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The Bucks have signed 30-year old PG/SG Keyon Dooling to a 2-year, $4.1 million dollar deal. Dooling played in 53 games (8 starts) for the Nets last season and he averaged 18.3 minutes, 6.9 points, 1.0 rebound and 2.5 assists per game. He has now played in 595 games (62 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 19.6 minutes, 7.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. This was a solid signing for the Bucks as Dooling is a good bench guard.
The Bucks have acquired 23-year old power forward Jon Brockman from the Kings for 24-year old power forward Darnell Jackson and a future second round pick. Brockman played in 52 games (4 starts) as a rookie last year with the Kings and he averaged 12.6 minutes, 2.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Brockman is a very solid rebounder and the Bucks got him at a nice discount price. Jackson played in 28 games (0 starts) for the Bucks and Cavs last season and he averaged 4.4 minutes, 0.8 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game. This was a outstanding trade for the Bucks.
The Bucks have signed 28-year old power forward Drew Gooden to a 5-year, $32 million dollar deal. Gooden played in 70 games (33 starts) for the Clippers & Mavericks last season in which he averaged 25.1 minutes, 10.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He has now played in 580 games (429 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 27.7 minutes, 11.9 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. The Bucks have really improved the roster for the 2010-11 season and I love this signing for them as Gooden is one of the most underrated players in the NBA. He could be a threat to average a double-double for the Bucks this season as their starting power forward.
Don’t look for the Bucks to be chasing any big time free agents. They have brought in Corey Maggette, Chris Douglas-Roberts and rookie forwards Larry Sanders, Darington Hobson and Tiny Gallon already this off-season. I think the Bucks will be going for cheaper players in free agency with nice upsides. Guys like Tony Allen, Josh Howard, Flip Murray, Hakim Warrick, Drew Gooden, Matt Bonner, Craig Smith and Alex Barron likely would appeal to the Bucks. The Bucks already have a solid rotation so they will likely just try to fill in some cracks this summer.
The Bucks have selected 19-year old power forward Tiny Gallon with the 47th overall pick of the NBA Draft. Gallon played in 30 games (21 starts) at Oklahoma last season and he averaged 10.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. The only negative about Gallon is that he will have to watch his weight as he is 6′9″, 290 pounds but he does have a nice upside and the Bucks had a need a power forward so I like this pick for them.
