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

--C Andrew Bogut is in line for a contract extension this summer and is expected to sign a five-year deal. Bogut and his agent, David Bauman, can officially start negotiations on July 1, the start of free agency.

--The Bucks will have three players competing in the Summer Olympics: Bogut will play for Australia, Yi Jianlian will play for host China and Michael Redd will play for the United States.

--Rookie G Ramon Sessions has worked out daily at the Bucks' training complex since the end of the regular season. Sessions has already committed to playing for the Bucks in the Las Vegas Summer League in July.

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