Indiana guard Eric Gordon and former Hoosiers' Coach Kelvin Sampson could reunite in the NBA with the Bucks, according to The Indianapolis Star.

Milwaukee holds the eighth pick in June's NBA Draft, and Sampson is now an assistant with the franchise.

"We had a real good relationship," Gordon said Thursday afternoon. "After all the stuff I've been through in college with Illinois and Indiana and all that and for me to play for him my first year of college, we got pretty close."

"It'd be neat, but there's a lot of other good coaches out there. I don't want to just be specific on playing for him."

Gordon has been projected to go anywhere from the fifth to eighth pick, with RealGM's latest Mock Draft listing him as the seventh selection by the Clippers.

Milwaukee forward Yi Jianlian will not train with the Chinese national team this week because of various injuries that occurred during the NBA season, according to The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Yao Ming, the Houston center, is also missing time for the national team but is expected to compete in the Olympic Games later this summer.

Bucks' forward Charlie Villanueva understands that there is a possibility the team will trade him this offseason, according to The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

"There are going to be some changes; it's a no-brainer," Villanueva said in a phone interview with the Journal-Sentinel. "I'm starting to hear the same rumors I heard when I was in Toronto. I can't control that."

He was traded from the Raptors to the Bucks two summers ago in exchange for point guard T.J. Ford.

Milwaukee has a new GM in John Hammond and a new coach in Scott Skiles, and changes appear inevitable after a dismal season.

"It's not the easiest feeling, but I'm more prepared for it now," Villanueva said. "Is it realistic I'll be back? I don't know. There are a lot of uncertainties."

Several NBA executives have hinted that the Bucks are trying to gauge the interest in both Michael Redd and Charlie Villanueva, according to The Journal Times.

Bucks' General mManager John Hammond admitted to The Journal Times that he's looking to upgrade at the small forward position, and both Redd and Villanueva seem to have garnered the most interest from opposing teams.

The only thing scaring teams away from a deal with Milwaukee is the over-sized contract of Redd.

As Milwaukee tries to get back into the playoffs, trading their lottery pick may become a possibility, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting.

We're open to anything," GM John Hammond said. "And we should be. Don't you think?"

The Bucks currently sit at position 7 ahead of the NBA Draft lottery, which takes place tonight ahead of the Pistons-Celtics' game 1 clash.

Hammond said he was not opposed to trading first-round draft choices.

"With our situation and where we're at as an organization today, I don't think we can be opposed to anything," he said. "We have to be open to any or all discussions. When we say we're going to explore all possibilities to improve this roster, you would have to be open-minded to anything, including maybe even including the draft pick."

The Milwaukee Bucks have added former Bulls' interim Coach Jim Boylan and former Hoosiers' Coach Kelvin Sampson as two of the team's four assistant coaches under Scott Skiles, according to ESPN.com.

The other two hires were Lionel Hollins and Joe Wolf.

"I'm excited to be able to assemble this strong coaching staff in Milwaukee," Skiles said in a statement. "Jim, Lionel, Kelvin, and Joe all bring experience to the Bucks' bench, as well as diverse coaching skills."

Ex-University of Indiana Coach Kelvin Sampson has agreed to terms to join Scott Skiles on the bench in Milwaukee, a source has revealed to the Associated Press.

The person, who requested anonymity because Sampson has not yet signed a contract, said Sampson is expected to sign with the team as soon as later in the day Friday.