The Milwaukee Bucks will have a ridiculous amount of turnover for a playoff team, as John Hammond has agreed to a deal with another rotation player. Keyon Dooling, who filled in at both guard spots off the bench for the Nets last season, will be on his way to Milwaukee on a two-year contract according to Garry D. Howard of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. No specifics are available on the value of the contract yet (though Frank Madden of BrewHoop noted that the most Milwaukee could offer him would be the full biannual exception), but from strictly a basketball perspective, it’s a pretty sound move.
Luke Ridnour had a terrific season for the Bucks last year, but he’s looking for more minutes, responsibility, and, predictably, money. That makes Milwaukee a poor fit going forward; the Bucks will look to give Brandon Jennings more and more of all of the above as he develops, and to have such a financial obligation to two point guards would limit Milwaukee’s flexibility at other positions. So instead, they’ve added Dooling, a decent all-around player and a good three-point shooter, for what should be a very reasonable salary.
It’s simple and smart. Dooling could be another feather in Hammond’s hat, even if John has recently committed his team to roughly a bajillion dollars in contracts in order to cover that hat in sequins.
