So far this off-season, Milwaukee has added a trio of guards in Luke Ridnour, O.J Mayo, and Carlos Delfino.

Bucks acquire Ridnour from Minnesota

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The roster revamping continued for the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday.

In a three-team deal, the Bucks acquired Luke Ridnour and a 2014 second round draft choice from the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with cash from the Oklahoma City Thunder.  Ridnour is entering the final year of a 4-year, $16-million deal he signed with the T-Wolves in 2010.  He played with the Bucks from 2008-2010 before going to Minnesota in free agency.

The Bucks only part ways with the 2003 draft rights to Simon Szewczyk, who never joined the Bucks.  Minnesota needed to dump Ridnour’s salary to complete a deal for guard Kevin Martin from the Thunder.  Oklahoma City received a trade exception as part of the deal.