By Jim Owczarski Sports Editor Published Oct 30, 2013 at 1:02 PM Photography: David Bernacchi

The Milwaukee Bucks travel to New York to play the Knicks in their season opener tonight.

Here's a quick look at this revamped roster with some interesting facts and ways to interact with your favorite players.

O.J. Mayo, guard
Did you know?: His full name is Ovinton J'Anthony Mayo.
Stat: Has tied for the league lead in games played in four of his five seasons.
Twitter: @JuiceMayo32

Brandon Knight, guard
Did you know?: Is one of only three male high school basketball players to be named the Gatorade Player of the Year in back-to-back years. The other two? LeBron James and Greg Oden.
Stat: Has a career 21.1 percent "assist percentage," which is an estimate of the percentage of total teammate field goals he assisted on.
Twitter: @BrandonKnight07

Caron Butler, forward
Did you know?: He has a habit of chewing on straws, and his straws of choice are from McDonald's.
Stat: Has an opportunity to surpass the 12,000-point mark for his career this year. He begins season with 11,320 points.
Twitter: @realtuffjuice

John Henson, forward
Did you know?: He has a 7-foot, 6-inch wingspan.
Stat: His per 36-minute averages last season came out to 16.5 points and 12.9 rebounds per game.
Twitter: @_John_Henson

Larry Sanders, center
Did you know?: He grew eight inches in high school.
Stat: Had a Player Efficiency Rating (PER) of 18.7 last season.
Twitter: @LarrySanders

Ersan Ilyasova, forward
Did you know?: He played 46 games in the NBA Developmental League in 2005-06, then left the NBA for two seasons in 2007-09.
Stat: Averaged 16.6 points per game over the final 32 games of the season.

Gary Neal, guard
Did you know?: He played in Europe from 2007-10.
Stat: Has only started 25 games over three NBA seasons.

Khris Middleton, forward
Did you know?: His cousin, Josh Powell, played six seasons in the NBA.
Stat: Appeared in just 27 games for Detroit last season.
Twitter: @Khris22m

Luke Ridnour, guard
Did you know?: Has been involved in trades that have included 11 different players and Desmond Mason twice.
Stat: Started all 82 games for Minnesota last season.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, guard/forward
Did you know?: Was just 5-feet, 5-inches when he started playing basketball.
Stat: Begins season while 18 years old, making him the youngest player in the NBA.
Twitter: @GAdetokunbo

Zaza Pachulia
Did you know?: Writers in Atlanta took to calling him "Balboa" after his play against Boston in the 2008 playoffs.
Stat: Has played in 40 playoff games in his career.
Twitter: @zaza27

Ekpe Udoh, forward
Did you know?: Played at Michigan and Baylor in college.
Stat: Averages 2.3 blocks per game per 36 minutes.
Twitter: @EkpeUdoh

Miroslav Raduljica, center
Did you know?: Was  the MVP of the European U20 Championships in 2008.
Stat: Averaged 14.2 points and 5.9 rebounds in the Ukrainian Superleague last year.

Nate Wolters, guard
Did you know?: He was actually drafted by the Washington Wizards.
Stat: He scored over 2,000 points at South Dakota State University.
Twitter: @NateWolters

Carlos Delfino, guard/forward
Did you know?: He holds dual citizenship in Italy and Argentina.
Stat: Averaged 10.6 points per game for Houston last year.
Twitter: @cabezadelfino

Jim Owczarski is an award-winning sports journalist and comes to Milwaukee by way of the Chicago Sun-Times Media Network.

A three-year Wisconsin resident who has considered Milwaukee a second home for the better part of seven years, he brings to the market experience covering nearly all major and college sports.

To this point in his career, he has been awarded six national Associated Press Sports Editors awards for investigative reporting, feature writing, breaking news and projects. He is also a four-time nominee for the prestigious Peter J. Lisagor Awards for Exemplary Journalism, presented by the Chicago Headline Club, and is a two-time winner for Best Sports Story. He has also won numerous other Illinois Press Association, Illinois Associated Press and Northern Illinois Newspaper Association awards.

Jim's career started in earnest as a North Central College (Naperville, Ill.) senior in 2002 when he received a Richter Fellowship to cover the Chicago White Sox in spring training. He was hired by the Naperville Sun in 2003 and moved on to the Aurora Beacon News in 2007 before joining OnMilwaukee.com.

In that time, he has covered the events, news and personalities that make up the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Hockey League, NCAA football, baseball and men's and women's basketball as well as boxing, mixed martial arts and various U.S. Olympic teams.

Golf aficionados who venture into Illinois have also read Jim in GOLF Chicago Magazine as well as the Chicago District Golfer and Illinois Golfer magazines.