MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Center Andrew Bogut took a significant step toward justifying the Bucks making him the No. 1 overall selection in the 2005 NBA draft. After registering 12 double-doubles as a rookie and then 19 double-doubles last year, the 23-year-old Bogut finished with 38 double-doubles this season.

MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER
After he signed a lucrative six-year, $51 million contract last summer, big things were expected from Mo Williams. But while the point guard averaged 17.2 points and 6.3 assists, he was a sieve on defense and did a poor job of getting his teammates involved in the offense. What's more, Williams had issues with some teammates and coaches, including a heated exchange with assistant coach Tony Brown.

FREE AGENT FOCUS
Every one of the Bucks' regular starters -- Mo Williams, Michael Redd, Desmond Mason, Yi Jianlian and Andrew Bogut -- along with their top reserves -- Charlie Villanueva, Desmond Mason and Charlie Bell -- is under contract for next season. The only players who will become free agents -- all unrestricted -- on July 1 are Jake Voskuhl, Michael Ruffin and Royal Ivey. The Bucks have a team option on Awvee Storey.

It's unlikely the Bucks will make any concerted effort to retain any of those players as they are expected to make sweeping changes.

PLAYER NOTES

--Bucks rookie G Ramon Sessions, who played well down the stretch, has been hanging around Milwaukee and working out almost daily at the team's training facility with assistant coach for player development Bill Peterson.

--Bucks G Mo Williams has undergone surgery to repair ligament damage on his right hand. Williams is expected to be fully recovered by the start of training camp in October. The surgery was performed by hand specialist Michelle Carlson, M.D., at a hospital in New York.

--Bucks C Andrew Bogut will be flying around the world this summer. Since the end of the regular season, Bogut has flown to Croatia and then to Australia. He intends on returning to Milwaukee soon and then going back to Australia, where he'll join the Australian National Team in preparation for the Olympics in China.

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