If he can get a full-contact practice early next week, Redd could be cleared to return in one of the next three Bucks' games.

It will be the first time he has performed in an NBA game since he tore ligaments in his left knee on Jan. 10, 2010, against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.

Redd has persevered through nearly two years of rehabilitation to get to this point.

"Rehab is brutal; it's grueling," Redd said. "I love to train, though. I wanted to see my body transform. In order for that to happen, I had to go through a rigorous rehab session every day."

Redd is in the final year of a six-year, $91 million contract he signed in the summer of 2005, when he was an unrestricted free agent.

"My thing is to enjoy the game of basketball because not too many people get a second chance or a third chance," Redd said. "Whatever happens in the future will take care of itself."