With the NBA in full swing, NaismithLives.com senior writer Adam Stanco examines the three biggest storylines of the week…

1. The Milwaukee Bucks are legit.
On Sunday, the rest of the basketball world learned what NaismithLives.com already knew. That Brandon Jennings is a star. The rookie point guard shredded the Golden State Warriors for 55 points in a 129-125 victory for the Bucks. He followed up that performance with 25 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds in an overtime loss to Dallas. But, incredibly, the Mavericks immediately piled on Dirk Nowitzki after he hit the rim-bouncing game-winner. Incredible because a win in Milwaukee never used to mean so much for a contender. All that’s changed now that Jennings is running the show. The Bucks currently sit 6th in the Eastern Conference at 5-3. They are seemingly light years ahead of the New York Knicks (1-9), the same point guard deprived team that drafted Jordan Hill (5.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg) one spot ahead of Jennings back in June.

2. Stephen Jackson’s wish is granted.
Captain Jack was pushing for a trade since the summer and he finally got one. The Warriors dealt Jackson and the little used Acie Law to Charlotte for Raja Bell and Vladimir Radmanovic. Golden State made the move to bring some sanity to a locker room that has run amok. A week ago, Jackson’s agent, Mark Stevens, ripped into Warriors coach Don Nelson, blasting his credibility and insulting his character. Meanwhile, other members of the Bay Area squad were trigger-happy on Twitter, questioning the direction of the team. For the Warriors, the trade gives the team some cap relief and opens up even more minutes for rookie Stephen Curry, Monta Ellis, Anthony Morrow, and the red-hot Corey Maggette. Curry and Ellis need time together in the backcourt and this move should give it to them in the long-term even if Bell plays quite a bit from the start. Radmanovic is a throw in, but should see some time due to his long-range ability and because Golden State is really banged up in the frontcourt. Still, the Warriors probably could’ve gotten more in return for Jackson, who, at 6-foot-8, was the team’s starting point guard last season.

The move is odd for Charlotte. The Bobcats already run the offense through versatile big man Boris Diaw, Gerald Wallace has been struggling with his shot and his ability to find people, and the team should be finding ways to get rookie Gerald Henderson in the rotation. Jackson may only compound these problems. And, if that weren’t enough, the team has been juggling two young, talented point guards – Raymond Felton and D.J. Augustin – since last season. Having another ball dominator isn’t going to help their improvement and will probably lessen the playing time of one of them.

3. Allen Iverson is homeless.
Last year, as a member of the Pistons, Iverson said he’d rather retire than come off the bench. He may have been serious. On Monday, Iverson and the Grizzlies mutually agreed to terminate his contract. This news comes after Iverson played just three games with Memphis, all of them as a reserve. The signing of Iverson was initially shocking because the team already had a supremely talented – and impressionable – combo guard in O.J. Mayo. In the games Iverson played in, Mayo’s shooting and scoring numbers dropped.

So where does Iverson go from here? Hard to say.

The worst teams in the league wouldn’t want their young stars exposed to A.I.’s poor shot selection and the best teams wouldn’t want to mess up their chemistry, especially since Iverson has now proven he will accept nothing less than a starting role. Memphis was pretty much the only team interested in him over the summer (the Clippers expressed an interest, but only if Iverson was okay with coming off the bench) and his reputation has only been soured even more. Expect him to go unsigned for at least the remainder of this season.

As hard as it is to believe, Iverson may never play in the NBA again.