Milwaukee Bucks Release Summer League Roster And Schedule

While the big story for Milwaukee this off-season was the drafting of the cocky Brandon Jennings, the bigger story is likely to be his development as well as the progress of others.

The Bucks invited some newbies to play along with some of their draft picks and young players.

Notable players that will be showing up for the summer league games are former Marquette point guard, Dominic James, former Louisville forward, Juan Palacios, and former Arizona star, Salim Stoudamire.

The Bucks' own 2009 draft picks, Brandon Jennings and Jodie Meeks, will both be suiting up. Second year men, Joe Alexander and Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, join the squad too.

No depth chart had been issued, but it's likely that the starting line-up goes something like this:

PG Brandon Jennings

SG Jodie Meeks

SF Luc Richard Mbah a Moute

PF Joe Alexander

C Chris Richard

If Milwaukee is smart, they'll put their best players on the floor to see what they can do together.

Regardless of the eventual make-up of the starting line-up, the Bucks' main concern will be getting Brandon Jennings as many good minutes as possible. It's pivotal that Joe Alexander and Jodie Meeks get enough playing time to give them both quality assessments too.

The Bucks traded Richard Jefferson to free up their cap for next season, but they also were looking toward the future with Joe Alexander. Therefore, what he shows them in these summer league games could go a long way in determining his immediate future and status with the team.

Aside from Alexander and Meeks, Dominic James and Salim Stoudamire are the two players who can help themselves the most in the summer.

Both are very gifted offensively and have good range on their shots, but they don't have the ideal size to play shooting guard at the NBA level.

Neither player has the skills or cerebral understanding of the game that is necessary of an elite point guard, either. This may render them as either a combo guard, or the worst word in the sports dictionary: a "tweener".

Look for Brandon Jennings to surprise some people with some exciting and stellar play, while Jodie Meeks and Joe Alexander could prove a lot of doubters wrong. Both are more athletic than advertised and are both exceptional shooters.

Milwaukee's Summer League Schedule:

Fri., July 10	Dallas	9 p.m.	Cox Pavilion
Sun., July 12	Cleveland	9 p.m.	Cox Pavilion
Mon., July 13	Sacramento	9:30 p.m.	Thomas & Mack Center
Wed., July 15	Chicago	5 p.m.	Cox Pavilion
Thu., July 16	Toronto	3 p.m.	Cox Pavilion

For updates and summer league reports, check here.