<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-buy-sell-replacing-damian-lillard-myles-turner-dooms-giannis-future');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks Buy or Sell: Replacing Damian Lillard with Myles Turner dooms Giannis’ future');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bucks-Buy-or-Sell-Replacing-Damian-Lillard-with-Myles-Turner-dooms-Giannis-future.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks Buy or Sell: Replacing Damian Lillard with Myles Turner dooms Giannis’ future</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-20T14:25:25-07:00">August 20th, 2:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-20T14:37:00-07:00">August 20th, 2:37pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future is all that matters to the Milwaukee Bucks. After winning a championship in 2021, the Bucks have struggled to prove that they are real threats in the Eastern Conference, winning just one playoff series over the last four seasons.</p><p>It is clear Giannis wants to win, which is why a lot of pressure has been thrown on GM Jon Horst and Milwaukee’s front office. At the same time, Antetokounmpo doesn’t necessarily want to leave the franchise he’s spent his entire career with and that has helped him become the legend he is today.</p><p>That is why his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-rumors-shams-doubles-down-giannis-antetokounmpo-future-speculation">future remains a major unknown</a> this offseason and entering the 2025-26 NBA season. All other 29 teams around the league continue to watch this situation brewing in Milwaukee, as further clarity on Giannis’ situation will present itself once he returns from Greece and the <a href="https://x.com/EuroBasket/status/1958228112749068716" rel="noopener">EuroBasket tournament</a> overseas.</p><p>This offseason, the Bucks have been doing everything possible to try and not only improve their roster from a season ago but also prove to their superstar that they will be aggressive when it comes to making moves to better the franchise’s chances of winning another title.</p><p>Key contributors like Bobby Portis, Gary Trent Jr., Kevin Porter Jr., and Taurean Prince all signed new deals with the team. Gary Harris came from the Orlando Magic to Milwaukee in free agency on a minimum deal, and the Bucks also signed Cole Anthony after he was traded from the Magic to the Memphis Grizzlies and eventually reached a buyout.</p><p>The big splash the Bucks made in free agency was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-poaches-pacers-107-million-milwaukee-free-agency">signing Myles Turner from under the Indiana Pacers</a> to a four-year, $108.8 million contract. Of course, this massive move to sign Turner came at a cost.</p><p>Brook Lopez, who had been with the Bucks since 2018 and was a key member of the 2021 championship team, left for the Los Angeles Clippers, and Pat Connaughton was traded in a salary dump move.</p><p>However, the jaw-dropping departure from Milwaukee this offseason was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-gm-explains-why-myles-turner-is-worth-damian-lillard-dead-money">Damian Lillard being waived</a> and the team taking on his $112.5 million contract as dead money over the next five years.</p><p>This decision to waive Lillard shocked many around the league, and it is directly tied to Giannis’ future with the Bucks.</p><h2><b>Why Bucks pivoted from Damian Lillard to Myles Turner</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Myles-Turner-vs.-Giannis-Antetokounmpo.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When opportunity comes in the NBA, you need to take it as a front office. That is what Horst and the Bucks did this offseason when they came to a decision to cut Lillard.</p><p>This clearly wasn’t an easy decision to make.</p><p>It is never in an organization’s best interest to waive a star player, especially after suffering a major injury like Lillard did in the playoffs with his torn Achilles. Then again, Lillard was at peace with the idea of becoming a free agent.</p><p>Not only would he be paid in full from the Bucks over the next five seasons, but he would also be able to choose where to sign for the first time in his career as an unrestricted free agent. Ultimately, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/portland-trail-blazers/blazers-news-damian-lillard-admits-mistake-after-portland-departure">Dame chose a return to Portland</a> to be next to family and friends at the end of his career.</p><p>From the Bucks’ standpoint, there wasn’t much else they could do this offseason to try and improve their roster without letting go of Lillard, who will miss all of the 2025-26 season anyway.</p><p>While this decision drastically impacts the Bucks’ financial flexibility for years to come, it allowed the franchise to dip below the tax aprons and open the door to make impactful additions around Giannis right now. That resulted in the ability to sign Turner with no questions asked.</p><p>Turner has spent all 10 years of his career with the Pacers and was the outspoken leader of their NBA Finals team this past season. His numbers speak for themselves, as he’s consistently been one of the league’s premier rim protectors and 3-point shooting big men.</p><p>Although he is an upgrade over Lopez, who is nearing the end of his career, how much better does Turner really make the Bucks? Is this a seismic enough change to turn around the Bucks’ recent misfortunes?</p><p>That is still the question at large, which is why Giannis’ future is very much a key talking point in league circles.</p><h2><b>Will Giannis Antetokounmpo remain with Bucks long-term?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-with-his-back-to-camera.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Right now, the Bucks figure to be a team that will contend for a top-four spot in the Eastern Conference during the 2025-26 season.</p><p>With the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers taking a step back as a result of Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton suffering Achilles injuries, the East is wide open. Antetokounmpo has single-handedly carried the Bucks before, and he can do it again as long as he remains healthy.</p><p>When evaluating the Bucks’ roster on paper, they definitely have more depth and durability than many tend to give them credit for. The vast majority of this roster is in their mid-20s, and the team’s veterans are in the primes of their respective careers.</p><p>But as a whole, Milwaukee’s roster still seems somewhat incomplete. The greatest concern surrounds their offensive viability outside of Antetokounmpo and Turner.</p><p>Kyle Kuzma struggled in the limited time he spent with the Bucks last season, and Portis has never been known to be a go-to scoring option.</p><p>Maybe someone new will step up and ease some of the team’s glaring weaknesses, but what Giannis and everyone else around the NBA are evaluating is this team’s championship potential.</p><p>It is hard to imagine this team could defeat either the Cleveland Cavaliers or the New York Knicks, two teams that are <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/2025-nba-power-rankings-offseason-grades-all-30-teams">expected to reign supreme at the top of the East</a>, in a playoff series.</p><p>One could also make the argument that, when fully healthy, the Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, and Atlanta Hawks may have surpassed the Bucks as well.</p><p>Until they take the court and play, we can’t prematurely judge Giannis and the Bucks entering the 2025-26 season. However, the clock is ticking for Antetokounmpo to make an enormous decision.</p><p>Should Giannis stay with the Bucks, or is requesting a trade to a team set up in a better situation to win titles the better route?</p><p>To this point, there hasn’t been any talk about a new extension for Giannis in Milwaukee, as he is just now starting a three-year, $175 million deal he signed in 2023. No matter who you talk to around the league, there is still a lot of mystery surrounding whether he will see this contract through with the Bucks.</p><p>Still, nobody knows what Giannis is actually thinking. Unlike most stars, Antetokounmpo keeps everything close in his inner circle and doesn’t put his personal business out there for gossip.</p><p>When he is ready to make a decision, he will do so with what makes the most sense for the remainder of his career and NBA legacy.</p><p>Giannis is not the type of player to constantly jump ship and go from team to team in search of titles, but he is solely focused on winning another championship. If that can’t happen in Milwaukee, he will leave.</p><p>So, has replacing Lillard with Turner doomed the Bucks’ future with the two-time MVP? Well, for one thing, waiving and stretching Lillard’s contract really limits the organization’s ability to maximize its roster over the next several years. This definitely factors into Giannis’ thinking.</p><p>Although it seems like Giannis is giving the Bucks the benefit of the doubt before the start of the 2025-26 season and will see how things play out, anything can change at any time. Looking ahead to Giannis’ future, it looks likely that he won’t finish his career in Milwaukee.</p><p><b><i>BUY OR SELL HEADLINE: </i>BUY — It is hard to believe Giannis views the Bucks’ roster as one competitive enough to win a title.</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks Buy or Sell: Replacing Damian Lillard with Myles Turner dooms Giannis’ future

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-13-year-transformation');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner shows off 13-year transformation');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Myles-Turner-Bucks-1.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner shows off 13-year transformation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-17T05:42:20-07:00">August 17th, 5:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-17T05:42:20-07:00">August 17th, 5:42am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Heading into his eleventh NBA season and first with the Milwaukee Bucks, Myles Turner is feeling reflective. Sure, Turner is entering <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-myles-turner-return-pacers-game-announced">a new opportunity with a Bucks team</a> that has the chance to win it all next year. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-sends-message-to-tyrese-haliburton-after-unforgettable-moment">Turner’s reflection isn’t about basketball</a>. It’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/turner_myles/3700853593272064629/" rel="noopener">about his driver’s license</a>.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Screenshot-2025-08-17-104020.png"><figcaption>Myles Turner via Instagram</figcaption></figure><p>Turner, who turned 29 in March, was back home in Texas and had to update his driver’s license. However, to see how much he’s grown from a young boy, only two years away from entering the NBA, into the defensive juggernaut he’s become is staggering. It is also a reminder of where his NBA career has taken him, from his boyhood to the man he is today.</p><p>As mentioned before, this will be Turner’s first season in Milwaukee. Before that, he was with the Indiana Pacers for ten seasons. When he left the Pacers to join the Bucks in free agency this offseason, it wasn’t easy. In his letter to Indianapolis and Pacers fans everywhere, Turner made it clear, saying, “This chapter is closing, but the respect and love I have for this city and its people is forever.”</p><p>For Turner, obtaining a new driver’s license could mean more. It’s symbolic of him saying goodbye to Indiana once and for all. He replaced his old license that he carried with the Pacers with a new one that he’ll have when protecting the paint for the Bucks.</p><h2><b>Expectations are high for Myles Turner and the Bucks this season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Myles-Turner-Bucks-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Heading into this season, Turner is expected to take on the role of Robin to Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Batman. With an Eastern Conference that’s viewed as wide open, the one-two punch of this duo could be enough to make some noise come playoff time.</p><p>Of course, that doesn’t mean there won’t be challenges in Milwaukee’s way. The Cleveland Cavaliers are heavily favored this season. So are the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic. Teams like the Atlanta Hawks could also be in the mix, too.</p><p>But what those teams lack is the dynamism of Turner and Antetokounmpo. The fit between the two should be seamless next season. If the Bucks get rolling early, it’ll be because of them. Come playoff time, it could be hard to slow them down.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Myles Turner shows off 13-year transformation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-myles-turner-return-pacers-game-announced');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner return to Pacers game announced');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Milwaukee-Bucks-center-Myles-Turner-1.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner return to Pacers game announced</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-14T12:35:31-07:00">August 14th, 12:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-14T12:35:31-07:00">August 14th, 12:35pm</time><address><a>Zachary Howell</a>Zachary Howell is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints focusing on creating premier MLB content. He is a big fan of the Yankees, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Syracuse Orange. In his free time, he likes to be outside or read.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks made one of the NBA’s strangest moves this offseason. As part of their attempt to re-sign Giannis Antetokounmpo, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-signing-official-no-pacers-sign-trade">the Bucks signed Myles Turner</a>. However, the team paid a heavy price to lure the center away from the Indiana Pacers. Milwaukee waived and stretched Damian Lillard’s contract in an unprecedented move. Now, Turner’s return date is set.</p><p>Before the trade, Turner was the longest-tenured Pacers player on the roster. He arrived in Indiana during the Paul George era and hung around for the next decade. After the Pacers’ surprising run to the NBA Finals, many thought Turner had done enough to earn a new contract. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-indianas-front-office-breaks-silence-on-challenging-myles-turner-decision">Indiana chose not to keep him around</a> while Tyrese Haliburton rehabs his torn ACL.</p><p>The NBA’s <a href="https://www.nba.com/schedule" rel="noopener">regular season schedule</a> released was on Thursday. One of the dates to circle for the Bucks is November 3. Milwaukee heads to Indiana for what will be a meaningful matchup for Turner. Pacers fans shared their outrage when their team let Turner go. Ironically, Bucks fans did not like that their team waived Lillard to pull the move off.</p><p>While the move received a lot of backlash, it might end up working out for Milwaukee. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-rumors-shams-doubles-down-giannis-antetokounmpo-future-speculation">Antetokounmpo has not yet requested a trade</a>, a great sign for a Bucks team that wants to sign him to a long-term deal as soon as possible. If the former MVP plays this season, he and Turner form one of the premier defensive front courts in the league.</p><p>Heading into the 2025-26 NBA season, Milwaukee is under pressure to win. Antetokounmpo could be in his last year with the Bucks. Additionally, the Turner move sets the Bucks’ payroll even further back than it already was. The team’s championship window is almost closed, and it could be a long road back once it shuts completely.</p><p>For now, Milwaukee has a chance to build a contender around a formidable front court. The Bucks and Pacers will reignite their rivalry on November 3 in a game that carries a new wrinkle for Turner.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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Bucks’ Myles Turner sends message to Tyrese Haliburton after unforgettable moment

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-high-road-myles-turner-well-wishes');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton takes high road with Myles Turner well wishes');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Haliburton-and-Turner.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton takes high road with Myles Turner well wishes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-22T10:25:08-07:00">July 22nd, 10:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-22T12:27:08-07:00">July 22nd, 12:27pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-rumors-indiana-strategy-tyrese-haliburton-comes-light">Indiana Pacers have had a tough offseason</a> after their NBA Finals loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-how-indiana-really-feels-about-myles-turner-replacements">losing Myles Turner</a> in free agency and getting the news that Tyrese Haliburton will miss next year with his torn Achilles injury. The Turner news stung in particular due to the fact that he was taking his talents to the Pacers’ recent playoff rival, the Milwaukee Bucks, who had cleared cap space by waiving Damian Lillard.</p><p>Recently, Haliburton appeared on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show <a href="https://x.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1947699703749218421" rel="noopener">but didn’t partake</a> in the vitriol that some Pacers fans have been spewing toward Turner in the aftermath of his decision.</p><p>“Myles Turner did some great things here.. The NBA is a business and he’s gotta do what’s best for him.. I wish him the best moving forward,” said Haliburton, per Pat McAfee on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Turner was an important piece for the Pacers this year on a team that made the Finals for the first time in over two decades; however, Turner had a poor NBA Finals performance against the Thunder, which may have made losing him a bit of an easier pill to swallow for Indiana fans.</p><h2><b>Where do the Pacers go from here?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Myles-Turner-shoots-over-Giannis.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>With Haliburton out and Turner gone without a compatible replacement, it wouldn’t appear likely that the Pacers have a real chance of competing for anything meaningful in 2025-26 (although the same thing was said about them entering 2024-25 and they proved that wrong in epic fashion).</p><p>It’s unlikely that the Pacers will bottom out completely this year, as the team still has several talented players on its roster and arguably the league’s best head coach in Rick Carlisle.</p><p>The fact that the Eastern Conference is currently riddled with injuries to star players should also help keep them from freefalling.</p><p>The most likely scenario is that the Pacers use this year to help continue to mold some of their younger talent, including Andrew Nembhard, Bennedict Mathurin, and Johnny Furphy, who had an impressive showing with the team at Summer League.</p><p>If those pieces can continue to develop this year, the Pacers should be able to return right back into contention once Haliburton returns from his injury in 2026-27.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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