Tom Enlund of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the Bucks may solve their backup point guard problems. The Bucks were in dire need of a backup point guard until Greg Anthony was signed late last season. Anthony and guard Rafer Alston are both free agents and it's quite possible that both have played their last game in a Bucks uniform.

Nothing has been finalized, but the Bucks have been in contact with Best?s agent, Forrest King. "That's a distinct possibility," King said. "That would be a perfect fit for us. But Milwaukee still has some things they haven't quite settled." King didn?t elaborate, but he may have been referring to the trade rumors swirling around the Bucks.

Bucks? GM Ernie Grunfeld downplayed the conversations with King. "We've made a lot of calls to a lot of free agents," he said. "Travis is a good player with good experience and he is one of the players we have contacted."

According to King, Best likes the thought of joining the Bucks. "He's intrigued by the arrangement Milwaukee has," King said. "He'd be playing off and on with (Sam) Cassell. We're looking at how a team is laid out. That's our primary focal point, where he could contribute most."

The Bucks are close to the luxury tax limit and are strapped financially. They will probably not be able to sign a free agent like Best outright, but a sign-and-trade deal could be worked out.

The Bulls are reportedly in the market for a veteran big man like Corie Blount or Danny Manning. The Bucks have a plethora of big men on their roster: Anthony Mason, Darvin Ham, Jason Caffey, Greg Foster, Joel Przybilla, Ervin Johnson and Mark Pope along with rookies Marcus Haislip, Dan Gadzuric and Jamal Sampson.

King acknowledged it might take a sign-and-trade to find Best a new home. "We've looked at a lot of different possibilities but none have panned out so far," he said.