Since the All-Star weekend, the management of the Bucks had been working intensely every day, aiming to finalize a trade before the deadline arrived.
Larry Harris was reluctant to trade Redd.
Because he knew it was nearly impossible for the Bucks to get equal value on the trade market.
Redd possessed All-Star capabilities, yet his contract was both long and inexpensive.
The 4-year, 12 million US Dollar extension he signed last year had only gone through one and a half seasons.
Where else could you find such an affordable All-Star? But when the heavens decree rain, and a mother wishes her child to marry, there's an immovable player at Redd's position; if he wouldn't bow down and play the minor role, he had no choice but to leave. If he was forced to stay and muddle through, with his heart not in Milwaukee, could he still play well?