"The jettisons of Corey Maggette and John Salmons were two of the most important transactions the Milwaukee Bucks made during the off-season.

General manager John Hammond, who had a golden personnel touch before those moves, whiffed on both players. Maggette caused problems in the locker room, and he didn't help the Bucks on the floor. He was an awful fit on a team that did not need his entitled attitude and declining play.

The Bucks rewarded Salmons with a big contract extension after he helped them make the 2010 playoffs, only to see him again become the one-year wonder that had always been John Salmons. There was a reason other teams had given up on him. He took the senator's money and checked out.

Say all you will about the Bucks' injuries from last year, and there were many, but the favorable chemistry from the season before had been undeniably tainted. It wasn't all Maggette and Salmons, but they were a big part of the problem.

So how do you make problems go away in the NBA?"