With all of the Bucks’ point guards from last season being free agents the Bucks decided to select Ramon Sessions in the 2nd round with the #56 pick overall in the NBA Draft. The 6’3″, 190 point guard from Nevada is a fallback option as he projects as a backup in the pros. He played in 97 games at Nevada and he averaged 8.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He also isn’t a great shooter as he’s hit 41.7% from the floor, 31.3% from three point range and 74% from the free throw line.

The Bucks selected power forward Yi Jianlian in the first round despite his representation telling them he didn’t want to play in Milwaukee. It will be interesting to see if Yi Jianlian shows up in Milwaukee or forces the Bucks to make a move. The 6’11″, 238 pound forward from China has big-time skills and he would likely team up with Andrew Bogut on the front line and make the Bucks a pretty decent team. He played in 172 games in China and he averaged 18.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. Most of his shots come from close range as he made 57% of his shots from the floor, 23.2% from three point range and 78.3% from the free throw line. The Bucks really need Yi Jianlian so hope for the best Bucks fans.

The Bucks will likely be banking on Michael Redd, Andrew Bogut and Charlie Villanueva all staying healthy and productive next season because they have a lot of free agent issues to deal with.  Charlie Bell, Mo Williams, Ersan Ilyasova, Ruben Patterson, Earl Boykins and Brian Skinner are all free agents. In a perfect word the Bucks would be able to re-sign all of those guys and draft the best player available at their pick in the draft. It’s possible that the Bucks could let most of their free agents walk and go after Chauncey Billups who will be a free agent come Monday. He would be the perfect backcourt partner for Michael Redd and the Bucks have the cap space to make a run at him. The Bucks hold the #6 and #56 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft and they probably will be looking for a small forward with the first pick unless Mike Conley falls into their lap.

Earl Boykins has decided to opt out of his contract with the Bucks to become an unrestricted free agent next week. This will hurt the Bucks a little bit as Boykins played very well after he was acquired from the Denver Nuggets for Steve Blake last season. Boykins played in 35 games (19 starts) for the Bucks last season and he averaged 14.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. He also shot the ball pretty well for the Bucks as he hit 42.7% from the floor, 41.9% from three point range and 88.6% from three point range.

Boykins has made a nice little career for himself after bouncing around a while before some one gave him a chance because of his size. Boykins has played in 484 NBA games (33 starts) and he’s averaged 21.3 minutes, 9.8 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He also has been a decent shooter over his career as he’s hit 41.7% from the floor, 35% from three point range and 88.1% from the free throw line.

Hello,my name is Philip Fitzpatrick,and with the help of my Statis Pro Basketball game,I am going to put myself in thw 2005-06 Milwaukee Bucks roster. I am a 6-foot 11-inch forward/center who weighs 241 pounds and I am filling in for Andrew Bogut in this replay as well as the 2006-07 replay. I am from New Rochelle,N.Y. and I am the oldest of 10 children. My parents,Henry and Patricia have seen me play at Iona Prep in New Rochelle and Iona College as well. I am known as the “Irish Thunder” because I am lightning quick,and of course,I’M IRISH. And I just want to help out the Bucks anyway I can. So grab a Guinness,and enjoy the most Irishest player the NBA has ever seen! My first game is on November 1,2005 in Philadelphia and I will give you my thoughts on every game. May God bless you and keep you in the palm of His hand. Erin Go Bragh!