Milwaukee acquired another J.J. today as the Milwaukee Bucks dealt for J.J. Redick, a sharp shooting guard from the Orlando Magic. Redick’s a Duke guy, so he’ll fit in well with fellow Dukie Mike Dunleavy, Jr.
The 28 year-old was the 11th pick in the 2006 NBA draft, and if you follow him on Twitter you’ll note that he’s a big food and music guy. Both bode well for a good fit in Milwaukee.
Fittingly, one of his favorite groups, Milo Greene, plays Milwaukee’s Historic Turner Ballroom on March 25.
Milwaukee loved its first J.J. when Hardy played for the Brewers. So, let’s also warmly welcome J.J. Redick and his wife to our town.
Go see him and the rest of the Bucks Saturday night. They host the Hawks at 7:30 p.m.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
