If you hadn’t heard, the Milwaukee Bucks just handed general manager John Hammond a one-year extension, meaning his contract will end after the 2016-17 NBA season. This has generally been a celebrated move, and for good reason–Hammond is a good GM who deserves his job.
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One aspect of it that was noted by almost all but explored by hardly any was the fact that Hammond and head coach Jason Kidd now are both under contract until after the 2017 season. I feel like that’s a lot more purposeful than just having them come up for extensions at the same time–in fact, I think it’s pretty damn serious.