With the addition of guys like Corey Maggette and Chris Douglas-Roberts and the re-signing of John Salmons, Bucks GM John Hammond has made it pretty clear that if or when Michael Redd does return healthy, he doesn't have a place in the Bucks rotation. But, with that being said, his expiring contract, which is worth 18.3 million dollars can still be an asset.  The Milwaukee front office can approach this one of two ways.  They could either look to trade that contract to a team that is looking to dump salary, or let the contract expire.  Don't expect Hammonds to be able to move Redd's contract just yet, because taking over a lame player before the season even starts in order to dump contracts is a horrible message for a GM to send to their fans, but as the season progresses, Redd's contract will look better and better to a team that is looking to start over.

So, me being as impatient as I am, I wanted to take a look ahead towards February 2011 when the trade deadline will be approaching.  I will throw some possible scenarios out, as teams will look to shed contracts.

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