<!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-braces-for-boos-from-angry-pacers-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner braces for boos from angry Pacers fans');   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/2025/11/Bucks-news-Myles-Turner-braces-for-boos-from-angry-Pacers-fans-i.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner braces for boos from angry Pacers fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-03T08:03:38-08:00">November 3rd, 8:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-03T08:03:38-08:00">November 3rd, 8:03am</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Myles Turner might be going into a hostile environment when the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-pacers-ownership-giving-up-66-million-offer">Milwaukee Bucks face the Indiana Pacers</a> on Monday night in what is a return game for the veteran center.</p><p>Turner represented the Pacers for 10 seasons from 2015 to 2025, becoming a reliable starter over the years. He helped them reach the NBA Finals last season, showcasing his high-level traits as a shooter and defender.</p><p>However, contract talks between Turner and Indiana fell through when the team was unable to give him the contract he was looking for in the summer. As a result, he made the stunning decision to leave and join the Bucks, their division rival.</p><p>Turner <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46809198/inside-myles-turner-painful-exit-indiana-pacers-their-fiercest-rival-milwaukee-bucks" rel="noopener">reflected on the upcoming matchup</a>, per ESPN. He knows there will be a mixed reaction from the attending fans, who might be happy for everything he did for Indiana or might be upset with him leaving for a division rival.</p><p>“I don’t know what to expect,” Turner said. “There’s going to be some cheers. There’s going to be some boos. It kind of just is what it is. For me personally, the biggest thing is obviously winning the basketball game, that’s paramount. But there’s going to be some mixed emotions.</p><p>“Still got some great people in the organization that I rock with. Obviously old teammates, it’s going to be a blend of emotions, for sure.”</p><h2><b>What lies ahead for Myles Turner, Bucks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bucks-news-Myles-Turner-braces-for-boos-from-angry-Pacers-fans-ii.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s clear that Myles Turner still holds respect for the Pacers organization that has done so much for him. However, he is now on the opposing side, especially on a rivalry team with the Bucks.</p><p>Turner is getting comfortable with his new surroundings in Milwaukee after six games into the seasons. He is averaging 9.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.8 blocks per game. He is shooting 39.3% from the field, including 34.4% from beyond the arc, and 50% from the free-throw line.</p><p>Milwaukee is off to a solid start this season as Giannis Antetokounmpo is making an early case for MVP. They have a 4-2 record at the moment, stunning the likes of the New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors in that span.</p><p>The Bucks will continue preparation for their rivalry showdown against the Pacers. Tip-off will take place on Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Myles Turner braces for boos from angry Pacers fans

<!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-pacers-ownership-giving-up-66-million-offer');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner accuses Pacers ownership of ‘giving up’ after insulting $66 million offer');   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/Myles-Turner_baf9e0.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner accuses Pacers ownership of ‘giving up’ after insulting $66 million offer</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-03T07:37:15-08:00">November 3rd, 7:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-03T07:40:00-08:00">November 3rd, 7:40am</time><address><a>Rishabh Bhatnagar</a>Rishabh is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks had multiple major concerns during the offseason, particularly the lack of clarity over the future of Giannis Antetokounmpo. Their biggest arrival was undoubtedly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-100-salty-pacers-contract-talks">Myles Turner, who joined after spending a decade with the Indiana Pacers</a>.</p><p>As surprising as the move was, Turner recently claimed that <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46809198/inside-myles-turner-painful-exit-indiana-pacers-their-fiercest-rival-milwaukee-bucks">it was more a result</a> of the Pacers’ lack of action.</p><p>“Ownership made a decision and I kind of had no choice but to roll with it. The toughest part is we were just so close to accomplishing the ultimate goal. It just feels like they gave up,” Turner said per ESPN.</p><p>He said ownership in Indiana made a choice that left him little agency, adding that the toughest part was feeling like the franchise “gave up” just as they were close to a title.</p><p>“[Indiana] made it very clear how they valued me. And so did the Milwaukee Bucks. I’ve always been told when I was in trade rumors, this is a business, this is a business, this is a business. “And that’s kind of what this decision was for me. It was a business decision. It’s unfortunate that it came at the time that it did, but it’s a $40 million difference at the end of the day,” he concluded.</p><p>Turner recounted planning a low-key offseason after the Finals and expecting a new deal with Indiana, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-false-narrative-tyrese-haliburton-clip-viral">only to see talks stall when the Pacers never extended an offer</a> beyond $22 million per year for three years. Milwaukee presented a materially different package: a four-year, $107 million contract that included a player option in the final season.</p><p>Turner conceded the timing felt unfortunate but framed the decision as necessary given the financial spread and the timing relative to his career. He clearly believes the Bucks gave him an offer that was fairer, while also giving him the opportunity to contend for a title.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Myles Turner accuses Pacers ownership of ‘giving up’ after insulting $66 million offer

<!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-giannis-antetokounmpo-myles-turner-keep-comments-clean-after-loss-to-kings');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Myles Turner keep comments clean after loss to Kings');   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/2025/11/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-Myles-Turner-keep-comments-clean-after-loss-to-Kings.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Myles Turner keep comments clean after loss to Kings</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-01T19:37:42-07:00">November 1st, 7:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-01T19:37:42-07:00">November 1st, 7:37pm</time><address><a>Allan Binoy</a>Allan Binoy is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NCAA Football, and NBA for ClutchPoints. With a deep passion for storytelling and analysis, he brings fans closer to the action by breaking down the biggest moments and storylines across the world of sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Milwaukee Bucks stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Myles Turner chose diplomacy to protect their wallets <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-doc-rivers-controversial-ending-kings-game">after a chippy finish against the Sacramento Kings</a>. Asked about the late sequence and the whistle-filled night, <a href="https://x.com/eric_nehm/status/1984802345830498419" rel="noopener">both players kept it tight</a>. As relayed on X by beat reporter Eric Nehm, Antetokounmpo said, “I don’t want to comment on the last play… I don’t want to get fined.” Turner echoed the feeling: “I’ll watch my comments. I don’t need no smoke from the league right now.”</p><p>The restraint came after a game that begged for hot takes. Sacramento outlasted Milwaukee 135–133 at Fiserv Forum, leaning on a balanced attack and a big free-throw edge. Zach LaVine dropped 31 points, DeMar DeRozan had 29, and Domantas Sabonis and Dennis Schroder each added 24. The Kings shot 35-of-40 at the stripe, while the Bucks went 20-of-31. Despite shooting 59.8% from the field, Milwaukee couldn’t bridge that gap late. Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists, via the ESPN Box Score.  </p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-cole-anthony-ejected-kings-game-russell-westbrook-play">Tensions spiked in the second half when Russell Westbrook</a> wrapped up Antetokounmpo on a breakaway, sparking a near-scrum. Afterward, crew chief Mitchell Ervin explained in the <a href="https://x.com/eric_nehm/status/1984796033763729869" rel="noopener">pool report</a> that officials ruled common foul because they “did not observe” illegal contact on the final free-throw box-out and saw no windup or high-impact elements on the earlier Westbrook play. That explanation poured gasoline on a lively debate but also clarified why the calls stood.  </p><p>Online, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-russell-westbrook-giannis-antetokounmpo-tangled-up-bucks-kings">fans treated the Westbrook-Giannis sequence like a federal case</a>. Clips ricocheted across social feeds with arguments over flagrant thresholds and star protection. The discourse ran hot enough to trend, which tends to happen when a two-point game ends with elbows, box-outs, and no whistles.  </p><p>The Bucks blistered nets from the floor and still fell because Sacramento won the possession and free-throw battles. Kyle Kuzma’s fourth-quarter heater and Ryan Rollins’ playmaking kept Milwaukee close, but Sacramento made the timely stops and hit freebies. LaVine and DeRozan handled the closing chores, while Sabonis controlled the glass.  </p><p>So, yes, the officiating dominated the postgame conversation. Antetokounmpo and Turner refused to fan it. For Milwaukee, those fixes start with discipline, fewer reach-ins, stronger box-outs, and a better whistle game, because when you shoot nearly 60% and still lose, the margins scream louder than any comments postgame.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Myles Turner keep comments clean after loss to Kings

<!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-false-narrative-tyrese-haliburton-clip-viral');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner blasts ‘false narrative’ after Tyrese Haliburton clip goes viral');   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/2025/10/Ex-Pacers-teammates-Myles-Turner-and-Tyrese-Haliburton.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner blasts ‘false narrative’ after Tyrese Haliburton clip goes viral</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-31T06:07:18-07:00">October 31st, 6:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-31T06:07:18-07:00">October 31st, 6:07am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and NCAA Football. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Social media has a way of twisting the narratives around sports. Yesterday, Milwaukee Bucks center Myles Turner went viral after some of his podcast comments went viral. The clip featured Turner <a href="https://x.com/Fullcourtpass/status/1983970213319278917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1983970213319278917%7Ctwgr%5Ecd02cb4fd5928a51144a590c8892dfd2283aaa37%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoopshype.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fnba%2Frumors%2F2025%2F10%2F30%2Fmyles-turner-tyrese-haliburton-wouldnt-be-talking-the-same-s-if-hes-in-the-middle-of-the-street%2F86991734007%2F" rel="noopener">seemingly dissing</a> former Indiana Pacers teammate Tyrese Haliburton. After his surprise departure from the 2025 Eastern Conference champions, fans were quick to throw hate at Turner.</p><p>“Tyrese Haliburton knows he’s protected, too,” Turner said on the “Thanalysis” podcast. “So he can go out there, talk his s***, say whatever he wants to do, and then he knows he has backup. He’s not going to be talking the same s*** if he’s in the middle of the street.”</p><p>Turner walked back on his comments a few hours after the clip went viral. The Bucks star understands that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-stabs-pacers-back-again-latest-celebrated-take">there’s some sort of rivalry now after he left the Pacers,</a> but he wants fans to know that <a href="https://x.com/Original_Turner/status/1984094256299127078">he’s got nothing but love</a> for Haliburton.</p><p>“Man I Know It’s Fun To Hate Me Rn Because Of The Rivalry And Allat But Dont Let This Clip Farming Culture Get To Yall Head Me And @Hali Went To War Together For 3 Years And He Did Nun But Elevate My Career Dead This False Narrative Immediately It’s All Love On My Side,” Turner wrote on X.</p><p>Turner and Haliburton were teammates since 2022, when the star guard was traded to the Pacers from the Sacramento Kings. It was in Indiana where Haliburton broke out as one of the game’s premier guards. The point guard made a name for himself as a crafty passer, with Turner being one of his favorite targets in the paint.</p><p>Together, Turner and Haliburton made a shocking upset run to the NBA Finals last season. Turner was an instrumental part in their run through the Eastern Conference Finals, with his hot shooting being a key asset in their wins against the Bucks, Cavaliers, and the Knicks. The Pacers came close to completing the Cinderella run in Game 7, but Haliburton’s Achilles injury early in the game ultimately spelled disaster for the team.</p><p>In the following offseason, Turner decided to sign with the Bucks in the offseason. There was a little controversy about the signing, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-100-salty-pacers-contract-talks">Turner continues to voice his displeasure about how the Pacers handled the negotiation.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Myles Turner blasts ‘false narrative’ after Tyrese Haliburton clip goes viral

<!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-100-salty-pacers-contract-talks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner is 100% still salty about how Pacers treated his contract talks');   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/2025/10/Myles-Turner-vs.-Knicks.jpg"><figcaption>© Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner is 100% still salty about how Pacers treated his contract talks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-30T09:31:31-07:00">October 30th, 9:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-30T09:31:31-07:00">October 30th, 9:31am</time><address><a>RB Hayek</a>RB Hayek has been writing about sports for over a decade and is currently a member of ClutchPoints' editorial team after primarily focusing on betting content. In addition, he is also a published author of thriller novels, available on Amazon.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA season is just over a week old, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turners-reaction-bucks-debut">Myles Turner made his Milwaukee Bucks debut</a>. He’s appreciated his first few games with his new team. But that has not changed how Turner feels about his contract talks with the Indiana Pacers, and the circumstances that caused him to leave for the Bucks. Turner spoke on the Thanalysis Podcast about being <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LKNtFvJwps" rel="noopener">salty about how everything went down</a>.</p><p>“Pascal was in a contract year. T.J. McConnell was in a contract year. Aaron Nesmith was in a contract year. I could go down the list, but you go through that – and we had a great run,” Turner stated on the podcast.</p><p>Turner was already one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/10-greatest-pacers-in-franchise-history-ranked">best Pacers in franchise history,</a> and many expected him to remain with the team. Likewise, he acknowledged that everyone around the organization kept telling him that the team would take care of everyone because the Pacers kept winning. The circumstances and expectations rose when the Pacers went to the NBA Finals.</p><p>“All everybody told me was ‘Myles, just keep your head down. Keep your head down and work. You’re going to get taken care of.’ Then, I hear the rumors: ‘Indiana’s going into the luxury tax for the first time ever,'” Turner went on.</p><p>Turner also recalled what happened after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-leaves-nba-finals-game-7-thunder-calf-injury">Tyrese Haliburton sustained the injury</a> that will keep him out for the entire 2025-26 NBA season. He believed the front office had changed their minds about contending, and by virtue, extending him with the contract he wanted. The contract talks stalled, and Turner and the Pacers were much farther apart than they believed. Ultimately, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-signing-official-no-pacers-sign-trade" rel="noopener">Turner would sign with the Bucks,</a> the Pacers’ rivals, beginning a new era and a chance to play his former team four times a year.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-myles-turner-return-pacers-game-announced">Turner will return to Indiana</a> on Monday, November 3, as the Bucks battle the currently winless Pacers. So far, he is off to a slower start than anticipated, averaging 8.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while shooting 31.6 percent from the field. But the game against his former team might inspire Turner to take his game to the next level.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Myles Turner is 100% still salty about how Pacers treated his contract talks

<!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-turners-reaction-bucks-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'Myles Turner’s heartfelt reaction to memorable Bucks debut');   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/Myles-Turner_baf9e0.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Myles Turner’s heartfelt reaction to memorable Bucks debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T05:14:56-07:00">October 23rd, 5:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T05:14:56-07:00">October 23rd, 5:14am</time><address><a>Rishabh Bhatnagar</a>Rishabh is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks began their season with a 133-120 victory over the Washington Wizards at Fiserv Forum. Myles Turner returned with 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-becomes-3rd-dominant-stats-history">Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated proceedings with 37 points</a> and 14 rebounds.</p><p>While Turner will surely produce better stat lines during his time in Milwaukee, he was understandably blown away with the crowd at the Bucks’ arena, with over 17,000 fans in attendance.</p><p>“@FiservForum &amp; @Bucks Fans Y’all’s Energy Was DOPE Tonight Man!!! Preciate Yall Making My Debut Special! 🦌 🦌 🦌,” <a href="https://x.com/Original_Turner/status/1981198596075586018" rel="noopener">he wrote in a post</a> on X.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/FiservForum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FiservForum</a> &amp; <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Bucks</a> Fans Y’all’s Energy Was DOPE Tonight Man!!! Preciate Yall Making My Debut Special! 🦌 🦌 🦌</p><p>— Myles Turner (@Original_Turner) <a href="https://twitter.com/Original_Turner/status/1981198596075586018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Bucks blew away the Wizards right from the start. They opened up a 17-point lead after the first quarter and returned from the second already 19 points ahead.</p><p>Giannis was equally a problem in both halves. He went 16-26 from the field overall and scored 24 of his 37 points in the second half.</p><p>Including the Greek Freak, as many as seven Milwaukee players scored in double digits, with Ryan Rollins adding another nine from the bench. As far as debuts go, Turner will undoubtedly be happy with the ease at which the unit around him seemed to gel.</p><p>For the Wizards, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/washington-wizards/wizards-news-khris-middleton-reflects-emotional-return-milwaukee">former Bucks star Khris Middleton top-scored with 23 points</a> while Kyshawn George added another 21. Alex Sarr added a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.</p><p>Regardless, the Bucks’ new-found brand of fast, transition-based basketball seemed to generate immediate results for Doc Rivers. Giannis seemed at ease throughout and also had five assists and one three-pointer in three overall attempts from beyond the arc. He only had two turnovers on the night and Rivers will be hoping the Bucks continue to build from here.</p><p>The Bucks seemed at ease shooting from deep and went 18-44 overall after opening the first five minutes 5-6 from the three-point range.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Myles Turner’s heartfelt reaction to memorable Bucks debut

<!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-significant-update-amid-injury-scare');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner gets significant update amid injury scare');   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/2025/10/Bucks-Myles-Turner-goes-up-against-Pistons-Duncan-Robinson.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner gets significant update amid injury scare</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-14T23:39:27-07:00">October 14th, 11:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-14T23:40:36-07:00">October 14th, 11:40pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>These days, it seems like there is always a ticking clock next to the Milwaukee Bucks, as fans wonder if Giannis Antetokounmpo will finally request a trade and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-rumors-of-course-signing-giannis-younger-brother-alex-wont-impact-future">end his storied run with the franchise</a> that drafted him in 2013. Barring a successful showing in the playoffs, many people predict a split will occur by next summer. Myles Turner figures to be a central part of Operation “Keep The Greek Freak in Cream City.” But he has to be healthy in order to execute his role.</p><p>The veteran center and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-sends-message-to-fans-i-dont-hate-yall-no-more">prized free agency signing</a> sat out Milwaukee’s preseason finale versus the Oklahoma City Thunder because of right calf soreness. Since the Bucks begin their 2025-26 campaign next Wednesday, there is naturally some concern about his forthcoming availability. Head coach Doc Rivers <a href="https://x.com/eric_nehm/status/1978309540182471118" rel="noopener">allayed those qualms</a> following Tuesday’s 116-112 loss to OKC.</p><p>The 2008 NBA champion told the media, per The Athletic’s Eric Nehm, that Turner “just had a little calf soreness, nothing urgent or anything.” Rivers is not worried about the two-time blocking king missing the team’s season opener.</p><h2><b>Myles Turner is mighty important to Bucks</b></h2><p>It has already been established that Milwaukee has a better chance of retaining Antetokounmpo by advancing deep into the playoffs. That is arguably more likely to happen if the squad gets off to a strong start and is able to cruise into the top six of the Eastern Conference, and that is more likely to happen if Turner is healthy to begin the season. The Bucks signed the 29-year-old to a four-year, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-new-contract-more-initially-reported">$108.9 million contract</a> in July, pegging him as the big-man upgrade they need to vault back into contention.</p><p>There are still questions surrounding Milwaukee’s depth and shooting — what else is new — but Turner can potentially fix some of the franchise’s previous problems. He was instrumental in the Indiana Pacers advancing to the NBA Finals last season, displaying a powerful blend of defensive interior strength and 3-point shooting prowess. The No. 11 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft averaged 15.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in 2024-25, while also knocking down a career-high 39.6 percent of his attempts from distance.</p><p>Although he performed poorly against the Thunder in the Finals, Myles Turner can make the Bucks better. Injury misfortune would quickly dampen fans’ optimism, however, and expose the possible risks of paying a center with a decade’s worth of experience a hefty contract. Luckily, it appears the newcomer is still on track to make his Milwaukee debut in a meeting with the Washington Wizards on Oct. 22.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Myles Turner gets significant update amid injury scare

<!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-giannis-antetokounmpo-change-his-life');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner declares Giannis Antetokounmpo is ‘about to change his life’');   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/2025/09/Turner-at-media-day.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner declares Giannis Antetokounmpo is ‘about to change his life’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-13T06:11:14-07:00">October 13th, 6:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-13T06:11:14-07:00">October 13th, 6:11am</time><address><a>Rishabh Bhatnagar</a>Rishabh is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks made one of the boldest moves this offseason when they acquired<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-stabs-pacers-back-again-latest-celebrated-take"> former Indiana Pacers man Myles Turner as a free agent</a>. Turner joined forces with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-1st-preseason-basket-heat">Giannis Antetokounmpo after signing a 4-year contract with Milwaukee</a>, with the Greek Freak logging his first preseason minutes in the 127-121 victory over the Chicago Bulls earlier on Monday.</p><p>Logically, Turner <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1977590808246423695" rel="noopener">was asked about</a> how it felt playing with the 2-time MVP post-game.</p><p>“Man, he ’bout change my life, man. It’s different being on the other side of it, it’s interesting,” he explained, visibly delighted with the win.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"What was it like to play with Giannis [Antetokounmpo] in a game here for the first time?"</p><p>Myles Turner: "Man, he 'bout change my life, man… It's different… He just makes the game so easy for guys around him." </p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Bucks</a>)<a href="https://t.co/vHrxWCbKN7">pic.twitter.com/vHrxWCbKN7</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1977590808246423695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The 29-year-old combo forward scored 19 points and had six rebounds while going 5-8 from the field. Giannis himself scored a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, converting six of his 10 shots while also adding three assists.</p><p>“The mental warfare that goes into game plans for someone like Giannis, he just makes the game so easy for guys around him. And then we got his back as well, so it’s all good stuff man,” Turner said, claiming that the nine-time All-Star made things easy for his teammates.</p><p>Turner played limited minutes in the Bucks’ first two preseason games as he ramps up his fitness. However, he has looked a seamless fit in Milwaukee thus far and was the joint top-scorer for his team, with Kyle Kuzma coming off the bench to also add 19 points, alongside five rebounds.</p><p>Milwaukee has now gone 3-0 in the preseason thus far, but fans will be more delighted to see all of their top stars getting playtime. Turner played more than 24 minutes against the Bulls, with Giannis logging 21.</p><p>Each of Kevin Porter Jr., Gary Trent Jr. and AJ Green also played more than 20 minutes each. The Bucks will now take on defending champions the Oklahoma City Thunder in what is their final preseason game for the new season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Myles Turner declares Giannis Antetokounmpo is ‘about to change his life’

<!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-1st-preseason-basket-heat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Myles Turner drains 1st Bucks preseason basket vs. Heat');   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/2025/10/IMG_0208.jpeg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Myles Turner drains 1st Bucks preseason basket vs. Heat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-06T19:58:13-07:00">October 6th, 7:58pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-06T19:58:13-07:00">October 6th, 7:58pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With NBA preseason underway, there are quite a few new faces in new places. On Monday, some of those players, such as new <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/hawks-news-kristaps-porzingis-first-bucket-atlanta">Atlanta Hawks big man Kristaps Porzingis, got their first buckets</a> in a new jersey. New Milwaukee Bucks big man Myles Turner was another one of those players getting his first Bucks’ basket during a preseason game against the Miami Heat.</p><p>Myles Turner’s first bucket in a Bucks jersey came early in the first quarter during the team’s preseason game against the Heat. Turner caught the ball off after setting a screen, and <a href="https://x.com/NBA/status/1975348873368383974" rel="noopener">squared up for the jumper</a> off glass.</p><p>Turner’s decision to join the Bucks came as a major shocker in the offseason. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-signing-official-no-pacers-sign-trade">Bucks signed Turner as a free agent</a>, but only were able to clear up enough cap room to sign him after they made an equally shocking decision to waive Damian Lillard.</p><p>Turner was a stalwart with the Indiana Pacers, and had reminded with the franchise despite years of enduring trade rumors. Ultimately, the Bucks apparently were able to line up with what he was looking for in a new contract. Turner’s free agent deal was for four years and worth around $108 million.</p><p>This past season, Turner was crucial during the Pacers’ run to the NBA Finals. Throughout the playoffs, he averaged 13.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 2.0 blocked shots with splits of 48.4 percent shooting from the field, 34.4 percent shooting from the three-point line and 77.1 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>During the regular season, Turner was putting up 15.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.0 blocked shots while shooting 48.1 percent from the field, 39.6 percent from the three-point line and 77.3 percent from the free-throw line.</p><p>The No. 11 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, Turner had played his entire career to this point with the Pacers. He was considered the top center option on the free agent market this offseason, but even so his departure was a shocker to be sure.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Myles Turner drains 1st Bucks preseason basket vs. Heat

<!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-stabs-pacers-back-again-latest-celebrated-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner stabs Pacers in back again with latest ‘celebrated’ take');   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/2025/09/Turner-at-media-day.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner stabs Pacers in back again with latest ‘celebrated’ take</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-29T15:42:44-07:00">September 29th, 3:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-29T15:45:16-07:00">September 29th, 3:45pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated 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">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks are less than a month away from kicking off their 2025-26 NBA season with a game against the Washington Wizards. It was an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-cole-anthony-legendary-two-man-game-giannis-antetokounmpo">eventful offseason for the Bucks</a>, who, at least up to this point, have evaded trade rumors surrounding <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-media-day-with-covid">franchise cornerstone Giannis Antetokounmpo.</a></p><p>One of the key reasons that Milwaukee was able to convince Antetokounmpo not to ask out was the signing of center Myles Turner, whom the team brought in after clearing some temporary cap space by cutting Damian Lillard.</p><p>Recently, Turner took a veiled shot at his former team, the Indiana Pacers, with whom he made the NBA Finals <a href="https://x.com/BucksLead/status/1972731134292492727" rel="noopener">a few months ago.</a></p><p>“I’m embracing change— embracing this cool part of my career. I’m heading into my prime. I’m in a city now that wants to celebrate me. There’s a great quote that says ‘go where you’re celebrated’. I feel like that’s here. People are excited to have me here,” said Turner, per Bucks Lead on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Fans of the Pacers may not appreciate that comment too much, especially not after Turner laid a giant egg in the team’s Finals series vs the Oklahoma City Thunder. Had Turner played even an average series, it’s very possible that the Pacers would be NBA champions right now.</p><h2><b>A big pickup for the Bucks</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>Still, when he’s not under the NBA Finals lights, Turner remains one of the better centers in the NBA, and figures to provide a younger and more athletic version of the rim protection and floor spacing that Brook Lopez brought to the Bucks for several years.</p><p>Turner’s addition gives Antetokounmpo another player he can throw the ball out to for a spot-up three pointer after he inevitably draws multiple defenders, and he will also give Antetokounmpo some more freedom to roam the perimeter on defense, knowing he has a viable rim protector behind him.</p><p>At this point, it’s unclear if the Turner addition will be enough to truly allow the Bucks to compete. We’ll get the first answer to that question on October 22 when the Bucks take the court for the first time in 2025-26.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Myles Turner stabs Pacers in back again with latest ‘celebrated’ take

<!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-andrew-nembhard-myles-turner-bucks-rivalry');   ga('set', 'title', 'Andrew Nembhard’s blunt Myles Turner take adds fuel to Bucks rivalry');   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/Thunders-Lu-Dort-Pacers-Andrew-Nembhard.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Andrew Nembhard’s blunt Myles Turner take adds fuel to Bucks rivalry</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-17T20:03:35-07:00">September 17th, 8:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-17T20:03:35-07:00">September 17th, 8:03pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Over the past couple of seasons, the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks have been developing a bit of a rivalry. The rivalry kind of took route when the Pacers defeated the Bucks in the inaugural in-season tournament when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-damian-lillard-surprising-response-to-tyrese-haliburton-stealing-watch-celebration-in-pacers-loss">Tyrese Haliburton used Damian Lillard’s ‘Dame Time’ celebration</a>. It crescendoed when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-gets-heated-with-tyrese-halliburton-after-outburst">Giannis Antetokounmpo angrily confronted several members of the Pacers</a> during his search for the game ball after a record-setting performance. And recently, Andrew Nembhard added to that with comments about Myles Turner’s departure to the Bucks.</p><p>Myles Turner left the Pacers this offseason during free agency and signed with the Buck in a stunning move. The signing was made possible due to the Bucks opting to waive Lillard. Myles Turner essentially joined the opposition, but Andrew Nembhard explained <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwEViJ3ZmVM" rel="noopener">how he’s still fond</a> of his old teammate, to an extent, during a recent appearance on the ‘Hello and Welcome’ podcast.</p><p>“I mean, at the end of the day, I want to see him do well, you know? Glad he got paid, and wishing him success in the future. . .not against us. But for himself,” Nembhard said. “I think it just builds into the rivalry that we already got going. It’s going to be an exciting matchup this year. It’s going to get even better than before – now that we’re not on the same team anymore.”</p><p>With the Pacers losing Haliburton for essentially the entirety of the 2025-26 season after his Achilles injury in the NBA Finals, Nembhard is one player the team will count on to help keep the Pacers afloat.</p><p>The No. 31 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Nembhard turned in a career season last year. During the Pacers’ run to the NBA Finals, he averaged 12.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.5 steals with splits of 47.1 percent shooting from the field, 46.5 percent shooting from the three-point line and 80.4 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Andrew Nembhard’s blunt Myles Turner take adds fuel to Bucks rivalry

<!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>

Bucks’ Myles Turner return to Pacers game announced

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2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
10.0	6.8	3.0	2.2	0.4

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
10.0	6.8	3.0	2.2	0.4

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