It all went so smoothly for the Milwaukee Bucks bench group last season, particularly in the first half of the season.
Jared Dudley, O.J. Mayo and Jerryd Bayless were major contributors off the bench, and so was center Zaza Pachulia before he moved into the starting lineup. John Henson also played a key role and saved his best for the first-round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls.
Bench production is much more of a question this season and injuries have thinned the ranks.
Point guard Greivis Vasquez, acquired in a June trade with Toronto, is out after undergoing right ankle surgery in mid-December.