
Bucks GM Larry Harris got what he wished Monday when it was officially announced that the Bucks had traded Jamaal Magloire to Portland. In return, the Bucks wil get point guard Steve Blake, and centers Brian Skinner and Ha Seung Jin. The Bucks expect Blake to fight for a starting job with Mo Williams, to fill the vacated hole left by TJ Ford. One would think that Blake was brought in to start, so to not look like Harris got the wrong side of the deal. Truth is, he did. I don’t understand why you would want to trade a proven All-Star center, just because you wanted Charlie Villanueva to start at power foward, and Bogut to start at his natural position of center. It’s called depth. The Bucks weren’t even close to getting fair value, and if it were me, I would have no doubt waited until the All-Star break when teams are much desperate and willing to up the ante. Anyway, Steve Blake should in fact start at point guard and fit in really well. His assist/turnover ratio was one of the best in the league last year, and has a good stroke from beyond the arc. The former 2nd round pick out of Maryland has averaged 6.5 points per season, mostly because he started from Portland all of last year. Brian Skinner will not be a new site in Milwaukee, and the lone year he played for the Bucks (03-04) he had his best season in the NBA, averaging 10.5 points per game and 7 rebounds. Skinner figures to be slotted behind Charlie Villanueva, and will mostly work at power forward. As for Ha Seung Jin, he is 7-3 and needs alot of coaching, and with minutes rarely free for the taking, he will most likely be put on waivers.
July 31, 2006
Double dose of trade fever: Bucks get Blake, Skinner
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