Guard Damon Jones won?t be joining the Bucks after all, according to an Associated Press report on Monday.

The Bucks, who open training camp on Tuesday, said that by mutual decision Jones instead would work out on his own and attempt to catch on with another team. The Bucks said both parties would explore options to help the veteran reach that goal.

Toni Kukoc believes that his former club needs to play better team basketball in order to make the playoffs.

He played four seasons with the Bucks before retiring in 2006, and won three NBA championships with the Bulls early in his career.

"They did so many changes again," Kukoc said of Milwaukee. "They do the changes every year. As much as the some people (players) are not going to like it, it?s on the leaders to turn the team. When your leadership makes it a, 'OK, let?s play as a team,' then everybody else follows.

"To me, that?s always been a key," Kukoc added, "to any team sport."

The Milwaukee Bucks have unveiled a new red alternate road uniform, revealed the team's official website.

The alternate road uniform, to be worn for the first time at the team?s home opener on Saturday, November 1, is inspired by the Bucks' 1971 NBA Championship season uniforms.

The alternate jersey will be worn as many as 15 times and utilize the same classic trim, waistband, and short taping as the title team but with a unique reversal of the original color scheme. All of the colors have been revised with Bucks' deep red serving as the body of the uniform, replacing forest green. In addition, the Bucks' new word mark and number font, introduced in 2006 as part of a new logo and uniform launch, are utilized.

To see the new uniform, click here.

Bucks' forward Charlie Villanueva is excited about the upcoming season and claims that the team quit last year, according to Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

"Last year, it was like a snowball effect," Villanueva said. "Guys stopped caring. Now it?s a fresh start."

The Bucks were 26-56 in 2007-08, last in the central division.

With Yi Jianlian now in New Jersey, Bucks' forward Charlie Villaneuva believes that 2008-2009 will be different for him, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting.

Villaneuva thought that it would be him, not Yi, who would be packing his bags after last season, especially considering the hype surrounding the Chinese forward.

?It?s funny how things work,? Villanueva said Thursday. ?When the season was over, I had my doubts. I didn?t think I was going to be back."

?I hate to make excuses, but now I?m clear-minded. I already know what to expect. It (the situation last season) was very hard. I was very frustrated at times, my minutes being inconsistent. But that?s the past; it?s over with. It was a learning experience.?

Andrew Bogut has been working out in Melbourne and should be flying back to Milwaukee from Australia this weekend, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting.

Bogut badly sprained his left ankle in Australia's loss to the United States in Beijing when he got tangled up with Lakers star Kobe Bryant, but a magnetic resonance imaging exam showed no serious damage, and Bogut has been rehabilitating ever since.

?Reports are that he?s healthy and should start training camp 100%,? Bucks' GM John Hammond said Wednesday. ?That?s what we are hoping and anticipating.?

Bucks' forward Richard Jefferson admitted recently that he was in fact frustrated by the trade that sent him from New Jersey to Milwaukee, according to Sports Illustrated.

"You know, I was frustrated," said Jefferson. "But now I'm excited. People misconstrued that I was unhappy going to Milwaukee. Man, I was unhappy about leaving the only team I had been a part of. I was the last one standing from the team that went to the Finals, the guys that won three straight division championships, the guys that made the Nets respectable -- and respectable for a long time. I didn't want to go. But it wasn't about Milwaukee."

Jefferson also claims that he understands why the Nets decided to trade him.

"The organization is trying to cut costs," said Jefferson. "When you are a part of an organization for seven years, you hear about things on the business side. You hear that they might want to go in a different direction."

Bucks' guard Michael Redd loves the game of former teammate Mo Williams and says that fans in Cleveland are going to love the point guard, according to Canton Rep.

"I've seen Mo develop and mature to the player he is now," Redd said. "And he's getting better. You hate to see him leave, but it's like, 'Oh, well, it's part of the business.' "

The Bucks sent Williams to the Cavaliers in a six-player deal that also involved the Thunder.

"He can score. He can make his own shot, create his own shot, get assists, and get the team involved. He's a good pickup for them," Redd added.

Former UNLV star Kevin Kruger reported to the Milwaukee Bucks' camp this weekend as he attempts to stick on with an NBA team, according to Las Vegas Sun.

Kruger was the last player cut by the Magic last season.

The guard averaged 13.3 points and 7.1 assists last season for Utah in the NBDL.

The Milwaukee Bucks have joined the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons as parent NBA clubs for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants for the 2008-09 season, according to Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

The Bucks previously had an association with the Tulsa 66ers, but the 66ers were purchased by the owners of the Oklahoma City Thunder.