That is not a joke, the Bucks will be starting 37-year old power forward Kurt Thomas this season. He played in 79 games for the Spurs last season and he averaged 17.8 minutes, 4.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. The Bucks better watch Thomas’ minutes so that he doesn’t wear down during the year. He should be able to give them defense and rebounding but that’s about it at his age. 22-year old Ersan Ilyasvoa will back up Thomas this season. He has played the last couple of years in Europe. He last played in the NBA during his rookie year for the Bucks in 2006-07 when he appeared in 66 games and averaged 14.7 minutes, 6.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. 23-year old Walter Sharpe will be the #3 guy at power forward this season for the Bucks. He played in 8 games as a rookie last season for the Pistons and he averaged 2.5 minutes, 1.0 point and 0.4 rebounds per game. Don’t expect much out of him.

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE POWER FORWARDS IN 2009-2010: D-