SAN ANTONIO - The Spurs acquired scoring swingman Richard Jefferson from Milwaukee in a four-player deal Tuesday. The Spurs sent veterans Bruce Bowen, Kurt Thomas and Fabricio Oberto to the Bucks in reciprocate for the 29-year-old Jefferson, who averaged 19.6 points in his one mature with the Bucks. Milwaukee then dealt Oberto to the Pistons for into consideration Amir Johnson.
The trades give the Bucks more monetary flexibility, the Spurs a proven scorer and the Pistons a warhorse big fellow at a take down set than Johnson. Spurs warder Tony Parker welcomed Jefferson into the fold, alongside Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. San Antonio is coming off its shortest playoff slope since 2000 and faded down the give with Duncan hobbled and Ginobili sidelined by injury. "He's a great wing," Parker said.
"It's something we don't have on our team." Milwaukee unloaded Jefferson's contract, which has two years and $29.2 million remaining. Jefferson became the Bucks' best noisome risk after Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut went down with season-ending injuries, but the Bucks' competitive pecuniary ball game made a split necessary. Redd, Bogut and Jefferson are scheduled to gauge more than $41 million combined this season. "Sad to go out with RJ go.
He was a delight satirize to be around and could play. We are erection for the future, doltish and steady. Patience grasshopper," Bogut posted on Twitter.
Foye, Miller sent packing MINNEAPOLIS - The Timberwolves agreed to sell guards Randy Foye and Mike Miller to the Wizards for the fifth overall bill of exchange selection and three players. The deal would give Minnesota the fifth and sixth overall selections in Thursday's NBA draft, as well as forwards Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila and Oleksiy Pecherov. The Timberwolves also have the 18th and 28th selections in the before all round. Footnotes.
The Bobcats unquestioned not to change a one-year qualifying put up of $3.7 million to front Sean May, who has appeared in only 82 of a feasible 328 games since being the 13th choicest in the 2005 draft.
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