Andrew Bogut was cleared to return to practice and is expected to play in the Bucks' opening night game on Wednesday.

The Milwaukee center sprained his leg on October 7th.

Ha Seung-Jin, the first Korean player in the NBA, was waived Saturday by the Bucks.

The 7-3 Ha spent two seasons with the Trail Blazers before being acquired this summer in a trade. He played in just one preseason game, nursing a sprained left MCL.

Andrew Bogut, center of the Milwaukee Bucks, is ahead of schedule on the rehabilitation of a lower left leg sprain. The club originally expected him to six to eight weeks.

"His progress is probably better than we anticipated," Bucks coach Terry Stotts said Thursday. "But beyond that, I don't know."

The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on Mike Harris, General Manager Larry Harris announced today.

Harris appeared in five preseason games with Milwaukee, averaging 6.0 points and 2.4 rebounds in 8.4 minutes per game.

The Bucks roster now stands at 16 players.

The Bucks will have about $14 million in cap space next summer and GM Larry Harris has stated that his number one goal will be to sign a point guard.

If Kirk Hinrich hits the open market, the Bucks could pursue him and lure him away from Chicago with a bigger deal, or the Bulls would be forced to match and likely pay more than they would if they signed him this month.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Simmons will miss at least a month because of a stress reaction in his right heel, the team said Saturday.

Simmons was injured at practice Monday. He averaged 13.4 points and 4.4 rebounds last season after signing with the Bucks as a free agent before last season.

It is the second significant injury for a Bucks starter in a week. Center Andrew Bogut sprained his lower left leg in a scrimmage last Saturday and will miss up to eight weeks.

Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Simmons sat out the preseason opener on Wednesday night against Minnesota with a bruised right heel.

Simmons averaged 13.4 points and 4.4 rebounds for the Bucks last season in his first year in Milwaukee after signing a five-year, $47 million contract.

A team spokesman said the injury doesn't appear serious and Simmons is listed as day-to-day.

Ruben Patterson, acquired in a trade with Denver for Joe Smith in August, started in his place.

Because of a lower left leg sprain that is expected to sideline him for six to eight weeks, Andrew Bogut will likely miss the beginning of the season.

Bogut was helped off the court during a team scrimmage on Saturday after banging his leg into Steve Blake's knee. He did not return to the scrimmage.

Bucks coach Terry Stotts initially said the injury was not serious. But the No. 1 pick in last year's NBA draft was evaluated by team doctor John Heinrich on Sunday, and the Bucks said Monday that Bogut will undergo rehabilitation.

Memphis owner Michael Heisley, who resides in St. Charles, is rumored to have asked Jerry West if he would join him if Heisley makes a bid for the Milwaukee Bucks, who could be for sale again in the next few years.

Heisley is in the process of selling the Grizzlies.

Bucks center Andrew Bogut left the court in the third quarter during a team scrimmage Saturday after banging his leg into Steve Blake's knee.

Bogut, who did not return to the game, was diagnosed with a contusion on his lower left leg.