2008 #8 lottery selection Joe Alexander is swinging in the wind. The Bucks declined to pick up his 3rd year option which marks the highest pick in the modern draft era not to have his option picked up.
The word out in the NBA is that the Bucks have not had enough time to evaluate the option year. It is a fair statement since Alexander has missed all of training camp and the 2009 regular season. If you go back and review Alexander's career at West Virginia, he went from being a late first round/early second round pick to a lottery selection in 4 NCAA tournament games ... was that enough time for the Bucks to evaluate his meteoric rise?
In the end Alexander will get his contract ... but there will be a deadline. Watch Feb 1 ... if Alexander has recovered and is back showing improvement, his natural talent and toughness will show out. If he is still injured or in and out of the line up, the Bucks will shop him for someone who can help them make a playoff run. Watch the West Coast teams bescoming a factor in potential trades or him.
I'll keep you posted.
DD
Thursday, November 19, 2009
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