Article: Big Deal: Bucks acquire Payton, Mason from Sonics for Ray Allen.(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Byline: Tom Enlund

SEATTLE _ The Milwaukee Bucks pulled the trigger on a blockbuster trade with the Seattle SuperSonics on Thursday, even though they received no assurance, or even a hint, from all-star free-agent-to-be guard Gary Payton that he would re-sign with the Bucks after this season.

The Bucks acquired Payton along with guard-forward Desmond Mason for guards Ray Allen, Kevin Ollie and Ronald Murray, and a conditional 2003 draft pick.

In the days and weeks leading up to the National Basketball Association's trading deadline Thursday, the Bucks had made it clear that any trade they might make would be for the purpose of lowering their ...

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