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Ellis “took umbrage,” according to another person with knowledge of the situation. Correctly assuming that Sanders' comments were directed primarily at him and backcourt mate Brandon Jennings, who both are prospective free agents, Ellis approached Sanders and squared off with him, sources said. A teammate got between the two players and separated them before the conflict became physical. CBSSports.com

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Jack, who drew interest from multiple teams during the trade deadline, is in the last year of his contract paying him $5 million this season. He is expected to be a fairly well sought after this offseason, especially with the postseason he’s having, as multiple teams are looking for a point guard. Multiple teams are looking for point guards — including Utah, Charlotte, Toronto and possibly Milwaukee (since Brandon Jennings is a restricted free agent). Plus, Jack has proven to be a difference-maker off the bench, which has intrigued multiple teams that already have a point guard, such as the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs. Contra Costa Times

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At the end of the day, the Bucks will determine whether or not Jennings is back with the team next year since he’s restricted. Milwaukee can match any offer that Jennings receives and sources close to the situation say that the Bucks don’t want to lose Jennings to free agency. They’ll likely match the offer sheet that Jennings signs, unless a team throws a ridiculous amount of money at him. HoopsWorld

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Another thing out of Jennings' control is where he will be next season. As a restricted free agent, he is eligible to receive an offer from the other 29 teams. The Bucks also have the opportunity to match any offer and keep him. But does he want to play for the Bucks anymore? "I don't know," Jennings said. "I can't answer that." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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Sam Amico: Bucks G Brandon Jennings on if he wants to continue with Milwaukee: "I don't know. I can't answer that." Jennings a restricted free agent. Twitter @SamAmicoFSO

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Andrew Gurman: Brandon Jennings hasn't thought about what's next yet. Said he didn't change agents for no reason. Plans to head back to LA and decide. Twitter

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Chris Tomasson: Jim Boylan on Brandon Jennings: "I think he'll be back, yeah.'' Twitter

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"I said some things, you know, that I probably shouldn't have to make [the fans] think that [these might be my last days]," Jennings said to me after the Game 3 loss. "But in general I wouldn't want to leave without actually accomplishing something here and that's getting out of the first round or something like that." ESPN.com

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He also said that right now his focus is not on what my focus is for this story. "That's why we hire agents. At the end of the day this is a business but they take care of all of that and we can concentrate on playing basketball." His focus in the moment is solely about where he stands and what stands in front of him: The Miami Heat. A young brotha still trying to find a way to make his pre-series claim of "beating the Heat in 6" wrong by just one game. ESPN.com

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As long as sign-and-trades are an option in the collective bargaining agreement of the NBA, anything is possible. So maybe this farewell feeling hanging over Milwaukee is an indication that instead of matching the best offer another team makes and keeping Jennings around for a lame-duck season, the Bucks will sign him and trade him. "At the end of the day they have supported me here since Day One." Jennings said about the Bucks and Milwaukee. "The good and the bad. From my rookie year, from being a little guy that came from Italy that nobody knew about, they still had my back through it all. So at the end of the day, I still love this town and hopefully I'll be here." ESPN.com

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Evans Clinchy: Jennings on confidence level: "Who knows? We've just got to go back to the drawing board and see." What was all that Bucks in 6 talk, BJ? Twitter @evansclinchy

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Now, the Bucks find themselves in a 0-2 hole after losing the first two games of the series in Miami. However, Jennings isn’t backing off of his prediction. He still believes Milwaukee will take down the reigning NBA champions in six games, which means he expects the Bucks to take the next four games. “I still say six,” Jennings told TNT’s Craig Sager. “We’ll just see what happens. It might take a little bit longer. I think we’ve shown so much improvement. We had [Game 2] in our hands, and we just let it slip towards the end a little bit. But as a team, we’ve shown a lot of improvement.” HoopsWorld

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While the Milwaukee Bucks would love to keep their three free-agent guards this summer -- Brandon Jennings, Monta Ellis and J.J. Redick -- they understand they'll realistically only be able to keep two. Jennings is the most likely to stay because he's a restricted free agent, which means Milwaukee can match any offer Jennings receives on the open market. Assuming no one overpays him, he'll be a Buck. Redick will be interesting. He's seeking a sizeable increase on his $6 million salary this season, but many executives don't think he's worth more. He'd certainly be a great addition to a contender in need of shooting, but on a middling team like the Bucks, Redick has been pedestrian, averaging 12 points on 40 percent shooting, well below the 15 points on 45 percent shooting he put up in Orlando earlier this season. Some scouts and execs believe the difference is due to the fact that Orlando, with little else on its roster, ran plays for Redick, running him off screens to get him open looks. But teams with more talent and better offensive options won't do that with regularity, which will limit Redick's effectiveness. ESPN.com

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Brandon Jennings – $4,330,469 (Qualifying Offer) The Milwaukee Bucks are going to control Jenning’s pending free agency. They will give him the $4.3 million qualifying offer and then wait out restricted free agency. A few things are going to bounce Milwaukee’s way – the most a team can offer Brandon is a four-year deal, so that’s going to save the Bucks some cash on the back end of the deal, the question is what will someone offer on the front end? Sources close to the process say the Bucks will match almost any number offered. The key word there is “almost”. If someone offers Jennings a max deal, the Bucks are going to have to seriously look at that, if the best offer is somewhere below max, the Bucks are matching that deal. It is hard to imagine Jennings fetching a max offer, but given how quickly teams shelled out max offers for Eric Gordon and Roy Hibbert last year, its seems likely that someone in free agency is going to try and test Milwaukee’s resolve on Brandon, but at the end of the day they will have control and the right to match anything he’s offered. HoopsWorld

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If Jennings’ bravado about playing the Heat has rankled any of his teammates, they aren’t acknowledging it — at last publicly. When asked about Jennings’ prediction, Bucks center Larry Sanders smiled and said, “That’s a good goal to set.” Added veteran guard J.J. Redick: “I would assume every player should have that attitude, that you’re going to win the series. I mean you never go into a series thinking you’re going to lose the series, that your goal is to lose the series.” Racine Journal-Times

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Ethan J. Skolnick: Jennings on comments: "What am I supposed to say? Let's try our best and hope to win a game? Everybody's writing us off anyway." Twitter @EthanJSkolnick

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Ethan J. Skolnick: Jennings on Heat winning: "I mean, they're supposed to. They're the champs." Twitter @EthanJSkolnick

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Brandon Jennings smiled when asked about his Thursday night prediction of the Bucks over the Miami Heat in six. Hey, somebody had to stick up for the Bucks, right? "We were joking around," Jennings said after the Bucks practice session Friday at the Cousins Center. "I was joking around with Aaron Rodgers before I even said it. "Of course it's always going to be taken to the next level. But at the end of the day, we're getting bashed on ESPN. We're getting bashed on TNT, anyway. Now that I say we'll win in six, now it's a problem." Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

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Chris Tomasson: Chris Bosh on Brandon Jennings saying Bucks will win in six: "If they already had our attention, now they have more of our attention.'' Twitter

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Dwyane Wade talks about Brandon Jennings predicting the Bucks will win in six games. "We don’t need any motivation from headlines or what a guy says,'' Wade said. "A guy is supposed to have confidence in his team. If you come out and say they’re (the Heat) going to beat us in six then you all think something is wrong with him.'' Sulia

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