The Brandon Jennings Conundrum (Day 30)

[giraldo5]

I can't wait until Sanders' production slips a bit and he remains hot-headed. Then we can start reading about people bitching about Sanders being too old, a bad character, a flawed leader, hasn't improved, blah blah we should offer him only scraps to return.

Defense doesn't really go hot or cold. Sanders has already had a season WAY better than anything Jennings has done as well.

[HurricaneKid]

[ Milw was -286 with him on the floor and a remarkable +163 with him off it. That is one of the most alarming +/- I have ever seen.

Nebs, please address this. If a team is so enormously better with him off the floor why would you want to pay him 10MM+? Can you find me another player in the league that is so detrimental to his team?

[BigMarcus82]

article about Brandon Jennings on www.Hoopsworld.com. Talking about the Bucks trying to work out a contract with him. They also said the Bucks are expected to begin extension talks with Sanders

[theFireBlanket]

article about Brandon Jennings on http://www.Hoopsworld.com. Talking about the Bucks trying to work out a contract with him. They also said the Bucks are expected to begin extension talks with Sanders

I tried viewing that page earlier but in place of each rumor article are dash marks.

Extending Larry I can get behind.

[SkilesTheLimit]

I guess no updates on the Jennings situation. BP would've put word out if anything was close.

[TchenBucks]

Something tells me the Bucks and Jennings already have a 4yr deal in place with a player option for year 4.

The deal is likely 4yrs 36m, with his option year being around 9.75m

[SkilesTheLimit]

Something tells me the Bucks and Jennings already have a 4yr deal in place with a player option for year 4.

The deal is likely 4yrs 36m, with his option year being around 9.75m

[TchenBucks]

Something tells me the Bucks and Jennings already have a 4yr deal in place with a player option for year 4.

The deal is likely 4yrs 36m, with his option year being around 9.75m

Yeah, I am on the fence with this, but several tweets a few days ago hinted that we made progress, and Ted hinted that our other signings had to be done for our next "MOVES".

So keeping Jennings is likely the last move, first I am assuming we make a deal for a SF, while absorbing some cap space.

[giraldo5]

Something tells me the Bucks and Jennings already have a 4yr deal in place with a player option for year 4.

The deal is likely 4yrs 36m, with his option year being around 9.75m

Coming from a Bucks emplyee this is devastating news.

[driese0824]

Something tells me the Bucks and Jennings already have a 4yr deal in place with a player option for year 4.

The deal is likely 4yrs 36m, with his option year being around 9.75m

well maybe they will sign him and then trade him this 4/36 thing could be set up by another team maybe like boston.toronto or detroit

[TchenBucks]

Something tells me the Bucks and Jennings already have a 4yr deal in place with a player option for year 4.

The deal is likely 4yrs 36m, with his option year being around 9.75m

Coming from a Bucks emplyee this is devastating news.

Sorry, nothing official with this, not even based on a rumor.

This is just me making an assumption after looking at how others have gotten paid of equal talent to Jennings.

[jakecronus8]

The QO is the worse possible outcome for the Bucks. They wont be able to trade him without his permission. Assuming he plays well they will lose him for nothing. If he plays well they will likely make the playoffs so that means no high draft pick. So the Bucks would have limited cap space along with a non lottery pick and looking to fill a huge hole at PG.

Makes little sense to lose a prospect you have developed for 4 years for nothing. Better to do like Denver did Affalo and Nene. Sign Jennings to deal of 10-12 million per and try to trade him to get value back at the deadline or over the summer.

I agree that it is a terrible outcome, but it beats overpaying BJ when both sides clearly need a break from one another. I just don't see why another team would take on an overpaid (and unhappy) Brandon Jennings.

I really think the best case scenario is that we offer him the QO, he takes it, and proceeds to put up some impressive yet empty stats on a team that loses a lot of games (give him the green light every night and hope he gets "hot"), then flip him at the deadline for a draft pick. However, I have next to no faith in Hammond to be able to actually pull off a competent deal at the deadline, so I'd prefer we just cut ties now.

Pretty much my stance word for word.

If the Bucks do sign Jennings long term, that is my official breaking point. I'd be done with them and pretty much the NBA until he's gone and Herb croaks.

[smauss]

If they do sign him to a long term contract, can anyone think of a worse, and more wasted off-season than this?

[SkilesTheLimit]

Something tells me the Bucks and Jennings already have a 4yr deal in place with a player option for year 4.

The deal is likely 4yrs 36m, with his option year being around 9.75m

Coming from a Bucks emplyee this is devastating news.

Jennings himself doesn't even want to come back. I can't believe we'd go back down the same road with this clown.

[TchenBucks]

If they do sign him to a long term contract, can anyone think of a worse, and more wasted off-season than this?

I can think of several,

Signing Gooden to 5yrs.

Gadzuric to 5yrs.

Simmons to 4yrs I believe.

Anthony Mason

Trading for SJax

Maggette

Yeah, there have been many worse offseason's.

Jennings and Mayo are likely what they are, unlike the thoughts of many on here, potential All-Stars if one of the top 2-3 guys gets hurt in their conference. Basically, each is grouped up with a bunch of others in the 8-12 range at their position.

[TchenBucks]

Something tells me the Bucks and Jennings already have a 4yr deal in place with a player option for year 4.

The deal is likely 4yrs 36m, with his option year being around 9.75m

Coming from a Bucks emplyee this is devastating news.

Jennings himself doesn't even want to come back. I can't believe we'd go back down the same road with this clown.

Jennings not once said it himself. People just assumed it because they would be if they were him.

But 36m dollars can easily change the mind of someone if they were indeed set on not wanting to be here.

[SkilesTheLimit]

If they do sign him to a long term contract, can anyone think of a worse, and more wasted off-season than this?

I can think of several,

Signing Gooden to 5yrs.

Gadzuric to 5yrs.

Simmons to 4yrs I believe.

Anthony Mason

Trading for SJax

Maggette

Yeah, there have been many worse offseason's.

Jennings and Mayo are likely what they are, unlike the thoughts of many on here, potential All-Stars if one of the top 2-3 guys gets hurt in their conference. Basically, each is grouped up with a bunch of others in the 8-12 range at their position.

Mayo isn't close to an all-star. Even if 2-3 SG's in the conference get hurt.

[jakecronus8]

The 05 offseason was terrible but to be fair, many of us Bucks fans were unaware of the agony of the next 8 years to come. We still had visions of the 01 playoffs in our heads, and riding the high of the #1 overall pick. I think many of us gave the FO a free pass on just about every move they made, despite the fact that not a single one was the right move.

[msiris]

Something tells me the Bucks and Jennings already have a 4yr deal in place with a player option for year 4.

The deal is likely 4yrs 36m, with his option year being around 9.75m

Coming from a Bucks emplyee this is devastating news.

Jennings himself doesn't even want to come back. I can't believe we'd go back down the same road with this clown.

And he already turn down 10 a year. Why would he change his mind? And do not tell me he is coming to his senses. When has he done that?

[Fresh_Prince12]

I wish jennings would just sign a 3/18 kind of deal. he'll get paid and it would be an attractive contract so if he turned his play around they're would be plenty of suitors. Also a short enough deal where he cans still get that max contract if he could actually earn that kind of money