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Because of the animosity it has engendered, Howard's situation is often compared to what James and Cleveland went through in summer 2010. "I don't think it's a secret that he told all of us that he was getting traded before the season started. He told us in the locker room, 'Hey, I'm getting traded to New Jersey,'" former Magic guard J.J. Redick told me recently. ESPN.com

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But in Milwaukee, Redick would be in a market similar to Orlando, where there wasn't much pressure, and depending on what the Bucks do with the other two, they could make Redick a starter. Which is what he wants, besides money. "We traded for him because we knew he could give us another option in the backcourt, and I would put our trio of guards with a lot of other trios in the NBA," said Hammond. "When you've got a good thing like that, why wouldn't you want to keep it?" SportsonEarth

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Hammond and his assistant GM, Jeff Weltman, have the Bucks positioned to be an Eastern Conference playoff team for years to come. For them, Redick has arrived to make shots, yes, but also bring professionalism to the workplace. For Redick, it was over in Orlando. The Magic disassembled into a total rebuild. Part of him will always live with the regret of how everything fell apart, how they fired Van Gundy and traded Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers. Yahoo! Sports

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In Redick's mind, the best thing that ever happened was getting drafted into Orlando with a coach who refused to insert him into the rotation. For two years, Van Gundy challenged him to become a more complete player and Redick thinks "a lot about what kind of career trajectory I would've had without Stan, and I'm grateful for what he did for me." "Those years in Orlando humbled me," Redick said, "and gave me perspective on basketball and life." Yahoo! Sports

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Milwaukee can't afford to pay the three of them, so Jennings or Ellis will stay, and Milwaukee is prepared to pay Redick as a starting shooting guard. Redick will be in great demand, but make no mistake: To leave the Bucks, he'll have to take less money – probably a lot. Yahoo! Sports

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On his way out of Orlando, the general manager's words stayed with J.J. Redick: It's nothing personal, Rob Hennigan told him. "But it is personal," Redick says now. Perhaps this is a blessing and curse, because professional sports can break a ballplayer's heart this way. Redick's loyal this way. He immerses himself in the franchise's fabric, invests in the community. His two old coaches – Mike Krzyzewski and Stan Van Gundy – still get calls and texts on a regular basis. "My wife Chelsea and I built a life in Orlando," Redick told Yahoo! Sports. "Listen, there was no anger [over the trade], but there was a little bit of disappointment. "Part of me wishes I could've been there my whole career and been part of the rebuilding, part of the turnaround, and gotten back to the finals in my 11th or 12th year. That's the romantic in me, the idealist." Yahoo! Sports

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What has this last month has been like for you with your name showing up in trade speculation on pretty much a daily basis? JJ Redick: I'm a basketball junkie. I don't like attention on myself, to be honest with you, but I like reading ESPN. I like reading HoopsHype. I like checking box scores. But it was tough because it was all hypotheticals. And I don't like dealing with hypotheticals and uncertainty and all that stuff. To me it was almost a sense of relief when the deadline (arrived). Regardless of where I was after the deadline, I felt like I could make the most of it. ESPN.com

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So, as a basketball junkie, did you read everything or … JJ Redick: I stopped reading. My agent, Arn Tellem, he kept me updated if there anything serious going on. [On deadline day], I got a call at about 2:15 Eastern -- we were actually here [in Dallas] at the airport [after a game against the Mavericks] -- and Arn said, "It looks like something with go down with Milwaukee." And 45 minutes later, at 2:59, I got the call from [Magic GM] Rob Hennigan. It was a long few weeks. ESPN.com

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On when the potential trade of the Hawks' Josh Smith fell apart: "I was talking to the guys in Milwaukee and Orlando, and they had been talking about that three-way deal with Orlando, Milwaukee and Atlanta, and finally it was 10 minutes to 3 — it was 2:52 p.m., and Atlanta had pulled out and said, 'Forget it, we're not doing this.' And that's when Milwaukee and Orlando did the two-way deal for [J.J.] Redick. Atlanta took it down to the wire, rejected the last offer Milwaukee made, and Milwaukee said, 'We're not giving you any more for Smith.' " WEEI.com

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David Baumann: .@JJ Redick mentioned he had a tough time saying goodbye to #Magic's @JameerNelson, among others & said he became close with R Kyle O'Quinn. Twitter @DavidBaumann33

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Alex Kennedy: J.J. Redick told @David Baumann that he cried when he received the news that ORL had traded him to MIL. He loved Orlando and his teammates. Twitter @AlexKennedyNBA

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Redick, who will turn 29 in June, will become an unrestricted free agent in July because his current contract can’t be extended. Hypothetically, he could sign with the Magic, but he doesn’t see that as a realistic possibility because the Magic are headed in a different direction. “I think that door is probably closed, and that’s just my assumption,” he said. “I can’t imagine a scenario where that would be the case. Will our paths cross at some point in the future? Who knows? But in terms of this summer, I don’t see that happening. “I have no hard feelings. None whatsoever. I just can’t remember that ever happening in the NBA [where someone was traded and then signed a few months later].” Orlando Sentinel

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There was no haul of multiple first-round picks or a wealth of young players ready to land in Ferry's lap. Actually, sources said the Bucks' offer for Smith wasn't much different from the offer that landed them Redick from Orlando. Milwaukee was willing to sweeten the deal with Ekpe Udoh and a first-round pick, but none of the Bucks' key players was included, according to a person briefed on the talks. CBSSports.com

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In the hours and days leading up to today’s NBA trade deadline, J.J. Redick attempted to prepare himself for a possible trade from the Orlando Magic. He thought he was ready. He wasn’t. At least not completely. “I think you can prepare yourself as much as you think you can,” Redick told the Orlando Sentinel in a phone interview after he received the news. “But when the moment comes, there’s certainly an initial shock, and I was shocked. The most difficult part was definitely saying bye to everybody, people that I’ve spent a lot of time with over the last seven years and built relationships with and built friendships with. That was difficult. “There’s no really easy way to handle it,” he added later. “Trading is tough, tough. It’s my first time experiencing it: It’s tough.” Orlando Sentinel

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With the prospect of losing guard J.J. Redick to free agency this summer the Orlando Magic traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The Bucks sent the Magic Doron Lamb, Tobias Harris and Beno Udrih for Redick. Gustavo Ayon and Ish Smith were sent to Milwaukee as part of deal for Redick. Yahoo! Sports

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Sam Amick: Orlando sends JJ Redick, Gustavo Ayon, and Ish Smith to Milwaukee for Doron Lamb, Beno Udrih and Tobias Harris, I'm told. Twitter @sam_amick

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Adrian Wojnarowski: Orlando has traded J.J Redick to the Bucks, league source tells Y! Twitter @WojYahooNBA

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Josh Robbins: The Magic are working on a 3-way trade, which would include J.J. Redick. Milwaukee is one of the teams. Twitter @JoshuaBRobbins

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Chris Broussard: Indy falls out of hunt for JJ Redick, source says Twitter @Chris_Broussard

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