--G Earl Boykins signed a one-year, $1.3 million contract with the Bucks. Boykins averaged 7.5 points and 2.9 assists for the Wizards last year. The 34-year-old Boykins, who played for the Bucks during the 2006-07 season, is expected to back up G Brandon Jennings.

--F Ersan Ilyasova said he's excited about playing for Turkey in the FIBA World Championship but conceded there'll be a lot of pressure on him and his teammates. Said Ilyasova: "The World Championships are in Istanbul (Turkey) and the people there will want us to get a medal. It's not going to easy."

--The Bucks will play only two preseason games in the Bradley Center. The Bucks open their eight-game preseason schedule against the Bulls at the BC on Oct. 5 and end their preseason schedule against the Timberwolves at the BC on Oct. 22. The Bucks' only other "home game" will be against the Bobcats on Oct. 9 at the Resch Center in Green Bay.

--Rookie swingman Darington Hobson has yet to play an NBA game, but he already has changed agents. Hobson had signed with Michael Hodges before the draft in June but then left him for Stu Lash, who also represents Bucks veteran F Drew Gooden. Hobson didn't explain why he changed agents.

QUOTE TO NOTE
"I think this team is headed in the right direction. I think we have one of the best centers in the game (Andrew Bogut), I think Brandon (Jennings) is one of the up-and-coming point guards, I think Johnny Salmons is one of the most underrated players in our game, and we have a lot of depth. This was a great opportunity for me to come and kind of bring my brain to this

organization. I think I can be a positive force for this team." -- Recently signed veteran free agent point guard Keyon Dooling on joining the Bucks.

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