"The doors opened at the Cousins Center on Thursday, the first time NBA players were allowed to use the Milwaukee Bucks' team facility since the lockout started July 1.

It was a quiet opening, with newly acquired guard Beno Udrih the first player on the roster to appear for the 2011-'12 season.

And free agent and former Marquette University star Steve Novak also showed up to use the weight room and hoist a few shots.

But the scene will get a bit more hectic in a few days as Bucks players start arriving from all points - center Andrew Bogut from Australia, forward Carlos Delfino from Argentina, point guard Brandon Jennings from Los Angeles via Atlanta and Baltimore and forward Drew Gooden from San Francisco.

"We still have a lot of limitations to what we can do," Bucks general manager John Hammond said. "We're allowed to have conversations with agents, and we're doing our due diligence in that process.

"As we stand here at this moment, we have 12 players under contract, so our roster is somewhat set. But we still have work to do.""