Bucks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 8:19 a.m.

Ever since becoming the Bucks' general manager in 2008, John Hammond has repeatedly stated the summer of 2011 would be a "big one" for the franchise. Hammond's game plan was for the Bucks to be significantly under the cap at that point and be in position to pursue some quality free agents.

But Hammond now acknowledges those plans have changed.

"Our offseason priority was to not take a step backward if possible," Hammond said. "We had an unexpected season last year. We won more games than most people thought we were going to do.

"So that's probably changed our direction and focus to an extent."

The Bucks won 46 games and ended a four-year playoff hiatus last season after most prognosticators had predicted they would be a lottery team.

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