Starting small forward Desmond Mason will be out until late February after he had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. Mason has played in 25 games this season for the Bucks and he is averaging 26.1 minutes, 8.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Bobby Simmons has replaced Mason in the starting lineup. Simmons has played in 33 games this season and he’s averaging 22.8 minutes, 7.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

The Bucks have lost backup center Jake Voskuhl indefinately with a injured right hip. Voskuhl has played in 24 games so far this season and he’s averaging 9.9 minutes, 3.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Voskuhl has shot the ball extremely well so far this season as he’s shooting 57.4% from the floor and 81% from the free throw line. Look for Dan Gadzuric and Charlie Villanueva to pick up extra minutes with Voskuhl out.

The Bucks will be without reserve power forward Michael Ruffin for the next 4-6 weeks as he has a broken wrist. Ruffin has only played in 6 games this season and he has averaged 7.7 minutes, 0.8 points and 1.0 rebound per game. Ruffin was buried on the depth chart behind Yi Jianlian and Charlie Villanueva so they shouldn’t miss him much.

Michael Redd will miss the remainder of the season after aggravating his left knee injury. This is just the latest blow for the Bucks this season as they stagger to the finish line. Redd only played in 53 games this season and he averaged 38.5 minutes, 26.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The Bucks made a smart move in shutting Redd down because he’s the centerpiece of this franchise.

Just when you thought the season couldn’t get any worse for the Bucks this bad news comes down. Bogut has a bad foot sprain and he will need to immobilize the foot for the next 2-4 weeks. Bogut played in 66 games this season and he averaged 34.2 minutes, 12.3 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. He also shot well from the floor (55.3%) but had troubles at the line (57.7%). Bogut improved in his second season in the NBA and looks like he has a bright future for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Charlie Villanueva’s season is ending because he has had arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder that will take him 4-6 months to recover from. Villanueva played in 39 games and he averaged 25.2 minutes, 11.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. He shot well from the floor (47%) and the free throw line (82%). Overall the Bucks were disappointed in Villanueva’s performance but he’s young so he has time on his side.