SG Michael Redd (NBA All Star, Olympic gold medalist)

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NBA PM: Redd Wants To Contend
By: Bill Ingram Last Updated: 1/4/10

It's been a tough couple of seasons for Milwaukee Bucks star Michael Redd. After injuries limited him to just 33 games last season, he's only been able to play in 15 in 2009-10, and he admits he feels like he has to find his way with the team that evolved while he was out of action.

"I do feel like I have to figure out where I fit with this team now," Redd tells HOOPSWORLD. "My thing is, I want to win. I want to win regardless of anything else. I want to win, to play on a contender, and I feel like we had our chance earlier in the season when we went 8-3, but we've slipped since then. We've got to get back to where we were at the beginning of the season and keep fighting."

Rookie Brandon Jennings got off to a hot start, but has cooled since, Andrew Bogut has been out with an injury of his own, and newcomers like Hakim Warrick, Carlos Delfino, and Kurt Thomas are still trying to find their roles with their new team. Redd admits that he, too, has to get to 100% before the Bucks can really be at their best.

"It's huge, it's huge," says Redd. "I've got to get going for our team to start winning. That's the bottom line. We need Andrew to contribute, we need Brandon to keep playing well, but I have to play better for us to win."

Since returning to the team, Redd has struggled to find his shot. He's shooting just 35% from the field and averaging 12.1 points per game. Considering he averages better than 20 points per game and shoots over 45% for his career, it's pretty clear Redd isn't back to normal just yet. In fact, he was recently benched in Milwaukee's loss to Charlotte.

"I'm a competitor, and that's something that has never happened to me before," says Redd, who was joined on the bench by Bogut. "But you persevere through it, you stay positive, and you worry about tonight's game and not let that previous experience affect you. I know who I am and I know what it takes to win in this league, so that one incident isn't anything that will stay with me."

As often happens with veterans on struggling teams, Redd's name has begun to surface in trade rumors. The Bucks are looking less and less like contenders, and Redd is the type of player who, when healthy, can help a team get over the hump. Teams are starting to figure out whether or not they're ready to realize their preseason goals, and those that are hoping to contend may make a move to further that process. Like all NBA veterans, Redd wants his shot at a title, though his preference is for that to happen with the Bucks.

"Obviously, you want to win every game, and at this point in my career I know there are more games behind than there are ahead. We're still in playoff contention, and feel like we can make it if we continue to fight and get back to what we were doing earlier in the season. I'd like it to happen for me here. I've been here for ten years and this organization deserves a winner and I'd like to be here for it. I don't pay much attention to trade rumors. We all know that's part of the business. I just focus on doing my job and keep playing. Whatever happens, happens. I have a great relationship with management, they know I'm still coming back from injury, and we've just got to keep working hard."

While it's not out of the question that once Redd gets healthy the Bucks could make the playoffs, it's also a stretch to see them anywhere close to being contenders. Redd, however, is the kind of player who could help a contender immediately. It's clear Redd would like to stay in Milwaukee and the Bucks love what he brings to the table, both on and off the court, but it wouldn't be surprising to see Milwaukee make a move that benefits them in the future, moving Redd to a team that's ready to win now.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=14866

 

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Bob Hunter commentary: Rumblings
Friday, January 8, 2010
By Bob Hunter
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael Redd's name is showing up in trade rumors, which is only natural given the circumstances.

Redd, from West High School and Ohio State, has struggled since returning from knee surgery -- the Bucks have, too -- and other teams are looking for players who can help come playoff time.

In Redd's case, the big issue is that he has another year on his contract at $18.3 million, so teams have to make sure he's healthy and fits into their salary structure. Plus, Redd has averaged 11.9 points in 16 games this season, compared with 20 points in his career.

One rumor involves Redd going to Houston for Tracy McGrady. But McGrady's $22.5 million contract is expiring and Redd's isn't, which makes such a swap unlikely. Besides, the Rockets have been winning without McGrady in the lineup.

Redd has said he doesn't want to be traded; his hope is that he and the Bucks will start playing better and that the rumors will stop.

Bob Hunter commentary: Rumblings | The Columbus Dispatch

Cleveland the only contender interested in Milwaukee`s Michael Redd?
January 07 10
This is what?s known as testing the market.

Recent reports indicate Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Michael Redd is hoping for a trade to a contender. Of course, this would suit the cost-conscious club, who, after their surprisingly fast start, are slipping out the Eastern Conference playoff race.

So the player and team are putting out the feelers. Problem is, dealing Redd and his max contract to a contender - the left-hander is due $17 million this season and can exercise a player?s option for $18 million in 2010-11 - will be easier said than done. Much easier.

The first issue is obvious: the cost. Trading for a big ticket contract like Redd?s is always problematic because according to the NBA?s Collective Bargaining Agreement the teams involved must come close to matching salaries.

And small market Milwaukee won?t want a top team?s expensive, long-term problem contracts in exchange for Redd. Instead, they?ll want expiring contracts, but these are more valuable than the first picture of a newly divorced Tiger Woods. Contenders, like all teams, are holding expiring contracts to either maintain fiscal sanity and/or create the flexibility to be a factor in The Great Free Agent Chase of 2010.

Redd isn?t the player who averaged 25 points per game or donned red, white, and blue for Team USA. And no team, let alone a contender, has much interest in a sharpshooter turned bricklayer, who is often injured and averaging 12 points per game on 35 percent shooting from the floor.

Most contenders already have an established two-guard, so they?d have little or no interest in taking a gamble on Redd resurrecting his career. Consider the Eastern Conference: the Atlanta Hawks have a franchise player in Joe Johnson; the Boston Celtics won an NBA Title with Ray Allen, and the Orlando Magic traded for Vince Carter in the off-season.

It?s also slim pickings in the Western Conference. For instance: no player is bumping Kobe Bryant from the world champion Los Angeles Lakers; the Dallas Mavericks have Josh Howard; the stingy Phoenix Suns seem set with Jason Richardson, and the San Antonio Spurs, who are well over the luxury tax, are hoping Manu Ginobili has turned the corner after a stretch of injuries.

This leaves two possibilities: the Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets. The Cavaliers are usually open to wheeling-and-dealing, but starting two-guard Anthony Parker has been a factor in the club?s recent winning streak, so why fix what isn?t broken?

Cleveland the only contender interested in Milwaukee`s Michael Redd?

 

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Redd out for season
By Charles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel
Jan. 11, 2010

A basketball source has confirmed that Michael Redd suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee on Sunday night in Los Angeles. The injury will sideline the Bucks shooting guard for the rest of the season.

The injury is the same one that Redd suffered nearly one year ago, on Jan. 24 against Sacramento at the Bradley Center. He suffered a torn ACL and torn MCL on that night and was lost for the rest of the season.

On Sunday, Redd planted on his left foot as he made a move in the lane during the Bucks' 95-77 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He immediately was helped off the court.

Redd had a magnetic resonance imaging exam done in Phoenix on Monday, and the test revealed the ligament tears.

The 30-year-old Redd has been plagued by injuries in recent years. He missed the final 35 games of last season after being injured, and he was out for 16 games earlier this season due to a left patella tendon strain.

Redd has one year remaining on the six-year, $91 million contract he signed with the Bucks in the summer of 2005. The final year of the deal is a player option worth $18 million.

Redd out for season - JSOnline

 

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Redd out for season - JSOnline

DAMN THIS SUX!

 

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Ugh. I just watched Redd single-handedly bring the Bucks back against the Bulls on Friday night.

Get well for next season, and stay healthy. Grant Hill is enjoying his longest stretch of health after most people thought his body was through.

 

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Might be time to call it quits while he still has some health. Too bad he didn't know that playing for a winning team meant that he needed to get the hell out of Milwaukee. I know everything happens for a reason, but I can only imagine what the Cavs would have been if Redd has signed with Cleveland when they ended up bringing in Hughes. Redd in his prime would be the perfect SG for Lebron. Best of luck Mike.

 

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Redd's career in doubt
Bucks star hit by serious knee injuries again
By Charles F. Gardner and Tom Enlund of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: Jan. 11, 2010

One anterior cruciate ligament tear can be devastating to a professional basketball player.

But two?

Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael Redd is facing career-threatening ACL and medial collateral ligament tears in his left knee after going down in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center.

It's the same injury he suffered - to the same knee - almost one year earlier in a home game against the Sacramento Kings.

"You don't know why," he said before the Bucks played the Phoenix Suns on Monday night at the US Airways Center in Phoenix. "I don't question why. My faith is in the Lord and I'm going to stay strong as best I can.

"I've gotten an incredible response from my teammates and the organization . . . comforted me and encouraged me and loved on me. But it's been a hard, hard day today. But I'll get through it."

Redd had labored through 18 games this season while trying to come back from last year's injury and a strained left patella tendon he suffered in the home opener on Oct. 31.

The patella injury sidelined him for 16 games, but he was playing in his 13th consecutive game Sunday.

Redd said he was trying to post up against Lakers star Kobe Bryant when the injury occurred.

"I heard a pop," Redd said. "I've been slashing and I've been driving and nothing (bad) has happened to that point. And then on a move that wasn't even dynamic, it happens.

"I cried. Just because you work so hard to get back to where I was and for it to happen again, it just hurts. I feel bad for the team and the organization and my fans who supported me."

Redd said he intends to keep playing despite suffering two serious injuries in less than 12 months.

"Something in my heart won't let me give up," he said.

Redd's career in doubt - JSOnline

 

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Bucks' Redd scheduled for knee surgery

(AP)

MILWAUKEE ? Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael Redd is scheduled to have surgery on his injured left knee Tuesday.

The veteran is out for the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 10. It's the second major injury to his left knee in less than a year. Redd tore the same two ligaments last January.

The Associated Press: Bucks' Redd scheduled for knee surgery

 

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Redd's future with Bucks a little gray
Posted: April 18, 2010

Atlanta ? Not long after the Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Saturday night, Andrew Bogut made his way through a Philips Arena hallway of well-wishers.

"Tough break," they said.

"Get well soon," they said.

Thing is, Bogut was there to accept the sympathetic gestures. He is with the team for the best-of-seven series. He can't play because his elbow was broken in a nasty fall a couple of weeks ago, but he has returned to the bench in street clothes because he said he wants to apply some of the leadership that was naturally flowing when he was blocking shots, pulling rebounds and scoring 15-plus points a game.

Of course, this would be a different series with Bogut. But at some point you've got stop dwelling on who's not available to the Bucks, even if Bogut is here in a show of solidarity to this teammates.

Michael Redd suffered an awful break, too. But Redd isn't here, and hasn't been around much since blowing out his knee for a second time very early in the season. Redd also won't be in Milwaukee for the playoffs, general manager John Hammond said.

That makes Redd, one of the franchise's longest-tenured players who is being paid $17 million this season and a player-option $18.3 million the next, quite conspicuous by his continued absence now that postseason has begun.

I'm not saying Redd should be here. In fairness, his bad leg probably makes it tough to travel. For a variety of reasons, he's clearly more comfortable at home in Columbus, Ohio. He also stayed away to rehab last season. And, really, what good would his sudden presence do for either party?

Meanwhile, there's an awkward stalemate. The Bucks have not required him to return and, frankly, don't believe they should be put in a position where they have to pick up the phone to ask him to be around the team.

Mostly, his absence is symbolic and possibly foretelling. Although he has that massive option for next season, my guess is he'll never play for the Bucks again. Even if he successfully rehabs from a second major knee surgery at age 31, it's possible he could continue to stay away by mutual unspoken consent until the Bucks try to unload what might become a desirable salary slot at the next trading deadline in February. With the Tracy McGrady case, there is precedence.

Redd's future with Bucks a little gray - JSOnline

 

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Ozone interview-Michael Redd

 

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Buckeye buds

Evan Turner said he didn?t have to look very far for a role model.

Growing up in Columbus, Ohio, and then attending Ohio State, Turner said he?s always admired Bucks veteran shooting guard Michael Redd, a Columbus native himself who also went on to star for the Buckeyes.

"Mike?s an ideal guy,?? said Turner, who is expected to be the No. 2 overall selection behind John Wall in the draft. "He worked his way up to where he is. He earned everything he?s got.

"He?s a good guy, a real good guy. Everybody loves Mike.??

Turner said he had dinner with Redd a couple of weeks ago and they discussed a variety of topics, including Redd?s second-favorite sport, golf.

They also talked about Redd?s recovery.

Redd is rehabbing from anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament tears. It?s the second straight offseason in which Redd is recovering from knee surgery.

Some reporters have speculated Redd won?t ever play again, but Turner dismissed that talk.

"He?s doing well,?? Turner said of Redd. "He might be ready by July, but I think he?s going to sit out a little bit longer.

"He came back too early last season and messed up the knee and he doesn?t want that to happen again.??

Redd played only 18 games last season before getting injured in a game against the Lakers in Los Angeles on Jan. 10. Redd averaged just 11.9 points and shot 35 percent from the field.

However, in the three games leading up to the injury, Redd performed at a high level. He scored 24 points against Chicago and 27 against Oklahoma City as the Bucks won three straight games.

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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdGTrb5edcE]YouTube - Flashback: Ohio State v. Kansas 1997 - Redd vs Pierce[/ame]

 

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Bucks' Redd not coming back until February
By Tom Enlund of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: July 9, 2010

Mark Hoffman
Michael Redd missed the Bucks' final 48 games last season with a knee injury.

St. Francis ? It appears that injured Milwaukee Bucks guard Michael Redd will be in no hurry to begin his comeback attempt next season.

According to sources, Redd does not want to risk coming back too early, as he possibly did last season, and does not plan to try to return to basketball until sometime next February. It's possible that Redd, 30, also is being mindful of how the Tracy McGrady situation played out last season in Houston and New York.

The Bucks have signed John Salmons to a multi-year contract, and it does not appear that Redd factors heavily into their plans any longer. It would be a cumbersome situation for both parties should he decide to report to training camp.

If Redd, who has an insured $18.3 million contract for next season, intends to begin his comeback at the all-star break next February, for example, there would be only a couple months left in the regular season, and it would be far too late for the Bucks to try and work him back into the equation. But his expiring contract would have considerable value on the trade market and, because his physical status would remain uncertain at that point, there would still be a possibility that he could play again.

Being an unknown quantity would be better for Redd than to come back early and break down again.

Bucks general manager John Hammond declined to comment Friday on Redd's availability.

Redd suffered the first of two major left-knee injuries during the 2008-'09 season and missed the final 35 games. But after undergoing surgery and a summer of rehab, Redd was back with the team at the start of last season. Redd blew out the same knee in Los Angeles against the Lakers on Jan. 10 and was declared out for the season the following day. Redd, who played in 18 games and missed the final 48 games last season, had a second surgery March 2.

Some were critical of Redd for not being with the team during its playoff series against Atlanta, but Hammond said at the time that the team was comfortable with the fact that Redd remained in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, to rehab his knee.

Hammond has said all along that the Bucks were supportive of Redd, that they remained hopeful he would be ready for the start of training camp and that decisions affecting his future were mutual.

McGrady last season was attempting to come back from a major knee injury with the Houston Rockets and, as the season wore on, a rift grew between McGrady and the team about whether he was ready to play. The Rockets finally granted him a leave of absence.

McGrady was traded to New York in February and played well early for the Knicks. But his knee problems flared up again late in the season, and his playing time and productivity dropped off. He became a free agent after the season, but he's viewed again as damaged goods.

Bucks' Redd not coming back until February - JSOnline

 

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Letting go of Redd good for Bucks
Benny Sieu
Michael Redd has played in just 51 of the last 164 regular-season games.
Posted: July 21, 2010

John Salmons. Drew Gooden. Corey Maggette. Chris Douglas-Roberts. Keyon Dooling. Larry Sanders.

These are the names of the new players added to the Milwaukee Bucks' roster by the blossoming John Hammond, a former coach who is proving that he is well-deserving of his tailored suits and his top-of-the-franchise office.

Quite simply, these are pure upgrades, moves that will help the Bucks take that giant leap from a 46-win regular season to a 50-plus victory year and a deeper run in the NBA postseason.

What they really mean, however, is that we have seen the last of Michael Redd at the Bradley Center, the only remaining player with ties to the Bucks' crew that came within one game of the NBA Finals in 2001.

And you know what?

This is a good thing. . . . For the team, the franchise and the fans.

First, Redd will not even attempt to return to the Bucks until February, when the team should be running on all cylinders with the starting lineup - Brandon Jennings, Salmons, Carlos Delfino (or Maggette), Gooden and the bona fide Andrew Bogut - pretty much set.

The bench rotation will include Delfino or Maggette, Ersan Ilyasova, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Dooling, Douglas-Roberts, Sanders, and maybe Kurt Thomas and Jon Brockman.

In other words, there is no room for No. 22.

With a humongous $18.3 million salary for next season and no spot in the lineup, Redd doesn't have to rush back to training camp after tearing up his knee a second time last year in Los Angeles against the Lakers.

The Bucks, for their part, don't want him to come back early for a couple of reasons.

One, if he's injured again, he and whatever is left of his trade value would be a lost cause.

Second, you never want to handicap your coach on this level, and forcing Redd into the lineup would ruffle team chemistry, something the Bucks can't afford this upcoming season.

It's a fact Redd, 30, worked his tail off to return last season and had the right attitude even though his knee failed to hold up to the rigors of the NBA.

But don't cry for Michael Redd.

When all is said and done, he will have been paid well over $100 million by Sen. Herb Kohl.

Letting go of Redd good for Bucks - JSOnline

 

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Hammond: Redd wants to keep playing
By Tom Enlund of the Journal Sentinel
July 23, 2010

General manager John Hammond said Friday morning that injured guard Michael Redd definitely wants to continue his NBA playing career.

For the second straight summer, Redd is trying to come back from major knee surgery but this time he apparently won?t even try to re-join the team until February.

?We just say February, but there?s not a February date per se,? said Hammond during a press conference to introduce newcomer Jon Brockman. ?It could be before or it could be after. I think it?s just somewhat of a targeted date but who knows when that?s going to be?

?But at the end of the day, all we?re doing is supporting Michael as he continues to go through this process and supporting him through the re-hab. He knows we?re there for him. I know he?s working as hard as he possibly can to get himself back. There?s no doubt in my mind that he wants to continue his NBA career and he?s got a long road ahead of him to get to that point.?

Hammond emphasized that it was the organization?s responsibility to continue to support Redd as he continues to rehab in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio, and that the Bucks will continue to do so regardless of what the future may hold for him.

?You never leave a player out to dry,? said Hammond. ?You support him and that?s what we want to do with him and be there for him when he needs us. I know the guy is working extremely hard and it?s tough what he?s going through right now.

" People need to understand that too. You talk about Michael and the state of the organization and those sorts of things and I understand it?s discussed. But it?s tough what he?s going through right now. It?s really, really, really hard.

?I can?t imagine to have the injury he had last year and to have to go through what he went through last year. He said to me last September, ?It was the most difficult thing I ever had to go through? was the rehab. One of the first things when I saw him go down and I heard the injury, I just thought about those words that he said that it was the hardest thing he ever had to do. I?m thinking to myself, ?Now, he?s got to do it again?.

?And so, it?s tough. It?s really, really tough. But he?s a strong guy and he?s got a good inner base to work from and I think that?ll keep him strong so he?s doing what he has to do. But it?s a lot of hard work.?

Hammond: Redd wants to keep playing - JSOnline