Maurice Williams will be out 2-3 weeks with a sprained shoulder. The Bucks were very fortunate because this injury looked much worse when it occurred. Williams will be missed as he had been averaging 35.5 minutes, 17.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The acquisition of Earl Boykins will soften the blow a little bit, but the Bucks are now without their top 3 players (Williams, Redd and Villanueva) and no team could survive that.

Michael Redd will miss the next 4-6 weeks with a patellar injury to his left knee. He will be impossible for the Bucks to replace as he is by far the best player on the Bucks team. Redd is averaging 27.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists so far this season.

Ruben Patterson and Charlie Bell will be asked to pick up the slack with Redd out. Patterson is averaging 13.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game this season. Charlie Bell is averaging 11.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game this season.Â

Charlie Villanueva received a cortisone shot in his shoulder to deal with a tendinitis problem. He will miss at least another week. The Bucks really need to get Villanueva healthy to justify the trade they made with the Raptors. He’s averaging 12.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

This is a huge blow to the Bucks as they were depending on Simmons to start for them this season. Simmons will have two surgeries on his right foot to correct a heel problem.

Charlie Villanueva will miss 4-6 weeks after tearing a ligment in his left elbow. The injury occurred against the Atlanta Hawks when Josh Childress fouled him hard. This is a huge loss for the Bucks. Villanueva has averaged 14.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists per game so far this season. Charlie was also hitting 49.5% of his FGs.

Look for Brian Skinner & Ersan Ilyasova will split Villanueva’s minutes until he returns.