22-year old power forward John Henson has really stepped up lately for the Bucks.  In his last three games, Henson is averaging 11.0 points, 14.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.0 steal and 3.3 blocked shots per game.  Henson has played in 61 games (7 starts) for the Bucks so far in his rookie season and he is averaging 12.3 minutes, 5.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.  Henson has 4 double-doubles so far this year despite not playing a lot of minutes.  In his 11 games (2 starts) in which he has played at least 20 minutes, Henson is averaging 26.4 minutes, 12.1 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.8 blocked shots per game.  Henson is likely going to be a big part of the Bucks’ future and they hope he steps up and gives them solid work in the playoffs.

24-year old center Larry Sanders has taken his game to a new and much higher level lately for the Bucks.  Since February 1st, Sanders has played in 27 games (all starts) in which he is averaging 31.0 minutes, 12.3 points, 11.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.6 blocked shots per game.  Sanders has now played in 69 games (53 starts) overall this year and he is averaging 27.4 minutes, 9.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 2.9 blocked shots per game.  He has 26 double-doubles and 1 triple-double so far this year.  He has essentially pushed Samuel Dalembert down the bench.

The Bucks paid 25-year old power forward Ersan Ilyasova a lot of money over the summer and he was sleepwalking for much of the 2012-13 season, before waking up big time in March.  Ilyasova played in 11 games (all starts) in March for the Bucks and he averaged 33.4 minutes, 19.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game.  He has now played in 65 games (46 starts) overall this year for the Bucks and he is averaging 27.3 minutes, 13.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  Ilyasova is shooting an impressive 45.8% from the floor, 43.2% from three point range and 78.8% from the free throw line so far this year.  The Bucks need Ilyasova to keep up the good work moving forward.

27-year old shooting guard Monta Ellis is on fire for the Bucks so far in March.  Ellis has played in 9 games (all starts) so far this March and he is averaging 39.3 minutes, 26.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game.  He is shooting 53.2% from the floor and 87% from the free throw line so far this month, which is pretty impressive.  Ellis has now played in 65 games (all starts) for the Bucks overall this year and he is averaging 37.0 minutes, 19.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game.  The Bucks hope that Ellis stays hot as he has been the best offensive player on the team lately.

28-year old guard J.J. Redick has given the Bucks quite a jolt off the bench since he has arrived in Milwaukee.  Redick has played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 28.6 minutes, 15.4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game on 50% shooting from the floor.  Redick has now played in 55 games (11 starts) overall this year for the Magic and Bucks and he is averaging 31.2 minutes, 15.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.  The Bucks hope that Redick keeps up the good work the rest of the way in 2012-13.

The Bucks have really gotten solid rebounding and defensive work from their centers so far this year.  24-year old Larry Sanders has stepped up and he is the starter now.  Sanders has played in 45 games (29 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 25.4 minutes, 8.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 3.2 blocked shots per game.  31-year old Samuel Dalembert has be in and out of the lineup, but he has played well lately.  He has played in 31 games (19 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 17.3 minutes, 7.4 points, 6.0 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.5 blocked shots per game.  25-year old Ekpe Udoh splits his time between power forward and center.  He has played in 49 games (7 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 18.2 minutes, 4.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game.  Udoh is only shooting 39.8% from the floor and that’s just not going to cut it for a big man.  33-year old Joel Przybilla has been sitting near the end of the bench this year for the Bucks.  He has played in 12 games (1 start) so far this year and he is averaging 5.7 minutes, 0.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.

31-year old center Samuel Dalembert could be on the move in the next couple of weeks for the Bucks.  Dalembert has played in 30 games (18 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 16.8 minutes, 7.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  He is shooting 59.1% from the floor and 76.3% from the free throw line so far this year, which is impressive.  Dalembert has played in 6 games (3 starts) for the Bucks so far in February and he is averaging 20.4 minutes, 11.8 points, 7.8 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocked shots per game.  A lot of teams need help at center, so there is a good chance that Dalembert will be wearing a new uniform in the near future.

The Bucks have a pretty solid bench rotation right now.  It all starts with veteran small forward Mike Dunleavy.  Dunleavy has played in 41 games (0 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 26.2 minutes, 11.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.  He is also shooting 44% from three point range so far this year, which is very impressive.  30-year old guard Beno Udrih can play either the point or shooting guard positions.  He has played in 34 games (0 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 19.0 minutes, 7.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.  31-year old center Samuel Dalembert has been rolling lately for the Bucks.  He has played in 28 games (16 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 16.1 minutes, 6.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game.  22-year old rookie power forward John Henson has a huge upside, but he doesn’t get to play much.  He has played in 36 games (5 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 13.1 minutes, 6.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.  25-year old PF/C Ekpe Udoh has played in 46 games (7 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 18.3 minutes, 4.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.2 blocked shots per game.  The Bucks need these guys to keep up the good work if they want to return to the playoffs in 2012-13.

25-year old power forward Ersan Ilyasova has been sleepwalking most of this season.  He has played in 41 games (22 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 24.1 minutes, 10.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.  He is shooting 43.4% from the floor, 43% from three point range and 76.8% from the free throw line so far this year.  But, in his last five games, Ilyasova is averaging 22.2 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game.  The Bucks hope that Ilyasova keeps up the good work as he is finally playing like the player that they were getting when they signed him to a big, long term contract last summer.

27-year old Monta Ellis is the Bucks leading scorer so far this year.  He has played in 40 games (all starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 36.1 minutes, 18.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game.  30-year old Beno Udrih has been the Bucks’ top backup and both guard positions this year.  He has played in 26 games (0 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 18.7 minutes, 7.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.  21-year old rookie Doron Lamb is having a rough time as a rookie for the Bucks.  He has played in 23 games (0 starts) for the Bucks so far this year and he is averaging 12.2 minutes, 3.4 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.  As long as Ellis and Udrih are healthy, I don’t see Lamb playing much.