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Journal Times writer Gery Woelfel says the Milwaukee Bucks/Zach Randolph/Ron Artest trade rumors are “laughable”:

Let’s squelch these two, almost laughable rumors about the Bucks right here and now:

1) They won’t acquire Zach Randolph from the New York Knicks.

2) They won’t acquire Ron Artest from the Sacramento Kings, either.

Those rumors have been circulating on the Internet the last couple of days and, while they make for lively talk show banter, they’re simply unrealistic.

Take Randolph, for example. The guy has a history of off-court issues, not to mention $61 million still remaining on his contract. Do you think for one nano-second Bucks owner Herb Kohl would even contemplate taking on such a plump contract, much less for someone who has hardly been a choir boy?

As for Artest, the Bucks have had opportunities in the past to trade for him and wisely passed on him. While Artest’s contract is relatively reasonable — $7.8M this season with a player op of $8.45 for next season — do you think Kohl and Co. wants to deal with anyone as combustible and oft-times immature as Artest?

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