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gwoelfel on
September 20, 2007 at
2:15PM CST
BY GERY WOELFEL
Journal Times
Charlie Bell will remain with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Bucks opted Thursday to match a five-year, $18.5 million dollar offer sheet from the Miami Heat to retain Bell’s services. Bell, a combo guard, had been a restricted free agent.
Bell has a player-option clause for the fifth year.
“The Bucks have matched the offer,’’ Mark Bartelstein, Bell’s agent, said Thursday afternoon. “The rule of being a restricted free agency made this a long, arduous and difficult process.
“But Charlie is a professional. This (free agency) waa a roller-coaster for him. But Charlie’s ready to go.’’
Bell began a free agent on July 1. The Bucks had offered Bell a two-year, $6 million offer before Bell went to Greece, where he was offered a two-year, $8 million deal by Olympiacos officials.
Bell told the Journal Times that he came "very close'' to signing with Olympiacos, but didn't at the urging of Bartelstein, who wanted to explore other options.
The Bucks then upped their offer to $9 million over three years, only to see the Heat up that offer. Bell said he was bothered by how the Bucks' handled his contract situaiton and said publicly he had hoped the Bucks wouldn't match Miami's offer. Bell couldn't be reached for comment.
Bell figures to be the primary backup to Michael Redd at shooting guard and Mo Williams at point guard. Besides those aforementioned players, the Bucks' backcourt crew also includes recently signed Royal Ivey, along with Lynn Greer and second-round draft pick Ramon Sessions.
While Greer and Ivey have guaranteed contracts, Sessions has a "make-good'' contract.
Posted by: MauriceH. on September 20, 2007 2:48PM CST
Was this wise taking into account his remarks about if he was the GM he wouldn't match it and "why would you want a player on your team that doesn't want to be there ?" Is the bad blood too strong ?
Posted by: Winger on September 20, 2007 7:43PM CST
When will ticket prices reach the point where fans are unwilling or unable to fund these salary levels?
Posted by: Silky Johnson on September 20, 2007 10:31PM CST
Good for the Bucks! Let's get more players who hate the team, so they'll play their a**es off so we can get something good in a trade!
Posted by: Wookie on September 21, 2007 9:59AM CST
The Bucks should have just let him go. He doesn't want to be in Milwaukee anyway. That's going to do wonders for team moral. Yet another "great" decision by the Buck's front office.
Posted by: da bears on September 21, 2007 12:30PM CST
one question for woeful: "what exactly is a "professiona?"
By signing him, the Yucks, er, Bucks can now trade him if he really doesn't want to be there and get something in return. If they hadn't matched the offer, he'd have left with nothing. Try trading him to Miami if that is where he wants to play.
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