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Michael Redd: Does Lauri Markkanen’s career arc have a precedent? Just a remarkable player with a remarkably unique career of down and ups and false starts and restarts and tanking and, now, two All-Star games like four years apart. Salute to Lauri and here’s to many more up years!
Michael Redd: My career is already a ghost, a shadow to the now. I've embraced that and am totally cool with it. If I tried hanging onto it, I'd be bothered. But I don't let it and, if anything, am pleasantly surprised when people do recall my game and name. That's why my journey into social has been more fun than not. I'm cool with not being known for what I did, but for the hoop (+biz) education and NBA love I'm sharing in the now. Don't get caught up in all this faux talk, Travonne. It's a losing battle. Just share knowledge, spread love, and life happily irl.
Michael Redd: Jason Kidd. Steph Marbury. Allen Iverson. Shoot, Jay Williams. Not comparing DP to any of them, but to say we haven’t had “generational” guard prospects is a hot (and short term memory) take. That said, this 2026 class is looking elite!
Allan Houston: In the 90s, I still think someone should do something on this — that our position in that decade, I don’t know if there’s ever been another era, at least for the two-guard position. You go down all the names — Mitch Richmond, Michael Jordan, Reggie Miller, AI, Stackhouse, Ray Allen, Steve Smith, Rip Hamilton, Michael Redd — just keep going. Every single night that position was really trying to own their space, and you had to do it in so many different ways. With Reggie you had to guard him differently than Michael Jordan, Mitch Richmond, or J.R. Rider. The individual matchups every night at that position are what I miss — and what basketball misses. It’s just that shooting guard battle. Those matchups, and the way we had to score, that’s what’s missing. The game’s smarter and more efficient now, but I’m not sure it’s as fun to watch.
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Michael Redd: As you may have known, I tore my ACL back in 2009, 2010—back-to-back years here in Milwaukee. Unfortunately, freak accident—on Luke Ridnour's foot the first time. And then in L.A., posting up Kobe, I tore it again. I continued to play a couple more seasons after that. The maintenance to continue to work on that was tough. And then I had kids, you know, who were growing up, and I wanted to be a part of their lives—kindergarten and on. I had a chance to keep playing. My agent called me and said a number of teams wanted my services when I was a free agent after the Phoenix year. And I went to my son’s room, and he was playing video games. I said, 'Daddy has a chance to continue to play. Should I play?' He started crying—'No, Daddy, no!' He's used to me being home. I called my agent and said, 'It's a wrap. It's over.' He said, 'You sure? You can make this one.' I said, 'No. It’s over. It’s a wrap.'
Michael Redd: And when you have a family, your love for the game wanes, because now you have your wife and your kids who take priority. All the more—although they’re understanding of your sacrifice to the game and everything—but still, you only get one chance, right? As a father. And you don't want to miss moments. So I was able to have a long career while my kids were still small. And then, as they were growing, I didn’t want to miss their moments. And I felt like that was more of a value for me."
Michael Redd: We were getting ready to play the Atlanta Hawks, and I had always known the voice of God. During a pregame nap, I heard His voice share with me internally, 'Get up and pray.' So, I got up and started praying. Then, a grace filled the room, something I had never felt before. The love of God entered that room as I prayed, and it changed my life forever. I’ll never forget it. From that point on, I saw the world differently and just saw life differently. That moment propelled me forward—it really did. My teammates even noticed. They’d say, ‘There’s such a change in you—in how you behave, how you look, how you speak. Everything seems different.’ From that moment on, my perspective shifted."
Michael Redd: I never really experienced the celebrity aspect of Michael Redd from a carnal standpoint. I was locked in. It was all about advancing the kingdom. I asked myself, ‘How can I lead Bible studies? How can I share my faith?’ What always continued to happen in my life was this push to stay in the presence of God, to become more conformed to the image and likeness of Christ. That moment in Atlanta was about God preparing me to become more like His Son.
Jim Paschke: Whenever Giannis heard about Michael Redd’s franchise high 57 vs Utah, he would always whisper, “I will beat that.” Tonight he no longer has to whisper!
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Jim Owczarski: Khris Middleton is now the No. 5 all-time leading scorer in Milwaukee #Bucks history, passing Michael Redd (11,554). Hall of Famer Sidney Moncrief is next for Middleton. pic.twitter.com/0VysoQKvbW
There was one person, however, who had a crystal clear memory of what happened that night: then-Bucks coach Terry Stotts. "I'll be honest, I remember that game distinctly -- and not because LeBron didn't score 10," Stotts told ESPN. The final play of that Cleveland victory -- a dunk by Michael Redd with 14.8 seconds to go -- would turn out to be the beginning of the end of Stotts' tenure in Milwaukee. "Michael had a dunk in the last seconds of the game," Stotts said. "A meaningless dunk. We were down nine. "[But] he goes up to dunk the ball, and he did something to his knee and missed the next 20 games. ... We went 3-17."
Former NBA player Michael Redd—known for his time on the Milwaukee Bucks in the early aughts, along with his place on the Olympic gold medal-winning “Redeem Team”—has sold his Ohio home for $4.5 million. Located in the Columbus suburb of New Albany, the retired NBA player’s property is five-bedrooms, upwards of 10,000-square-feet, and roughly 4.4 acres—its price a reflection of that massive size.
First listed for $6 million in September, the reduced $4.5 million final price tag still represents the most expensive home sale record in the area, though it shares that spot with an October deal in nearby Dublin, Ohio. Soon after he was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2000, Redd purchased the land , completing the house around 2009, three years after marriage to his wife Achea.