Ersan Ilyasova played overseas for three seasons after leaving after his rookie year for the Bucks. In 2006-07, Ilyasova played in 66 games (14 starts) for the Bucks in which he averaged 14.7 minutes, 6.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. But, this season he is playing much better for the Bucks and they hope he keeps up the good work. Ilyasova has played in 38 games (30 starts) for the Bucks this season and he is averaging 24.9 minutes, 11.2 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

The Milwaukee Bucks need to get forward Hakim Warrick on the court more, period. He has played in 29 games (6 starts) for the Bucks this season and he is averaging 22.0 minutes, 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Warrick is good enough to start and personally I think he’s a much better basketball player than Carlos Delfino is.

Andrew Bogut has been a good player in the NBA in his career but he has always been pretty injury prone. This season he started out gimpy but he has come on strong since getting back into the line-up. Bogut has played in 20 games (all starts) for the Bucks this season and he is averaging 33.9 minutes, 16.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.0 blocked shots per game. I know that many fans are going ga-ga over rookie Brandon Jennings but Bogut is the most important player on this team because you just can’t replace what he can do on a basketball court.

Back-up guard Luke Ridnour is providing a lot of offensive punch off the bench for the Bucks this season. Ridnour has played in 22 games (0 starts) for the Bucks this season and he is averaging 23.8 minutes, 11.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. He is also shooting a stunning 51.8% from the floor this year. He will continue to get big minutes off the bench if he keeps playing like he is right now as he has been a huge asset to the Bucks.

Brandon Jennings has been exciting to watch all season and has been playing great, especially for a rookie.  Whether it is Jennings stroking a three or setting up a nice dunk with a great dime, Jennings has been arguably the best rookie in the NBA this season.   Many did not see this coming, as Jennings was surpassed in the draft by six other guards before being taken at the 10th spot.  Jennings shot has been streaky as of late though, so is he still atop the rookie rankings?  See if he held off the Sacramento Kings’ Tyreke Evans in my list of Top Rookies in the NBA so far.