30-year old shooting guard John Salmons was really outstanding for the Bucks after coming over at the trade deadline in a deal with the Bulls. He played in 30 games (28 starts) for the Bucks last season and he averaged 37.6 minutes, 19.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Salmons played in 81 games (56 starts) overall last season for the Bulls & Bucks in which he averaged 34.9 minutes, 15.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The Bucks should be careful not to get in a bidding war for Salmons who is rumored to be a target of the Hawks should they lose Joe Johnson to free agency. Salmons has played in 601 games (247 starts) in his 8 years in the NBA and he has averaged 25.9 minutes, 9.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. Committing to Salmons would be a bit of a risk for the Bucks seeing how he hasn’t been a starting player that long in his career plus he struggled with the Bulls earlier last season.

UPDATE: (6/29/2010) - John Salmons has opted out of his contract becoming a unrestricted free agent.

UPDATE II: (7/3/2010) - The Bucks have re-signed John Salmons to a 5-year, $39 million dollar deal. This was a outstanding move for the Bucks.