Word leaked out that the Nets had given permission to Milwaukee to speak to Kidd, without the knowledge of either Bucks general manager John Hammond or Drew. Kidd was signed to a three-year, $15 million contract a few days later.

"From their (the owners') standpoint, there's no set time for these type of things," Drew said in an interview with the Journal Sentinel.

"It caught me in a position when I least expected it. But I know how these things work. I don't have any hard feelings, any grudges against anybody.

"Marc (Lasry) called me and I just wished him luck. I've got to keep moving forward."

Maybe the most embarrassing snub Drew suffered was having to sit at the introductory news conference with No. 2 overall pick Jabari Parker at the Milwaukee Public Market on the day after the draft, even though the owners already had talked to Kidd by that time.

-- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel