There is no consensus on a long-term solution for the Bucks, whose arena lease expires in 2008. The franchise has been burdened with small-market status and an arena that is among the oldest in the NBA.

Timothy Sheehy, president of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, said Thursday that the Milwaukee business community was not "pushing the panic button" in terms of finding ways to support the Bucks and, perhaps, find and finance a new home for the team.

"It's on the radar screen in the business community, but it's a distant blip," he said.