"It didn't take long for the Milwaukee Bucks to land their two primary targets in free agency - shooting guard John Salmons and power forward Drew Gooden.

On Friday the Bucks reached an agreement in principle with Salmons on a multiyear deal, with parameters in the five-year, $40 million range, according to league sources.

The 6-foot-6 Salmons, 30, played a key role in helping the Bucks reach the playoffs during the past season after he was acquired in a trade with the Chicago Bulls. He opted out of the final year of his contract on Tuesday, but Bucks general manager John Hammond moved quickly to keep the sharpshooter on the Bucks' roster.

Gooden, a 6-10 forward and eight-year veteran, earlier agreed to a five-year, $32 million deal, according to sources. He spent time last season with the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers.

Free agents cannot sign contracts until Thursday.

The Bucks released a statement from Hammond late Friday that said: "We are engaged in free-agent negotiations with John Salmons and Drew Gooden. We intend to enter into a player contract with John and Drew once the moratorium period has ended."

The Bucks have remodeled the roster in quick fashion in the past two weeks, adding size in Gooden and 6-11 Larry Sanders, the team's first-round draft pick, to go along with 6-10 Ersan Ilyasova and 6-8 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, who ended last season as the starter at power forward.

They also were able to bolster their wing play by agreeing to terms with Salmons and acquiring 6-6 Corey Maggette and 6-7 Chris Douglas-Roberts.

Salmons was helping the Bucks win games before he even had a full practice with the team. In his first game with Milwaukee on Feb. 19, he hit a clutch three-pointer over Ben Wallace to help the Bucks hang on for a road victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Milwaukee went 22-8 with Salmons in the lineup as it secured the sixth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and a first-round matchup against Atlanta.

The Bucks then took a 3-2 lead in the series against the Hawks before losing Game 6 at home and Game 7 on the road. Salmons averaged 17 points in the series.

After the season, Salmons talked about how much he liked playing in Milwaukee and that he would be open to returning."