The Knicks could have the inside track on acquiring free-agent Luke Ridnour, who will ask too much for Milwaukee to retain him.

Ridnour could tutor Toney Douglas and help run Mike D'Antoni's fast-paced offense.

The Bucks have a young roster and feel as though they'll bolster their chances of a second straight playoff run if they sprinkle in a few veterans.

"We want to have a young, energetic, athletic team," general manager John Hammond said. "But we also know we need veteran help. There's no question that what helped us last season were guys such as Jerry Stackhouse and Kurt Thomas and John Salmons.

"Those guys have been around the block before. We know that it's a lot of pressure on those young guys to perform every night, especially those guys that haven't been there. The more veteran help you can have, that's important for any team."

Milwaukee hopes to re-sign free agents Salmons and Luke Ridnour.

They offered Salmons a four-year, $27 million deal at the end of their season, but he turned down the contract.

The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired guard Chris Douglas-Roberts (6-7, 210) from the New Jersey Nets for a future second round draft pick, General Manager John Hammond announced today. The Nets receive the 2012 second round draft pick that the Bucks acquired from Chicago in the John Salmons trade on February 18, 2010.

After two years in the NBA, Douglas-Roberts has career averages of 7.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 44.9 percent from the field. During the 2009-10 season, Douglas-Roberts played 67 games, starting 38, with averages of 9.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 25.8 minutes per game. He shot 44.5 percent from the field and 84.7 percent from the free throw line last season. His 84.7 percent mark from the free throw line ranked 21st in the league last year.

The Bucks are exploring the possibility of adding a second pick in the first round of Thursday night's NBA Draft.

Most likely, Milwaukee is trying to add a pick in the latter third of the first round.

They have three second round picks -- Nos. 37, 44 and 47 -- and are reportedly trying to package a few of those for a late-first round selection.

The Bucks will give New Jersey a future draft pick for Chris Douglas-Roberts, league source tells Yahoo!  

RealGM Note: In 2,314 career NBA minutes, Douglas-Roberts has a career PER of 11.7. The former Memphis Tigers swingman was the 40th overall pick in the 2008 Draft.

The Golden State Warriors have sent Corey Maggette and the 44th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft to the Bucks for Charlie Bell and Dan Gadzuric, the Warriors announced on Tuesday.  




?Corey has been a consistent scorer throughout his career,? said Milwaukee GM John Hammond.  ?He shoots a solid percentage from the field and has shown the ability to get to the free throw line.  We?re looking forward to having him in a Bucks uniform.?




?Charlie and Dan are two high-character veterans who can provide us with some of the intangibles that we need on our squad,? said Golden State GM Larry Riley.  ?They are both experienced veterans who will be welcomed additions to our very young team.   Additionally, while we certainly wish Corey well and thank him for his outstanding contributions the last two years, this will help alleviate a log-jam that we have at small forward and, more importantly, power forward, where we expect both Brandan Wright and Anthony Randolph to return from injuries and play an increased role on our team next season.?

John Salmons has told the Bucks that he will opt out of the final year of his contract and hit the free agent market.

Salmons helped lead Milwaukee to the postseason and a seven-game defeat at the hands of Atlanta in the first round.

"Free Agency 2010 sleeper alert: John Salmons has notified Milwaukee that he will be opting out, according to a source close to him," Sam Amick of FanHouse wrote on his Twitter page.

The Warriors are interested in unloading Corey Maggette and the Bucks could be a trading partner.

The speculation is the Bucks are offering Dan Gadzuric, who has one year left on his contract for $7.4M, Charlie Bell ($3.8M).

French big man Kevin Seraphin arrived in Milwaukee on Sunday and is set to meet with the Bucks on Monday.

Seraphin, who is 6-foot-11 and 278 pounds, planned to work out for a number of teams but those plans were ruined when he tore a medial collateral ligament recently.

He has decided to meet with Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, Toronto, Atlanta and Washington.

There has been speculation that Desmond Mason would opt to retire, but the Journal Times writes otherwise.

"Contrary to some speculation, former Bucks swingman Desmond Mason isn't ready to hang up the sneakers," Gary Woelfel writes.

Mason, who began his career with Seattle in 2000, played just five games with Sacramento this past season.