Jamaal Magloire's contract expires after next season - he makes $8.3 million this season and next season - and he's looking for some team to show him the money.  

Some NBA insiders claim Magloire's agent, Arn Tellum, wants to land his client a "max'' contract. And Tellum, unquestionably one of the best agents in the business, might pull it off.

But Tellum isn't likely to hammer out a deal with the Bucks. Bucks owner Herb Kohl gave shooting guard Michael Redd a "max'' contract for nearly $91 million last summer and, considering the small market the Bucks play in and considering Kohl's pockets aren't as excessively deep as some owners like Paul Allen's in Portland or Mark Cuban's in Dallas, he isn't likely to sign off on another monsterous contract any time soon. That's especially true when you consider Kohl will have other significant salary concerns in the next couple of years with point guards T.J. Ford and Mo Williams, not to mention Bogut.

The prevailing thought among some NBA front office officials is that if Magloire/Tellum don't come down on their contract demands, the Bucks will trade Magloire this summer to a team that is willing to accommodate him. But then, Magloire's trade value could diminish. Other teams would know that Magloire would become a free agent after the 2006-2007 season, and that they might be able to sign him later as a free agent.

The NBA's trading deadline is Thursday afternoon. By then, it wouldn't be totally surprising if Harris had returned one of those calls he received last week.