Ruben Patterson is on his way from Denver to Milwaukee. Denver gets Joe Smith in return. Not the sort of move that’s going to make any huge splashes or win anyone a title, but this quote from Bucks GM Lenny Harris makes it worth noting:
“We know that Ruben’s path through the NBA has been a difficult one at times, but we’re confident that he has learned from those experiences and that he’s ready to contribute to helping our team win,” Harris said. “We’re excited to bring him to Milwaukee.”
Oh, okay. It’s good to know we got all of that cleared up. The NBA might as well go ahead and come up with their own Lady Byng trophy to give the guy. They can call it the Laettner Byng.
Also, I wanted to point you in the direction of this little Ruben Patteron story, relayed in an Oregonian article, which I ran across over at SLAM.
Former Blazers forward Ruben Patterson once saw a new set of team-issued luggage sitting by the locker of Omar Cook, who had been signed to a 10-day contract. Patterson liked it so much that he ripped the tags off and took it.
Well, he did average 2.2 steals per-48 minutes last year. The man has quick hands. Actually, I feel like both Ruben Patteron and Joe Smith are underrated players. Both guys are pretty effective role players, when when you can get a big for a small (or medium, as it may be in this case), you should probably do it, although Denver does have a bit of a glut of big men now.
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