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The  Milwaukee Bucks have extended the contract of General Manager John Hammond, the  team announced today. The agreement will keep Hammond in his position with the  Bucks through the 2016-17 season.

“A  great deal of our team's success and progress is due to the vision and hard  work of John,” said Wes Edens, Bucks owner. “He's assembled a talented and  competitive roster and we're very pleased that he will continue to lead  basketball operations. With John and Coach Kidd at the helm, our young team has  a very bright future.”

Hammond  was hired by the Bucks on April 11, 2008, and was awarded the 2009-10 NBA  Executive of the Year Award, voted on by his peers in the NBA, following the  team’s 46-36 season. He has more than 30 years of coaching and administrative  experience, including seven seasons with the Detroit Pistons that included an  NBA Championship (2004), another NBA Finals appearance and three other Eastern  Conference Finals appearances.

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