June 25
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Keep an eye on swingman Jerry Stackhouse of the Dallas Mavericks as the hours tick down to Thursday night's college draft. The Mavericks are talking up Stackhouse and his favorable contract as trade bait and the Bucks are said to be one of the teams that are listening. Stackhouse's contract is worth $7 million next season but it can be bought out for $2 million which mean a considerable savings for any team that might want to trade for him and go that route. It's very similar to the contract of Bruce Bowen who was obtained by the Bucks in the trade for Richard Jefferson. Bowen is to make $4 million next season but only half of that deal is guaranteed. If the Bucks are confident that they ..."
May 15
Dallas Morning News
columnist Kevin Sherrington
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On his way out the door, if not the franchise, Jason Kidd, in a color-coordinated baby blue pullover, plaid shorts and Louis Vuitton flip flops, looked like a guy on his way to the beach. And that's because he is. "I don't know what beach," he said in the tone of the well-mannered child that belies the blood roiling underneath. "But I just want to relax." Easy enough for him to say. His contribution to this season is over, to mixed reviews. On one hand, you have a Mavs team with a new coach and new system that stumbled to a 2-7 start, looked in early spring like it might miss the playoffs altogether, then righted itself under the point guard's steady hand before advancing to the second ..."