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• 2011 Rookie Class Interview Series with Jon Leuer May 11, 2012
  We continue our series with the 2011 NBA Draft class to discuss their personal experience in their first season in the NBA. We continue with young forward, Jon Leuer from the Milwaukee Bucks. Jon was selected 40th overall from the University of Wisconsin. Jon Leuer has a sort of interesting story playing guard most of his career until he grew 10 inches in high school to transform into a big man. We discuss his time in Wisconsin with Bo Ryan, his first season in the league, his travels to different cities, playing for Scott Skiles and what he looks to improve on this offseason. We also talk about the direction of the Bucks after the trade and their playoff push at the end of last season. Jon gives us a lot of great detail and information while describing who on his team is the most stylish and who plays the best music. Listen on our Youtube channel below and as always, I will follow up with a transcript when I finish typing.
• Mbah a Moute has successful knee surgery May 7, 2012
  After missing 19 games due to right knee soreness and tendonitis last season, Milwaukee Bucks forward Luc Mbah a Moute underwent successful knee surgery to address patellar tendonitis, Bucks GM John Hammond announced on Friday. A defensive stopper the Bucks sorely needed down the stretch, Mbah a Moute started 22 games last season and averaged a career-high 7.7 points, while shooting a career-best 51 percent from the floor. He also added 5.5 rebounds per game to the Bucks attack. And with forward Carlos Delfino's contract up, leaving him an unrestricted free agent, Mbah a Moute could be in line to receive more minutes next season. Now, with a successful surgery on his ailing knee, Mbah a Moute is expected to be ready for training camp in October, the Bucks said in a press release. Follow Ryan Kartje on Twitter.
• Mbah a Moute has successful knee surgery May 7, 2012
  After missing 19 games due to right knee soreness and tendonitis last season, Milwaukee Bucks forward Luc Mbah a Moute underwent successful knee surgery to address patellar tendonitis, Bucks GM John Hammond announced on Friday. A defensive stopper the Bucks sorely needed down the stretch, Mbah a Moute started 22 games last season and averaged a career-high 7.7 points, while shooting a career-best 51 percent from the floor. He also added 5.5 rebounds per game to the Bucks attack. And with forward Carlos Delfino's contract up, leaving him an unrestricted free agent, Mbah a Moute could be in line to receive more minutes next season. Now, with a successful surgery on his ailing knee, Mbah a Moute is expected to be ready for training camp in October, the Bucks said in a press release. Follow Ryan Kartje on Twitter.
• Bucks F Mbah a Moute has successful knee surgery May 7, 2012
  The Milwaukee Bucks say forward Luc Mbah a Moute (look EHM'-bah ah MOO'-tay) has undergone successful surgery for tendinitis in his right knee. The team says Mbah a Moute had surgery Friday in Los Angeles. The 6-foot-8 forward is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for training camp in October. Mbah a Moute missed 19 games this season, including the last three of the regular season, because of soreness and tendinitis in his right knee. In 22 starts this season, the four-year NBA veteran averaged a career-high 7.7 points per game while shooting a career-best 51 percent from the field. He added 5.5 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game.
• Bucks' backcourt still has questions to answer May 7, 2012
  ST. FRANCIS, Wisc. -- When the Milwaukee Bucks sent former No. 1 pick and face of the franchise, Andrew Bogut, to the west coast, they knew the team's identity would dramatically change. Even with Bogut limited by injuries throughout his career, sending away the former No. 1 pick is still a team-altering move. And with the Bucks' main return, a scoring guard of the highest order in Monta Ellis, Milwaukee put two guards who want the ball in their own hands frequently in the same backcourt. On one hand, the move could clearly pay serious dividends no guard pair in the NBA had more scoring potential last season. Ellis and point guard Brandon Jennings put up a combined 39.2 points per game, the most of any backcourt in the league. On the other hand, adding Ellis meant adding one of the highest usage rates in the NBA he needed the ball in his hands a lot. With two similar scoring guards in the same backcourt, the risk was as high as the reward. It was a new, riskier look for the Bucks. But through just 21 games with Ellis and Jennings on the same court, a 12-9 record left some questions unanswered. Are Ellis and Jennings good enough to carry a stagnant franchise? Will the Bucks re-sign Jennings when his rookie contract is up? For the first time in a year, Milwaukee will actually have time to answer that question. "Considering the circumstances (in the shortened season), they played really well together," Bucks coach Scott Skiles said at the end of April. "I'm pleased with that. Some more time together, a real training camp, eight exhibition games, different lineups, they can't help but get better together, I think." In the 21 games they spent together, the Bucks scoring improvedthey finished fifth in the league as well as their assist numbers they finished third in the league. It was enough to think, at least, that maybe this pair might actually be able to coexist. "The last couple of weeks we really got a feel for one another where we can really get each other shots and make each other better," Ellis said. "So next year, coming into training camp, it'll be much easier because we'll pretty much know each other and can get gelling." Coexisting means, first and foremost, that Jennings will have to become stronger without the ball in his hands. He'll have to improve his shot selection and his mid-range shot. And he'll have to mentally prepare himself to not necessarily be the biggest act in town. Jennings also mentioned the importance of taking on a leadership role, something that the point guard has been waiting on since his rookie season, when Kurt Thomas had prophesized the day he needed to take the reins of the offense. "I think I have to (step up)," Jennings said. "There's no choice. As far as being the point guard, it's going to be important for me to take on that leadership role." And for Ellis, he'll need to learn how to be the efficient scorer he was in Golden State. He's a 20-point-per-game kind of guy, but he'll still have to sometimes defer to Jennings. But Jennings doesn't think that'll be too much of an adjustment. "We'll be able to work out great," Jennings said. "He's a scorer. I'm a scorer. But we just feed off of each other. Everybody said Monta isn't a willing passer, but he is. He passes better than any other guard in the league." There will be plenty of adjustments in Milwaukee before next season begins. A big-time center in June's draft would give the guard combo an option in the post it didn't have last year, ceding some of the pressure. Re-signing forward Ersan Ilyasova would certainly help Ellis and Jennings when it comes to driving and kicking the ball out to the perimeter. But for now, the core of Milwaukee's offense rests on the shoulders of Ellis and Jennings. And although that identity might be tweaked in the coming months, this summer will be all about the Bucks' two stars and their coexistence. Follow Ryan Kartje on Twitter.

• Nuggets Make Playoffs; 76ers Hunt East’s Final Spot April 22, 2012
  Denver earned its ninth straight postseason bid with a win over Phoenix. Philadelphia ended Indiana’s seven-game winning streak, and is close to sealing a playoff spot.
• Magic’s Dwight Howard to Have Season-Ending Surgery April 20, 2012
  The Orlando Magic’s All-Star center, Dwight Howard, will undergo surgery on Friday morning in Los Angeles to repair a herniated disk.
• Knicks Beat Bucks to Stay Ahead in Playoff Race April 12, 2012
  In a messy shootout that finally ended when J.R. Smith hit a 3-pointer to take the lead for good, the Knicks fended off a challenge for the eighth position in the Eastern Conference.
• Magic Beat Pistons as Dwight Howard Sits Out April 10, 2012
  Jason Richardson hit six 3-pointers and scored 22 points and J. J. Redick had 20 points in Orlando’s 119-89 victory.
• Knicks Beat Milwaukee Bucks for 7th Win in 8 Games March 27, 2012
  After announcing that Amar’e Stoudemire would be out indefinitely with a bulging disk in his lower back, the Knicks gave Coach Mike Woodson his seventh victory in eight games.