NBA Draft 2009 Part II: Why the Milwaukee Bucks Will Do Well if Brandon Jennings is in for the Long Run

The Milwaukee Bucks have a history of trading away big stars and keeping little. In a market as small as the basketball franchise in Wisconsin, there is no star that says that the Bucks are worth playing for. Such is the history of the hoops team that had stars in the likes of Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, Sam Cassell, Richard Jefferson, and Gary Payton. Let's start for example: the drafting of Dirk Nowitzki with the 9th pick in 1998. The Bucks traded him on Draft Day for Robert Traylor, the 10th pick by the Dallas Mavericks. Look at how great Nowitzki had turned out for the Mavs in his first and second NBA seasons in the league. As the Bucks had realized, they had gotten a player whose caliber was nowhere near than that of the player they drafted in Dirk Nowitzki.

If the Bucks hope to get better, they have signed Hakim Warrick to a one-year deal in the summer of 2009 and have hopes of signing a European import from overseas. Both players have sure signs of playing in the NBA and hope to play for a small market in Milwaukee.

Another bust in one of the Bucks' offseason moves is that they received in return by trading Richard Jefferson to San Antonio, three players with limited roles in Bruce Bowen, Fabricio Oberto, and Kurt Thomas. With this move, the Bucks are helped by former Spurs players who are able to help Milwaukee defensively and by being able to rebound, block shots, and defend the opposing team's best perimeter scorer. These three players in Bowen, Oberto, and Thomas are equally no match for the player they gave away in Richard Jefferson.

The Bucks have garnered players they've signed on Draft Day, because of sheer luck. Knowing their college hoops stars such as one they picked on Michael Redd, a sharp-shooting guard from Ohio State. One can only hope that Brandon Jennings can help the Milwaukee Bucks revive its hoops franchise with his decision-making skills, and his upside to be a star player. Only a fan of the game and of the Bucks team can hope that Milwaukee officials do not trade away their star players to other NBA teams for nothing in return.