March 14
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Andrew Bogut is moving on to the Golden State Warriors while the Milwaukee Bucks are getting high-scoring shooting guard Monta Ellis in a two-team swap made Tuesday night. The Bucks traded the 7-foot Bogut and veteran guard Stephen Jackson to Golden State in exchange for Ellis, 6-10 center Ekpe Udoh and the expiring contract of Kwame Brown, according to a league source. Bogut played his first six-plus seasons with Milwaukee after being taken No. 1 in the 2005 draft by the Bucks. Milwaukee gets Ellis to pair with point guard Brandon Jennings, giving the team a potentially dynamic starting backcourt. Ellis has two years left on his contract totaling $22 million but he has an opt-out clause"
February 7
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Milwaukee Bucks guard Brandon Jennings said Monday he wished Stephen Jackson had played in Saturday night's game against the Chicago Bulls. Jackson picked up his third DNP-CD (did not play-coach's decision) in the last four games of the Bucks' 113-90 loss to the Bulls at the Bradley Center. The veteran guard's only action last week came when he played 9 minutes against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. "It still has been positive," Jennings said of Jackson's attitude. "I feel like he should have played against Chicago. The fact we were struggling - I was in foul trouble - maybe he could have gave us a spark."
February 6
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Stephen Jackson said after Monday's practice he's ready to play and wants to play. But he said he can't control his playing time. The veteran guard has played 9 minutes in the last four games, all coming in the first quarter of Wednesday's home game against Miami. Jackson did not play against Detroit in either game last week or against Chicago on Saturday night as the Bucks lost to the Bulls, 113-90. "It is what it is," Jackson said. "I'm coming to work every day. If I'm called, I'll be ready, point blank. I can't get into what if or what I want to do. "If he calls me, I'll be ready to play.""
January 11
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Finishing the game was critical for the Milwaukee Bucks as they went down to the wire with the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. A winless five-game western trip had the Bucks in desperate need of a victory, and this time they made the plays to get it done. Brandon Jennings reached around and knocked the ball away from Spurs point guard Tony Parker, leading to a fast-break dunk for Jennings and a three-point Milwaukee lead in the final minute, and the Bucks hung on for a 106-103 victory at the Bradley Center. Center Andrew Bogut, who returned from a four-game absence and arrived in Milwaukee late Monday after a long flight from Australia, drew a charging foul on Spurs center Tim Duncan"
December 26
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Stephen Jackson won't waste much time pondering the reasons for the draft-day trade that sent him to the Milwaukee Bucks. And the 33-year-old is not worrying about his return to Charlotte to play his former team in the Bucks' season opener Monday night. "Another game," Jackson said after the Bucks' final practice of their shortened training camp. "It's the first game of our season. We need to get off to a good start, regardless if it's Charlotte or anybody." The National Basketball Association's long-delayed season started with five games on Christmas. And the Bucks are swinging into action with back-to-back games, playing against owner Michael Jordan's Bobcats on Monday and returning home"
December 13
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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According to an ESPN.com story, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard wanted Stephen Jackson on his team. That's one of the personnel moves Howard reportedly suggested to Magic management during the past few years. And the all-star center on Sunday indicated his disappointment at moves not being made led to his recent request for a trade. On Monday, Howard softened his stance considerably at the team's media day and said, "I love this city. There's no place I'd rather be but Orlando. I just want to make sure we have the right things here so we can win a championship. I'm all about change.""
December 12
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Call him crazy. It's OK. Go ahead. Stephen Jackson doesn't care if you think he's a jerk or a weird dude. Just don't call him a bad teammate. The 33-year-old Milwaukee Bucks guard brings an edginess his new team has lacked in the past. But as Jackson joins a team badly needing a chemistry makeover, the multimillion-dollar question is this: Will he fit in? "It's going to work; we're going to make it work," Jackson said. "We have all the tools here, a great group of young guys, two stars in Brandon (Jennings) and Andrew (Bogut). "This is their team, no question about that. Everybody else including me, we've got to buy in and back these guys up to get the goals we want done.""
December 11
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Bucks guard Stephen Jackson wasn't sure he could practice due to a hamstring injury. But he made it through his first practice session with his new team Saturday. And he wasn't the only one. After having just nine available players for practice on the opening day of camp Friday, Bucks coach Scott Skiles had 15 players on the floor Saturday. "He (Jackson) went through most of it," Skiles said. "We're trying to be a little bit cautious. He just had a little soreness. He'll be getting more active treatment now because our trainers can put their hands on him.""
June 30
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Stephen Jackson walked into the Bradley Center media room with this greeting: "What's up, everybody?" Yes, you can say the Bucks' new wing player has a presence when he walks in a room. And the 33-year-old Jackson also believes he can make a difference on and off the court for a Bucks team anxious to return to winning ways after a disapppointing 2010-'11 season. Jackson gave no apologies for the way he plays or his sometimes volatile nature with referees. And he said he was more than ready to play for the Bucks, despite early reports to the contrary. "First of all, I'm definitely happy to be here," Jackson said. "If you have any questions and you want to know how I feel, you can ask me and"
June 30
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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One of the many factors the Bucks considered in making the three-team trade on draft night with Charlotte and Sacramento was that in Stephen Jackson and Beno Udrih, they would be acquiring a couple players with championship rings. Jackson was a member of the Spurs' team that defeated Jason Kidd, Kenyon Martin, Richard Jefferson and the New Jersey Nets in six games for the 2003 championship. Udrih was with the Spurs when they defeated the defending-champion Detroit Pistons in seven games for the 2005 title, and when they swept LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2007 championship. And while that doesn't mean that Jackson and Udrih will turn the Bucks into instant title"
June 30
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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He's not afraid. He wants to compete every night. He's a 33-year-old with some wear and tear on his body, yet he says he wants to play three or four more years. And all those things you heard about how he couldn't stand the thought of playing in Milwaukee? Forget it. Stephen Jackson strolled into the Bradley Center on Wednesday and proclaimed himself ready to play for coach Scott Skiles and ready to be a leader for the Milwaukee Bucks. "I have to be because it's not something that he (Skiles) is going to have to ask me to do," Jackson said. "It comes natural. Being a leader is nothing you can teach. "With me having a lot of success in this league, I think guys will respect that. But at the"
June 24
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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The Milwaukee Bucks' draft day quickly became "Let's Make a Deal" time as general manager John Hammond sent veterans Corey Maggette and John Salmons packing Thursday. The Bucks responded to disappointing performances by the two shooting guards?/?small forwards last season and made them part of a three-way trade with the Charlotte Bobcats and Sacramento Kings. Milwaukee made a major overhaul of its backcourt as it acquired veteran Stephen Jackson and 25-year-old guard Shaun Livingston from the Bobcats and 28-year-old point guard Beno Udrih from the Kings. Hammond had to give up his No. 10 pick as part of the deal, which Sacramento used to select guard Jimmer Fredette, who had declined to"