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  • November 19, 2009 9:30 am  |  50 Comments

    Joe Alexander Wants a Trade


    Who? Exactly: “Alexander was asked if he believes that means the Bucks could deal him as the February trade deadline approaches. ‘They made it pretty clear that they don’t see me having a future here,’ said Alexander, the No. 8 pick in the 2008 draft who averaged 4.7 points last season as a rookie. ‘So I’m assuming a trade would definitely be one of the options.’ Alexander then was asked if he would welcome a trade. ‘I mean, yeah,’ he said. ‘If they don’t want me, if they don’t see a future with me here, that really is the only other option.’ Alexander missed all of training camp and has sat out the first three weeks of the regular season due to a right hamstring problem. He expects to return in three to four weeks, and anticipates some time after that to have a talk with Bucks brass about wanting to be moved. ‘When the time comes, that conversation is going to happen,’ Alexander said. ‘Exactly what it’s going to entail and all the details, I can’t say for sure right now. But it’ll probably happen.”’

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    • riggs Posted: Nov.19 at 9:36 am
      eh sorry joe but youre a trading piece at the most.

    • The Real Posted: Nov.19 at 9:45 am
      he still has a shot in the right situation. i like that they didnt pick up his option. that will be a new trend. it used to be a given, but if a team sees you are garbage they are gonna save that $$$$$. 2 years is enough to show how good you are

    • tavoris Posted: Nov.19 at 9:56 am
      The Real - how would that explain Mike Conley’s ineptitude in Memphis?

    • heartlandG Posted: Nov.19 at 10:22 am
      Dude was cold @ West Virgina, jumper was WET

    • d.j. Posted: Nov.19 at 10:32 am
      some1 throw him in the garbage already cause he is trash… the only reason he was ever drafted was because of that 1 dunk he had on some1 and it got on sportcenter.. he should b playing in europe at best…

    • niQ Posted: Nov.19 at 10:41 am
      Well dude got drafted 8th for a reason, he had mad potential. If it wasn’t for injuries he probably could’ve performed better. Just unlucky I guess.

    • tavoris Posted: Nov.19 at 10:54 am
      Joe Alexander is CRAZY ATHLETIC with a pretty decent mid-range J. I dont’ see any reason why he shouldn’t be filling a Travis Outlaw-type role on a team. Skiles isn’t playing him because he sux on D tho (which would make him PERFECT for NY, GSW, or NOR).

    • Hussman25 Posted: Nov.19 at 11:02 am
      Joe is about to end up a Keith Van Horn type of player… Im not ready to give up on Mr. Alexander… yet! His run at the end of his last season @ West Virginia and thru that years Big East Tourney shows u the type of player he could be… Keith Van Horn had a similar type of run his last year in Utah and thru the tourney also… but then the let down began (for both men)… hopefully for joe he has not topped out on his potential already…

    • Brad Long Posted: Nov.19 at 11:04 am
      The Laker’s would take him and Luke for Adam Morrison and Jordan Farmar. We need a young athletic cat like that…and Jordan doesn’t have a future here.

    • Allenp Posted: Nov.19 at 11:37 am
      Nobody thinks he’s the scum of the Earth for requesting a trade despite making millions of dollars?
      Shocking.

    • Oli Posted: Nov.19 at 12:13 pm
      trade him to the nets for eazy-yi!!!

    • Cizzo Posted: Nov.19 at 12:35 pm
      Sooooooooooooo!!!

    • vmcb Posted: Nov.19 at 12:40 pm
      Common, Joe. You can’t be asking for trades. I would like to see him get more minutes, though.

    • Jukai Posted: Nov.19 at 12:57 pm
      Allen: Alexander is too white for people to think that.

    • Brad Long Posted: Nov.19 at 1:52 pm
      Allenp:If your trying to compare him to Stephen Jackson your way out of context. Joe didn’t just get done throwing a fit about restructioning his contract the season before. Big difference. And I don’t believe that Jax was wrong about wanting to get out, I’m just saying the situations are different.

    • Chendaddy Posted: Nov.19 at 2:03 pm
      Is it just me, or did Joe Alexander not say he wanted a trade anywhere in this article? He said the Bucks made it clear to him that he wasn’t in his plans, so since don’t see a future with him and a trade really is the only other option, yeah he’d welcome it. Typical journalistic skewing of words.

    • Chendaddy Posted: Nov.19 at 2:06 pm
      Okay, now on to what I really want to talk about: The All-White American NBA Dunk Contest. 1. Joe Alexander. 2. Chase Budinger. 3. Birdman (he came back strong when he got a second chance after a drug suspension, he should get a second chance after his dunk contest fail). I can’t think of a fourth white American NBA player who’s also an elite jumper. Anyone?

    • Allenp Posted: Nov.19 at 2:25 pm
      Brad Long
      I believe I pointed out that Joe Alexander is accused of pushing for a trade because he’s not happy with his current situation.
      You are free to compare that to any situation you like.
      I just pointed out he requested a trade because he was unhappy, and I’m shocked at how calmly people are taking that selfish behavior by a millionaire athlete who should be happy with his life and just shut up.

    • Chendaddy Posted: Nov.19 at 2:30 pm
      Allenp, please re-read the article and quote the part where Joe Alexander pushes for a trade because he’s so unhappy.

    • Allenp Posted: Nov.19 at 3:38 pm
      Chendaddy
      I agree with you on how this article was presented.
      Let me be clear, I don’t have problem with Alexander and wouldn’t have a problem if had actually come out and demanded a trade.
      My comments are about the difference in reaction from folks. Alexander is fine with me.

    • IndyB Posted: Nov.19 at 3:42 pm
      Why request a trade when your contract is up at the end of the season?

    • tmw554 Posted: Nov.19 at 3:47 pm
      why should anybody listen to him? hes a nobody 2nd year player. pay your dues punk

    • TADOne Posted: Nov.19 at 3:56 pm
      Allenp: I think people are still trying to figure out who exactly Joe Alexander is.

    • underdog Posted: Nov.19 at 4:34 pm
      The Keith Van Horn comparison doesn’t really fit, because KVH averaged about 18 points and 7 rebounds in his first 3 season…

    • iLL wiLL Posted: Nov.19 at 4:51 pm
      What’s a Joe Alexander?

    • Hussman25 Posted: Nov.19 at 4:51 pm
      @ Underdog… point taken… but, if Joe could get some love…. I don’t believe he would be far from those #’s Van Horn put up… Just on ability and similarities in their games… those two are just about equal. AND… I think Alexander could be the better player!… its all about team and opportunity… FREE JOE!

    • George Posted: Nov.19 at 5:06 pm
      Lets see the kid play. I saw him live against the Heat and he was the only one out there trying. Skiles is hating for some reason but give him a shot. Now with BJennings he can run with him. Lets see some alley oops.

    • Jukai Posted: Nov.19 at 6:02 pm
      Hussman: what similarities do their games have? No, really, have you ever watched EITHER of them?

    • Allenp Posted: Nov.19 at 6:08 pm
      I haven’t watched Joe Alexander, but I thought he was just a leaper with an okay jumper.
      Keith Van Horn was actually quite nice in college. Like, dominant nice.

    • Rod Posted: Nov.19 at 6:40 pm
      The guy is not garbage just been injured if he has not shown anything by the end of the season though he’ll still get another chance but he needs to show flashes he’s a scorer not a rebounder or defensive guy he just needs the right situtation and Young Money will give him the chances because he draws the attention!

    • Jukai Posted: Nov.19 at 6:43 pm
      Allen: They are both white guys who can jump, so, you know, clearly they play the same way. Them and David Lee and Tyler Hansbrough.

    • Bryan Posted: Nov.19 at 6:56 pm
      Kvh was a 21 and 8 guy his first few season peole forget that. But kvh was a shooter and scorer not a dynamic athlete. Alexander is a dynamic athlete and nothing else so far.

    • Rusty Posted: Nov.19 at 6:57 pm
      and everyone who post on slam is guilty of racial profiling, right Jukai? STFU.

    • Dacre Posted: Nov.19 at 7:17 pm
      Joe has no sense of history; this is the bucks best run through the start of an NBA season in… 8 years..? He should be hanging onto this ride, recognising the winning attitude that has developed around him and take it in. All I see is a sulking injured student athlete that thinks too highly of himself.

    • tavoris Posted: Nov.19 at 8:29 pm
      Keith Van Horn did put up pretty good numbers in the L too. I think Allenp was making an indictment of the fickle media-influenced opinions that run rampant up here. Correct me if I’m wrong, homie

    • tavoris Posted: Nov.19 at 8:32 pm
      The only thing Joe Alexander and Van Horn have in common is race.

    • bone Posted: Nov.19 at 8:42 pm
      joe is garbage, please trade him bucks

    • tavoris Posted: Nov.19 at 8:49 pm
      If he thinks he has it bad in Milwaukee, he should try Golden State. Nelson looooooooooooooooves to bench hyperathletic forwards.

    • OG Posted: Nov.19 at 9:07 pm
      I’d ask them why or what exactly is it why they dont see me having a future @ THEIR franchise & if it was in my power to change, then i’d give it a go or just go

    • Shem Posted: Nov.19 at 10:14 pm
      i thought you had to be good to demand a trade?

    • Dre Baller Posted: Nov.19 at 11:58 pm
      he’s pretty good for a taiwanese guy

    • TC Posted: Nov.20 at 12:08 am
      It’s sad to see my countryman from Taiwan struggling. I hope he gets better and finds the right situation. Or maybe he would be out of the L and then come to Taiwan for pro ball and get paid like $400,000 USD a year.

    • Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Nov.20 at 2:11 am
      LOL I like Jukai’s candid response to Allenp. Nicely done.

    • Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Nov.20 at 2:11 am
      By that, I mean the 12:57 pm comment.

    • Teddy-the-Bear Posted: Nov.20 at 2:17 am
      @ Allenp: If you think the media portrays biases against African Americans (which it does), imagine how Chinese people feel. Or Muslims. Or Jews. Or Hispanics. The media has been skewed and messed up for a minute, you know? It’s not anything new.

    • Mavus Posted: Nov.20 at 3:29 am
      Perfect for Golden State…

    • Yesse Posted: Nov.20 at 9:47 am
      I agree.According to Nba.com he hasnt even played at all in the court.

    • Sam Joynt Posted: Nov.20 at 9:52 am
      Who drafts a guy 8th overall and gives up on him just because he’s injured for most of his rookie campaign and the first two months of the regular season? If he’s flat out not good enough to play in Milwaukee then why not draft someone else?…The real blame here lies on the Bucks front office and they owe it to this kid to try and find him a favourable situation, or ruin his professional future.

    • Allenp Posted: Nov.20 at 10:48 am
      Good point by Sam Joynt.
      If you give up on the number 8 pick after one year, you pretty much suck at drafting.

    • rikson Posted: Nov.20 at 11:28 am
      He also told me, that he wants a last name.

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