Forward Charlie Villanueva had a career season during the 2008-09 season and how did the Bucks reward him? They didn’t. They didn’t even throw a qualifying offer his way or even discuss the possibility of re-signing him. Instead, they let him take his 16 PPG elsewhere, Detroit to be exact. According to a report on CBSSports.com, an explanation was given to as why the Bucks did not even offer a qualifying offer. “The Bucks front office conducted at least two dozen discussions on whether or not to extend a qualifying offer to Charlie Vllanueva, a person with knowledge of the situation said. The person said matching Villanueva’s offers as a restricted free agent, or possibly keeping him on the one-year tender for about $4.7 million would have eliminated the flexibility general manager John Hammond had just achieved by trading Richard Jefferson, who was due $29.2 million over the next two seasons.”

With Villanueva gone, Richard Jefferson being traded to the Spurs and the Bucks obviously in rebuilding mode, what’s next for Michael Redd? A rumor has surfaced on the internet that the Bucks would consider trading him to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Eric Dampier’s expiring contract. But then again, it’s only a rumor and there is no telling to where it originated from. All that is known as that the Bucks have a ton of work to do and with the addition of Brandon Jennings, who knows what is next for Ramon Sessions, who is too a free agent.