Journal Sentinel Feature: Brandon Jennings, Milwaukee Bucks Rookie
The Hard Way
Diminutive point guard Jennings has taken a long and winding road to the NBA.
by Gary D’Amato of the Journal Sentinel
After signing his rookie National Basketball Association contract worth nearly $4.5 million with the Milwaukee Bucks, Brandon Jennings could have walked into any dealership showroom in the city and driven away in something that said he’d arrived.
BMW 7-Series. Cadillac Escalade. Lexus LS600H. Mercedes-Benz S-Class. None of those would do. So Jennings is the proud new owner of a . . .
. . . Ford Edge. Starting MSRP: $26,900.
“I probably saved $40,000,” Jennings says proudly. “And who knows with the league? There might be a lockout in a couple years. I’m saving my money.”
Before you get the idea that Jennings is squarer than Scott Skiles’ jaw, he laughs and adds, “It’s a brand new car. It’s a 2010. Hey, I fixed it up a little bit. I put some rims on it and tinted the windows.”
Jennings also could have picked anywhere to live in metropolitan Milwaukee. Mequon. River Hills. A downtown condo, perhaps?
Not good enough.
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