The Bucks have waived 24-year old SG/SF Darington Hobson.  Hobson played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Bucks this year and he averaged 7.8 minutes, 0.8 points, 0.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.  He only shot 2 of 13 (15.4%) for the floor for the Bucks this year.  Hobson missed all of last year due to a hip injury after being a second round pick of the Bucks in 2010.  This isn’t much of a loss for the Bucks as they are loaded depth wise at Hobson’s positions.

The Bucks have re-signed 24-year old forward Darington Hobson to a 2-year, partially guaranteed contract.  Hobson didn’t play in any games as a rookie for the Bucks  last year due to injury.  He had multiple hip surgeries last year, so the Bucks will probably take things slow with him going forward.  I don’t expect that he will get much P.T. for the Bucks in 2011-12.

The Bucks have matched the 4-year, $19 million dollar offer sheet that the Denver Nuggets gave to 25-year old forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute.  Mbah a Moute played in 79 games (52 starts) for the Bucks last year and he averaged 26.5 minutes, 6.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.  He has now played in 234 games (166 starts) in his first three years with the Bucks and he is averaging 26.0 minutes, 6.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.  The Bucks really like how Mbah a Moute does the dirty work by playing sold defense and rebounding.  This was a good move for the Bucks.

The Bucks have sent 31-year old guard Keyon Dooling and a protected 2012 2nd round pick to the Boston Celtics for a draft rights to 29-year old Albert Miralles.  Dooling played in 80 games (22 starts) for the Bucks last year and he averaged 22.0 minutes, 7.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.  This was essentially a salary dump deal for the Bucks and little more.

The Milwaukee Bucks have signed 31-year old small forward Mike Dunleavy to a 2-year, $7.5 million dollar contract.  Dunleavy played in 61 games (44 starts) for the Pacers last year and he averaged 27.6 minutes, 11.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.  He shot 40.2% from three point range last year for the Pacers, which is outstanding for a big man.  Dunleavy has now played in 627 games (423 starts) in his NBA career so far and he is averaging 28.7 minutes, 12.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.  He will likely beat out Carlos Delfino and start at small forward for the Bucks.

The Milwaukee Bucks have a glut of players at power forward and point guard.  That leads me to think that the Bucks are going to be making a couple of trades before the 2011-12 season begins.  Keyon Dooling, Carlos Delfino and Ersan Ilyasova are the most likely Bucks to be moved in a deal.  Getting Stephen Jackson and Beno Udrih is a good start to rebuilding the offense of the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Bucks took 22-year old, 6’10″, 228 pound power forward Jon Leuer with the 40th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.  Leuer played in 34 games for Wisconsin last year and he averaged 33.5 minutes, 18.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.  He played in 123 games in his four years in college and he averaged 22.8 minutes, 11.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  This should make the locals happy with Leuer staying in Wisconsin.  He gives the Bucks another big body but he’s going to have to work hard to make it in the NBA.

With the 19th overall pick, the Bucks took 18-year old, 6’8″, 225 pound forward Tobias Harris.  Harris played in 34 games for Tennessee last year and he averaged 29.2 minutes, 15.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.  The Bucks will have the luxury of bringing along Harris slowly as they have a lot of players ahead of him on the depth chart.  He has a huge upside though, so I look for him to climb that depth chart pretty quickly.  The Bucks have to feel good about dealing down 9 spots and still getting a player like Tobias Harris.

The Milwaukee Bucks have signed 29-year old center Earl Barron to a 10-day contract.  Barron played in 12 games (6 starts) earlier this season for the Suns and he averaged 15.3 minutes, 3.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  He has now played in 101 games (27 starts) in parts of five years in the NBA and he is averaging 15.4 minutes, 5.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.  Barron is only shooting 37.2% from the floor in his NBA career which is pretty bad for a 7-footer.

The Milwaukee Bucks have released 24-year old shooting guard Garrett Temple.  Temple played in 9 games (0 starts) for the Bucks this year and he averaged 9.2 minutes, 1.9 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  Temple had shooting issues from everywhere on the court with the Bucks.  He only made 7 of 21 shots from the floor, 3 of 10 from the three point range and he was 0 for 4 from the free throw line.  With Temple’s struggles it came as little surprise that the Bucks let him go.  He’s young enough to hook on with another team later this year.