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06-23-2009, 06:36 PM
http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/48933597.html
Bucks not done, dealing Oberto to Pistons
By Charles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel
Jun. 23, 2009 5:59 p.m.
Bucks general manager John Hammond was not done when he made the trade with the San Antonio Spurs earlier today, dealing Richard Jefferson for three players and providing financial relief for the Milwaukee franchise.
A high-ranking Bucks source has told the Journal Sentinel that Fabricio Oberto, one of the three Spurs players acquired earlier, will be traded to the Detroit Pistons for power forward Amir Johnson.
The 22-year-old Johnson is a 6-foot-9, 210-pound forward who was a second-round pick of the Pistons in the 2005 draft. He averaged 3.5 points and 3.7 rebounds in 62 games with the Pistons last season.
Johnson started 24 games for Detroit last season and averaged 14.7 minutes per game. Johnson is scheduled to make $3.66 million next season in the final year of his contract, while Oberto's deal is an expiring one for $3.5 million.
The acquisition of Johnson could have an impact on the Bucks' decision of whether to re-sign power forward Charlie Villanueva, a restricted free agent. But the deals made today give Hammond some flexibility in dealing with the restricted free agency of Villanueva and point guard Ramon Sessions.
Bucks not done, dealing Oberto to Pistons
By Charles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel
Jun. 23, 2009 5:59 p.m.
Bucks general manager John Hammond was not done when he made the trade with the San Antonio Spurs earlier today, dealing Richard Jefferson for three players and providing financial relief for the Milwaukee franchise.
A high-ranking Bucks source has told the Journal Sentinel that Fabricio Oberto, one of the three Spurs players acquired earlier, will be traded to the Detroit Pistons for power forward Amir Johnson.
The 22-year-old Johnson is a 6-foot-9, 210-pound forward who was a second-round pick of the Pistons in the 2005 draft. He averaged 3.5 points and 3.7 rebounds in 62 games with the Pistons last season.
Johnson started 24 games for Detroit last season and averaged 14.7 minutes per game. Johnson is scheduled to make $3.66 million next season in the final year of his contract, while Oberto's deal is an expiring one for $3.5 million.
The acquisition of Johnson could have an impact on the Bucks' decision of whether to re-sign power forward Charlie Villanueva, a restricted free agent. But the deals made today give Hammond some flexibility in dealing with the restricted free agency of Villanueva and point guard Ramon Sessions.