March 2015 Milwaukee Bucks Wiretap

Chris Copeland Reaches One-Year, $1.1M+ Deal With Bucks

Jul 23, 2015 3:58 PM

Free agent forward Chris Copeland has agreed on a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks worth over $1.1 million, league sources told RealGM.

Copeland had spent the past several days mulling possible deals with the Bucks and Oklahoma City Thunder. With the Bucks slowly bringing along Jabari Parker from a torn ACL and his relationship with Jason Kidd, Copeland will compete for a significant role in the team’s rotation next season.

Copeland was stabbed outside a nightclub in New York in early April, and will be fully healthy for training camp in 2015-16.

After a breakout season for the New York Knicks in which he averaged 8.7 points, Copeland signed a two-year deal with the Indiana Pacers. In his first season with the Knicks and Pacers, the 6-foot-8 forward shot 42.1 percent and 41.8 percent from three-point land, respectively. He scored 6.2 points a night in 50 games last season.

In three NBA seasons, Copeland is a 6.5 points per game scorer while shooting 37.3 percent from 3-point field.

Copeland, 31, went undrafted in 2006 out of Colorado — playing overseas before joining the Knicks in 2012.

Bleacher Report earlier reported the agreement between Copeland and Milwaukee.

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Chris Copeland Receiving Interest From Bucks, Thunder, Spurs

Jul 21, 2015 10:16 PM

Chris Copeland and the Milwaukee Bucks are finalizing a deal, according to Marc Stein.

Copeland spent the past two seasons with the Indiana Pacers after emerging with the New York Knicks.

Copeland was stabbed outside a New York City nightclub on April 8th.

Marc J. Spears reports Copeland had a strong workout and visit with the Bucks, but that the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs remain in the mix.

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Deal Reached For Public Financing Of Bucks' New Arena

Jul 14, 2015 9:33 PM

Public financing for the Milwaukee Bucks' arena plan will pass the Wisconsin state senate on Wednesday.

The state will provide $250 million in public money plus interest for the project.

Senator Lena Taylor told the media that a deal has been reached.

Ben Handelman/WITI

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Wisconsin Senate Hasn't Reached Deal On Bucks' Arena Financing

Jul 14, 2015 11:33 AM

Wisconsin senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Tuesday that he still doesn't have the support needed to bring up a financing measure for the proposed new Milwaukee Bucks arena. 

The state could provide $250 million in public money plus interest for the project.

Fitzgerald said Democrats have been asking about the possibility of building a convention center in addition to the arena but said he's uncertain whether GOP senators could back that. 

Jason Stein/Journal Sentinel

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John Henson, Bucks In Extension Talks

Jul 13, 2015 12:27 AM

John Henson and the Milwaukee Bucks are in advanced talks on an extension.

Henson is widely regarded as one of the league's underrated frontcourt defenders.

 

One source close to the talks described a Sirius XM NBA Radio report Sunday night that terms have already been agreed to as "premature," since there are still final negotiating hurdles to be cleared.

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Mavs, Bucks Agree To Zaza Pachulia Trade

Jul 9, 2015 8:58 PM

The Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks have agreed upon a trade involving Zaza Pachulia.

The Mavericks will use their cap space to acquire Pachulia that became available with DeAndre Jordan backing out of his deal with the team. The Bucks will get a second round pick from Dallas.

Pachulia became an extra big in the Bucks' rotation with their signing of Greg Monroe.

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Bucks' President: NBA Will Move Team To Seattle Or Vegas Without Public Money For Arena

Jul 6, 2015 7:08 PM

Peter Feigin, president of the Milwaukee Bucks, said on Monday that the team will relocate to Las Vegas or Seattle if $250 million of public funding isn't approved for a new arena.

Feigin said the Bucks owners' purchase agreement for the team includes a provision that construction of a new arena start in 2015. 

New York City hedge fund executive Wes Edens, Marc Lasry and Jamie Dinan purchased the team for $550 million in May 2014.

"The window is closing," Feigin said. "We can't wait months, even weeks to start the public process."

Feigin said over the past decade, about 65 percent of financing for arenas across the country has come from the public.

"This is about building a winner and building a brand and a product," Feigin said. "It is similar to what the (Milwaukee) Brewers and (Green Bay) Packers have done."

Mark Kass/Milwaukee Business Journal

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Kidd Gives Freedom On Offense, If You Do Everything Exactly Right On Defense

Jul 6, 2015 12:39 PM

Jason Kidd has successfully turned the Milwaukee Bucks into one of the NBA's best defensive teams along with assistant coach Sean Sweeney.

Jared Dudley spoke of how Kidd implemented his system.

"What J-Kidd kind of instilled when I first came in was a system where we were going to play the right way," said Dudley, who played in Milwaukee last season before being dealt to the Wizards last week. "Offensively, you were going to have freedom. But you were going to have to do everything exactly right on defense to have that freedom."

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Wizards Agree To Trade With Bucks For Jared Dudley

Jul 2, 2015 8:15 PM

The Washington Wizards have agreed upon a trade for Jared Dudley.

Dudley opted into his $4.25 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks on the final day before free agency.

Dudley will help the Wizards replace Paul Pierce.

The Bucks will receive a highly protected future round pick that will almost certainly become a second rounder.

Marc Stein/ESPN

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Greg Monroe Agrees To Three-Year, $50M Max Contract With Bucks

Jul 2, 2015 12:29 PM

Greg Monroe has agreed to sign a maximum contract with the Milwaukee Bucks worth $50 million over three years.

The deal includes a player option after Year 2.

Monroe played the 14-15 season under the qualifying offer with the Detroit Pistons after he was unable to find a suitable deal in restricted free agency.

The New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers were amongst other teams interested in Monroe.

Jeff Zillgitt of the USA Today reports the Knicks never offered Monroe a max contract.

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Khris Middleton, Bucks Agree Upon Five-Year, $70M Deal

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