November 23
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Richard Jefferson made a brief stopover in Milwaukee, playing one season for the Bucks. But the 6-foot-7 forward still delivered a strong impression while starting all 82 games before being traded to San Antonio during the past off-season. The trade had more to do with the economic realities of the National Basketball Association and the $29 million remaining on his contract than it did with Jefferson's abilities. On Monday night, Jefferson will go against his former team for the first time since the June 23 trade, which Bucks general manager John Hammond used to gain financial flexibility while picking up three new players as a direct result of the deal. Jefferson and the Spurs are off to ..."
March 31
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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There is some life left in the Milwaukee Bucks' locker room after all. That was evident Monday night at the Izod Center, where the Bucks salvaged the final game of their four-game trip by scoring the final 18 points of the first quarter to take a 19-point lead and going on to romp past the New Jersey Nets, 107-78. The Bucks took control early and never let up in playing one of their more assertive and energetic games in some time. The Bucks (32-43) snapped losing streaks of five games overall and seven straight on the road. "We've stayed positive," said forward Richard Jefferson, who led Milwaukee with 29 points and 10 rebounds. "Frustrated, but positive. We're going to keep going and keep ..."
March 13
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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For Richard Jefferson, the mission this season has been to find a comfort zone. It hasn't always been easy, not after the forward spent the first seven seasons of his National Basketball Association career with the New Jersey Nets, but Jefferson has successfully carved a niche with the Milwaukee Bucks. Taking advantage of his opportunities, he has been putting up some big numbers, playing unselfishly, and is a major reason why they are still in the playoff hunt. "I've always been a person that, the more used to a system I get, and the more comfortable I play, the better I play," he said. "I think that's been a part of it, playing here. It's really my first change of a system." Jefferson ..."
February 14
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Richard Jefferson was in a comfort zone with the New Jersey Nets, the only team he had represented in his first seven pro seasons. He openly admitted it was a major adjustment to come over to the Milwaukee Bucks and learn a new system under coach Scott Skiles. But the 6-foot-7 forward has done it while starting 55 games for the Bucks this season, the only player on the roster to start every game. And now he has adapted again as the Bucks have switched to a more up-tempo style in the absence of injured starters Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut. That's the type of game the Bucks very likely will continue to play in the final third of the season, after they return from a few days off this ..."
January 9
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Richard Jefferson is telling himself it's not that big a deal. But when the Milwaukee Bucks forward steps on the court tonight at the Bradley Center, he's sure to have some rumblings in his stomach. Standing across from him will be a few old friends wearing the road blue jerseys of the New Jersey Nets. The 28-year-old Jefferson played the first seven seasons of his pro career with the Nets before being traded to the Bucks in a draft-day deal last June. Second-year forward Yi Jianlian and forward Bobby Simmons went from Milwaukee to New Jersey and promptly landed in the young team's starting lineup. The Nets are positioning themselves for a run at a major free agent in the summer of 2010, ..."
July 8
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Richard Jefferson believes he and Michael Redd will complement each other in
a reshaped Milwaukee Bucks lineup this fall. The Bucks’ small forward, acquired in a major draft-day deal with the New
Jersey Nets, made his first public comments since the June 26 trade when he was
introduced at a Monday news conference at the Bradley Center."