Bucks land Jefferson for Yi, Simmons

The Milwaukee Bucks shipped forwards Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons to the New Jersey Nets on Thursday in exchange for forward Richard Jefferson.

Jefferson is coming off a career-high 22.6 point-per-game season. The Arizona product also averaged 4.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists, playing a full 82-game slate for just the second time in his career. He has battled knee injuries throughout his seven-year career, but clearly regained his quick first step in the Nets' disappointing campaign last season.

The 28-year-old has three years and $42 million left on his contract, and the Nets cut a huge chunk out of their salary cap with the acquisitions of Simmons, whose deal expires in 2009, and Yi, whose three-year rookie contract expires in two seasons.

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