The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired 28-year old guard J.J. Redick, 27-year old PF/C Gustavo Ayon and 24-year old Ishmael Smith from the Orlando Magic.  In return, the Bucks have sent 30-year old guard Beno Udrih, 20-year old forward Tobias Harris and 21-year old shooting guard Doron Lamb to the Magic.

J.J. Redick can handle both guard spots, just like Udrih was doing for the Bucks.  Redick played in 50 games (11 starts) for the Magic this year and he averaged 31.5 minutes, 15.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.  He has now played in 396 games (52 starts) in his first seven years in the NBA and he is averaging 21.9 minutes, 9.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.  Redick is shooting 43.2% from the floor, 39.8% from three point range and 87.8% from the free throw line so far in his career.  Gustavo Ayon can handle playing either power forward or center.  He played in 43 games (3 starts) for the Magic this year and he averaged 13.3 minutes, 3.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.  He has now played in 97 games (27 starts) in his first two years in the NBA and he is averaging 17.1 minutes, 4.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.  Ishmael Smith played in 36 games (3 starts) for the Magic this year and he averaged 10.5 minutes, 2.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.  He was only shooting 33.6% from the floor, 23.5% from the three point line and 42.9% from the free throw line so far this year for the Magic.  Smith has now played in 105 games (7 starts) in his first three years in the NBA career and he is averaging 10.0 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

Beno Udrih played in 39 games (0 starts) for the Bucks this year and he averaged 18.4 minutes, 6.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.  He played in 98 games (0 starts) in his two years with the Bucks and he averaged 18.4 minutes, 6.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.  Redick should be a huge upgrade over Udrih as the Bucks’ #3 guard the rest of this year.  Tobias Harris was a first round pick of the Bucks in 2011.  He played in 28 games (14 starts) for the Bucks this year and he averaged 11.6 minutes, 4.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.  Harris played in 70 games (23 starts) in his two years with the Bucks and he averaged 11.5 minutes, 4.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.  Doron Lamb was a second round pick for the Bucks in the 2012 NBA Draft.  Lamb played in 23 games (0 starts) for the Bucks this year and he averaged 12.2 minutes, 3.4 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.  He only was shooting 34.7% from the floor, 25% from three point range and 53.3% from the free throw line this year for the Bucks.

This was a win now deal for the Bucks and it’s good news for the fans.

The Bucks have fired 48-year old head coach Scott Skiles.  Skiles led the Bucks to a 16-16 record (.500) during the regular season this year, which had them in third place in the Central Division, just three games behind the Bulls and Pacers.  The Bucks were 162-182 (47.1%) during the regular season in Skiles’ first five regular seasons on the job.  He was also 3-4 (42.9%) during the playoffs for the Bucks.  57-year old Jim Boylan will take over as the Bucks’ interim head coach.  He was 24-32 (42.9%) for the Bulls in 2007-08 in his only previous work as a head coach in the NBA.

The Bucks have signed 30-year old shooting guard Orien Greene to a non-guaranteed deal.  Greene last played in the NBA back in 2010-11 for the Nets.  He has played in 131 games (7 starts) in his first four years in the NBA and he is averaging 11.9 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.  Greene will need to have a really good training camp to make the Bucks’ roster.

The Bucks have signed 31-year old SG/SF Marquis Daniels to a 1-year deal.  Daniels played in 38 games (0 starts) for the Celtics last year and he averaged 12.7 minutes, 3.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.  He has now played in 489 games (113 starts) in his first nine years in the NBA and he is averaging 21.7 minutes, 8.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.  Daniels should help the Bucks off the bench in 2012-13.

The Bucks have signed 32-year old center Joel Przybilla to a 1-year deal.  He played in 27 games (19 starts) for the Trailblazers last year in which he averaged 16.6 minutes, 2.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.  He has now played in 580 games (396 starts) in his first 12 years in the NBA and he is averaging 20.1 minutes, 4.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game.  He played his first four years in the NBA with the Bucks, appearing in 141 games (92 starts) in which he averaged 14.0 minutes, 1.9 points, 3.6 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game.  This was a good move for the Bucks as Przybilla will be able to give them solid minutes off the bench, helping out at rebounding and blocking shots.

The Bucks have re-signed 25-year old power forward Ersan Ilyasova to a 5-year, $45 million dollar deal.  He played in 60 games (41 starts) for the Bucks last year and he averaged 27.6 minutes, 13.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.  Ilyasova shot an amazing 45.5% from three point range last year.  He has now played in 267 games (120 starts) in his first four years with the Bucks and he is averaging 22.6 minutes, 9.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.  This was a smart move for the Bucks, as it proves that they are very serious about winning and getting back  to the playoffs in 2012-13.

The Bucks selected 20-year old shooting guard Doron Lamb out of Kentucky with the 42nd overall pick (2nd round) of the 2012 NBA Draft.  Lamb is 6’4″, 210 pounds.  Lamb played in 40 games for Kentucky last year and he averaged 31.2 minutes, 13.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.  He played in 78 games in his two years at Kentucky and he averaged 29.8 minutes, 13.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.  Lamb is a flat out shooter as he hit 47.5% of his three pointers at Kentucky.  He should be able to give the Bucks instant offense off the bench.

The Milwaukee Bucks took 21-year old power forward John Henson out of North Carolina with the 14th overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft.  Henson is 6’11″, 220 pounds.  Henson played in 35 games for North Carolina last year and he averaged 29.1 minutes, 13.7 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.9 blocked shots per game.  Henson played in 109 games in his three years with the Tar Heels in which he averaged 23.8 minutes, 10.3 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 2.5 blocked shots per game.  This was a great pick for the Bucks as Henson could be a starter right away for them.

The Bucks have acquired 31-year old center Samuel Dalembert and the #14 overall pick in the first round of tomorrow night’s NBA Draft for 26-year old point guard Shaun Livingston, 23-year old power forward Jon Leuer, 25 -year old power forward Jon Brockman and the #14 overall pick in tomorrow’s NBA Draft.  Dalembert will take over as the Bucks’ starting center right away.  Dalembert played in 65 games (45 starts) for the Rockets last year and he averaged 22.2 minutes, 7.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.7 blocked shots per game.  He has now played in 727 games (582 starts) in his first 10 years in the NBA and he is averaging 25.8 minutes, 8.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 1.9 blocked shots per game.

Shaun Livingston played in 58 games (27 starts) for the Bucks last year and he averaged 18.8 minutes, 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.  Jon Leuer played in 46 games (12 starts) as a rookie for the Bucks last year and he averaged 12.1 minutes, 4.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.  Jon Brockman played in 35 games (0 starts) for the Bucks last year and he averaged 6.8 minutes, 1.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  He played in 98 games (6 starts) in his two years with the Bucks and he averaged 9.3 minutes, 1.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.

The Bucks did a good job here of filling a big hole in the middle with Samuel Dalembert without hurting the team.  They only traded a trio of bench players and they moved down 2 picks in the first round for Dalembert.

UPDATE:  The Bucks are also getting a future 2nd round pick from the Rockets.  They have also dealt a $2.5 million dollar trade exception to the Rockets as part of this deal.

Power forward Ersan Ilyasova and SF/SG Carlos Delfino are both unrestricted free agent this summer.  The Nets, among other teams, are going to be after Ilyasova this year….so the price is going to be high to retain him.  If the bidding gets too high, I look for the Bucks to let him walk.  Carlos Delfino is a solid wing player, and the Bucks would likely want to bring him back too as long as the price is right.  My gut feeling tells me that Ilyasova will be gone and Delfino will return to the Bucks for 2012-13.  The Milwaukee Bucks will likely consider bringing back Kwame Brown, if they lose out on Ilyasova.