Sources: Bucks want Smith and Copeland By Jared Zwerling and Chris Broussard | ESPNNewYork.com The Milwaukee Bucks have "strong" interest in the New York Knicks' J.R. Smith and also want to make an offer to his teammate Chris Copeland, two league sources confirmed to ESPN.com. The Bucks will be entering free agency with their starting backcourt, Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis, testing free agency. But they also have leverage because they are under the cap, unlike the Knicks, and they can outbid for the services of Smith and Copeland. The most Smith can make in New York is $5.58 million with early Bird rights. He declined his player option of $2.9 million earlier this month, making him an unrestricted free agent. For Copeland, who is now a restricted free agent because the Knicks extended an qualifying offer to him on Tuesday, the highest amount he could receive is $3.18 million -- the Knicks' mini mid-level exception. According to one league source, several other suitors will make pitches for Smith and Copeland. Smith has received early interest from the Detroit Pistons and Phoenix Suns, and Copeland's list includes the Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards. Both Smith and Copeland have expressed a burning desire to stay in New York. After the season, Smith said, "I want to retire a Knick. I don't want to go anywhere else." And Copeland said, "I can't think of anywhere else I'd rather be." 此前曾有消息稱，公鹿隊對上賽季的最佳第六人JR-史密斯很感興趣，早些時候，聯盟消 息源確認了這一消息。 另外一個消息源則表示，公鹿隊還有意史密斯的隊友克里斯-科普蘭，他們將向科普蘭報 價。 史密斯在此前拒絕執行他的球員選項，這讓他成為了一名非限制性自由球員，科普蘭則因 為收到了尼克的報價合同而成為受限制性自由球員。 據悉，追求史密斯和科普蘭的還有好幾個球隊，活塞隊和太陽隊對史密斯感興趣，而科普 蘭則吸引了包括小牛隊，溜馬隊，湖人隊，鵜鶘隊，雷霆隊，暴龍隊，爵士隊和巫師隊的 注意。 http://bbs.hupu.com/5858509.html -- ─── ▊ ◣ [[ ◣ =◥" ◢ ． ∵ ◆]] ╱ ▁◥▼ ────────── ▊◢◤ ◣ ◥◥ ▂◤▊ ◥ ▂ ▼◢◤\ ◢▼ ▲Once a Knicks, ▊◤ ▊ ◥◣▊ ◢◤◥ ▊◢◤◢◤◥ ▼‵､ ◥ ◤◢ always a Knicks. ▊◥◣ ▊ ▊ ▊ ★ ▊◣ ◥◣ ─-.╳ ▲◤ ▲ ▊ ◥▎▊ ◤▊ ◥◣ ▊◥◣ ◣◥◣▲ ρ\ `,▼▼ ψsherry821224 ─── ◥ ◥ ◤ ◥ ◥ ◥ ◥▆ ◥ | ◢◢▲ ────────── --

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