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LEXINGTON, Ky. - There was no custom-tailored suit for Jodie Meeks, no handshake on the dais with David Stern.

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Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond is not sure if the unusual path to the NBA taken by point guard Brandon Jennings, the team's first-round draft pick, will spur other high school players to take the same route.

While the Bucks continue down the long road to rebuilding, their central division foe's are already reloading.

The most important thing that happened at the NBA Draft on Thursday night had nothing to do with Blake Griffin , Hasheem Thabeet or even Ricky Rubio .

B.J. Mullens, a 7-foot center, became the fifth Ohio State freshman to be selected in the opening round of the annual National Basketball Association Draft in the last three seasons when the Dallas Mavericks selected the Columbus, Ohio, native with the 24th pick Thursday.

There was one overriding factor in Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond's decision to take 19-year-old point guard Brandon Jennings in the first round of last week's NBA draft.

Free agent Charlie Villanueva, formerly of the Milwaukee Bucks, is probably sought by not only the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the Detroit Pistons, too.

No Qualifying Offer means no more Villanueva When it comes to decisions regarding experienced NBA personnel, Bucks GM John Hammond rarely makes a wrong move.

The NBA free-agent market opens for business at 11:01 p.m. today, when all expiring contracts are terminated.

NBA FA: big names, few spenders Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Jason Kidd is one of the names available in this year's crop.

In this 2008 file photo, Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach and former OU head coach Kelvin Sampson feeds the ball to a player during warmups for the Bucks game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City.

Rockets center Yao Ming, left, has a broken left foot that could be a "career-threatening" injury.

The Milwaukee Bucks have made qualifying offers to restricted free agents Ramon Sessions and Ersan Ilyasova, but will not make an offer to Charlie Villanueva.

Last week, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio stated publicly that he will be a 'buyer' during firesale season.

Stepping off a private jet onto the tarmac at San Antonio International Airport on Wednesday, Richard Jefferson felt a blast of triple-digit Heat boiling up from the blacktop and believed he finally had arrived in the place his NBA career was meant to be.

The Milwaukee Bucks are back in the game. In a manner of speaking, anyway. In a busy week centering around the NBA draft, the Bucks began to reshape their roster by adding five players, established some much-needed financial flexibility and found that their phones are ringing once again.

Philadelphia 76ers forward Donyell Marshall has all the attributes of a future NBA or college coach.

The Madison Square Garden hot dog I inhaled during David Stern's welcome-to-the-draft speech has finally disappeared from my taste buds.

Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond said leading up to tonight's NBA draft he plans on taking 'the best player available' when Milwaukee picks 10th in the first round.