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August 10th, 2009

The Bucks and Restricted Free Agency

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Situation de Ramon Sessions has reminded us how painful and agonizing free agency can be.

Allow me to amend that.

How painful and agonizing RESTRICTED free agency can be.  Over the last decade or so it seems like the Bucks have had as many restricted free agency haggles as anyone in the league.  Some of the players have signed with the Bucks and turned out for the better.  Some had their contracts matched and we thank the NBA gods for that.  Some resigned with the Bucks and left us asking why Larry Harris was still under the organization’s employ.

The hassles of waiting a week are no fun, but on the plus side it gives us bloggers and other writers a weeks worth (and sometimes much more than that, right Mr. Sessions?) of material.  Today I want to revisit the Bucks recent restricted free agent history and see how it worked out. (more…)