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Bucks happy Elton Brand opts out

By Jesse Motiff | July 1st, 2008

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Milwaukee Bucks players, management and fans should all be ecstatic over the news of Elton Brand opting out of his contract with the L.A. Clippers. Of course, it’s not for the reason you may think.

Elton Brand is a very good player and puts up great numbers as a power forward but he would be a bad fit with the Bucks. Michael Redd, Richard Jefferson and Andrew Bogut will be taking the majority of shots on the offensive end of the floor and that wouldn’t sit well with Brand.

No, the reason that everyone involved with the Bucks should be happy is a bit more complicated. Brand and the Miami Heat have a mutual interest. If Brand were to sign with the Heat, that would make Udonis Haslem expendable. Haslem is the sort of defensive-minded, rebounder that the Bucks have been lacking. Haslem is happy getting his points off of offensive rebounds and there will be plenty of opportunities for Haslem on the Bucks.

The Bucks have the perfect piece to send to Miami for Haslem as well, Mo Williams. Miami had interest in Williams when he was a free agent last off season. Williams has literally shot his way out of Milwaukee. He and Michael Redd are not able to exist together in the same backcourt. Both want to be the ‘man’ and with Redd being signed to a max-out contract, it’s just not in the cards here for Mo. The trade would then allow Ramon Sessions to be the starting point guard and Charlie Bell would serve as his back-up.

A starting five of Session, Redd, Jefferson, Haslem and Bogut would be talented and versatile enough to compete with the upper-tier teams in the Eastern Conference. It would also give Bucks’ fans a reason to keep coming to the Bradley Center.

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