Bucks trade draft picks for Raptors' Greivis Vasquez

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    The Milwaukee Bucks, in the first trade struck during Thursday night's NBA draft, have agreed to terms on a deal that will bring them veteran guard Greivis Vasquez from the Toronto Raptors, according to league sources.

    Sources say that the Bucks will send a 2017 first-round pick (via the Los Angeles Clippers) and the 46th pick in Thursday night's second round to Toronto to bring in Vasquez for the backcourt depth and extra floor leadership they've been seeking.

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    Vasquez says he's perfect fit for Bucks and Milwaukee

    Greivis Vasquez always thought he'd end up here.

    Being scouted by Milwaukee, attending multiple pre-draft workouts in the city five years ago, almost getting traded to the Bucks at the deadline last season. It's funny, he said, but he just had a feeling he'd wind up with the team that "really wanted" him.

    "I heard about the trade and I was just really happy," he said.

    Not everyone, though, shared that viewpoint.

    When Vasquez was dealt from the Raptors to the Bucks -- in exchange for a protected first-round pick and a second-round pick -- during the first round of last week's NBA Draft, the first trade of a torpid affair, the move was met by many fans and media with confusion and criticism. Why give up so much for a backup with a big salary? Doesn't this overcrowd the backcourt, especially at point guard? How does a 28-year-old with a methodical style and limited defensive ability suit a young, athletic, tenacious squad?

    Vasquez no doubt heard all those questions and, during a 15-minute media session Thursday in which he was charmingly funny, endearingly honest and undeniably knowledgeable about his new team, the recently acquired Venezuelan used the word "fit" 10 times. In short, Vasquez believes he fits in -- not only with the city of Milwaukee, which he said he liked because it's "calm" and "tough," but especially with the Bucks.

    - See more at:http://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/...says-he-s-perfect-fit-070315?vid=475958851561
     

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