<!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

<!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-sends-message-to-tyrese-haliburton-after-unforgettable-moment');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner sends message to Tyrese Haliburton after unforgettable moment');   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/Turner.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner sends message to Tyrese Haliburton after unforgettable moment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-29T00:12:51-07:00">July 29th, 12:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-29T14:38:09-07:00">July 29th, 2:38pm</time><address><a>Miguel La Torre</a>Miguel La Torre is a lifelong sports junkie and seasoned sports writer whose passion for the game has been with him since childhood. A former soccer player turned dedicated runner, he's now chasing his dream of completing all seven major world marathons. Miguel is also a proud Utah Jazz believer, a passionate Manchester United and Real Madrid supporter, and loyal Novak Djokovic fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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

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

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton takes high road with Myles Turner well wishes

<!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-draws-brook-lopez-comparison');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner draws Brook Lopez comparison');   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/Former-Pacers-center-Myles-Turner-guards-former-Bucks-center-Brook-Lopez.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner draws Brook Lopez comparison</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-22T08:57:21-07:00">July 22nd, 8:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-22T08:57:21-07:00">July 22nd, 8:57am</time><address><a>Yasmin Edañol</a>Yasmin D.G. Edañol is a PhD candidate in Chemistry at the University of the Philippines Diliman, with a background in scientific research and publishing. He brings a data-driven perspective to sports storytelling as an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints, with a focus on the NBA. Whether it's breaking down a clutch play or a stat line, he believes every great moment has a deeper layer waiting to be uncovered.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks may be undergoing a roster transition, but one thing remains unchanged: <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/milwaukee-bucks-perfect-move-2025-nba-offseason">everything still revolves around Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>. Milwaukee knows it, and they’ve embraced that franchise-defining reality. The Bucks believe they’ve struck gold once again, this time in the form of Myles Turner. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/grading-myles-turners-107-million-bucks-contract-2025-nba-free-agency">Milwaukee acquired Turner in one of its most deliberate NBA Free Agency moves</a>. Already, Turner is <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/2912/eastern-conference-summer-league-notes" rel="noopener">drawing comparisons</a> to Brook Lopez, the longtime anchor of the team’s defensive scheme.</p><p>“When we signed Brook forever ago, it was because we knew adding a floor spacer who could protect the rim next to Giannis would make us hard to deal with on both ends,” a Bucks coach shared. “We’re doing the same with Myles. He’s not exactly the same as Brook, but we don’t have to completely change our identity with Myles either. That’s huge for continuity.”</p><p>That continuity is exactly what the Bucks need in a summer of recalibration. With roster pieces shifting and rival contenders loading up, Milwaukee didn’t just aim to survive the NBA Free Agency. Instead, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-gm-explains-why-myles-turner-is-worth-damian-lillard-dead-money">Bucks made a calculated push to thrive</a>. A front office executive summed it up: “I know you’re a Moneyball guy from your tweets. ‘Adapt or die,’ right? When you have a player as good as Giannis, you have to be continually willing to do what it takes to win. That’s what we did.”</p><p>Turner is a two-way threat and one of the league’s premier shot-blockers. He offers a rare blend of modern spacing and elite rim protection. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angeles-clippers/clippers-news-brook-lopez-breaks-silence-leaving-bucks-la">Milwaukee will certainly miss Brook Lopez’s presence</a>, the team believes it has found a worthy successor, one who can preserve its identity without forcing Giannis to carry an even larger defensive burden.</p><p>As for the inevitable questions about Giannis’ future? The team remains unbothered. “I know you’re asking about Giannis,” the executive said with a laugh. “We have no indication that anything is really changing. We rebuilt on the fly, in a really challenging situation, but we think we did it as well as it could be done.”</p><p>Now, with Myles Turner in place, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-gm-done-everything-possible-keep-giannis-antetokounmpo">Bucks are betting that their revamped core can keep Giannis happy</a>, and the title window wide open.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Myles Turner draws Brook Lopez comparison

<!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-how-indiana-really-feels-about-myles-turner-replacements');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Pacers really feel about Myles Turner replacements');   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/2025/06/Pacers-center-Myles-Turner-33-reacts-near-bench.jpg"><figcaption>© Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>How Pacers really feel about Myles Turner replacements</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-22T08:13:38-07:00">July 22nd, 8:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-22T13:26:15-07:00">July 22nd, 1:26pm</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With Milwaukee Bucks star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-goodbye-indiana-free-agency">Myles Turner saying goodbye to the Indiana Pacers</a> after signing a sizable deal with his new team, it was no doubt a shocking move for the basketball world since the big man has been with the team for 10 seasons.</p><p>As fans look forward to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-myles-turner-gets-real-2025-return-indiana-with-bucks">eventual return to the Pacers’ home ground for Turner</a>, the team has spoken about losing him and the replacements they have on the roster.</p><p>After Turner signed with Milwaukee, Indiana has looked in a few directions to fill the void, whether it be re-signing James Wiseman, trading for Jay Huff, or exercising Tony Bradley’s team option.</p><p>In the latest piece by Kevin Smith of Spotrac, he spoke with a front office executive for the team and spoke how <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/2912/eastern-conference-summer-league-notes" rel="noopener">“tough”</a> it was to lose Turner and how the other pieces in effect have helped.</p><p>“It’s tough. Myles was so important to everything we’ve been over the last decade. But we have to be smart, both right now and in the future,” a team front office executive said. “We feel like we used our assets well to get center options in the building that can help us continue to be a really good team.”</p><h2><b>Pacers speak on the replacements for Myles Turner </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Myles-Turner-pointing_ba061f.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-indiana-signs-promising-center-21-million-extension-after-myles-turners-departure">Pacers also signed a center to a $21 million contract</a> in the form of Isaiah Jackson, who the team has reported to be excited about his development with him being 23 years old. A first-round draft pick from 2021, he was mentioned along with Wiseman as pieces the team is “thrilled” to have as said by an Indiana coach that spoke to Smith.</p><p>“We’re thrilled to bring back Isaiah (Jackson) and James (Wiseman),” the coach said. “I mean, who the heck has two big guys tear Achilles’ in the span of a week? That was crazy,” a Pacers coach said. “Those guys were poised to have good years for us last year.</p><p>“Now, they’re set up to do the same this year. And adding Jay Huff was big-time. He’s an underrated floor spacer and rim protector. No one can replace Myles, but Jay is going to be a lot better than a lot of people realize.”</p><p>Still, the team is also dealing with the frustrating Achilles injury to their star player in Tyrese Haliburton, suffered during Game 7 of the NBA Finals. Haliburton likely misses a majority of the season, an outcome that is being prepared for, as said by a Pacers scout.</p><p>“Yeah, we’ll see how that goes, unfortunately. Wish it wasn’t the case, but it is. That’s life in the NBA,” the scout said. “But we have really, really good guards. We think we have the best guard group in the entire NBA.</p><p>“Tyrese is the best point guard in the NBA, but Andrew (Nembhard), T.J. (McConnell), Benn (Bennedict Mathurin), and Kam (Jones) are pretty good. They’ll make it work.”</p><p>Indiana looks to further improve after making it to the NBA Finals despite the Turner loss and Haliburton’s injury.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Pacers really feel about Myles Turner replacements

<!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-jalen-brunson-shares-honest-reaction-to-weird-myles-turner-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jalen Brunson shares honest reaction to ‘weird’ Myles Turner-Bucks deal');   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/Jalen-Brunson-11-dribbles-against-Indiana-Pacers-forward-Aaron-Nesmith-23-and-center-Myles-Turner-33-during-the-first-half.jpg"><figcaption>© Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Jalen Brunson shares honest reaction to ‘weird’ Myles Turner-Bucks deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-17T12:35:12-07:00">July 17th, 12:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-17T12:35:12-07:00">July 17th, 12:35pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New York Knicks star guard Jalen Brunson offered a candid reaction to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-signing-official-no-pacers-sign-trade">Myles Turner’s surprising decision to leave the Indiana Pacers</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-milwaukee-slammed-reckless-damian-lillard-strategy-myles-turner">sign with the Milwaukee Bucks</a> during the offseason.</p><p>Speaking on the latest episode of the Roommates Show alongside teammate Josh Hart, Brunson reflected on Turner’s departure just weeks after the Pacers reached the NBA Finals.</p><p>“I thought the Myles Turner thing was like weird,” Brunson said. “Like he just said he spent like a decade here and all this stuff and everything and then boom, gone. You know what’s crazy about that? He was on the trading block like every year. It was always like yeah we’re looking to trade Myles Turner. It was like that for like at least five six years.”</p><p>Turner, 29, spent 10 seasons with the Pacers and helped anchor their playoff run in 2025. Indiana defeated the New York Knicks in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-most-to-blame-for-game-7-loss-to-shai-gilgeous-alexander-thunder">falling to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a hard-fought seven-game NBA Finals</a> series. Turner then signed a four-year, $107 million deal with Milwaukee, a move that caught many fans and players off guard.</p><p>Hart, who joined Brunson on the show, <a href="https://youtu.be/mrWW6OxY-A4?t=3455" rel="noopener">emphasized the financial and personal factors</a> that often go into such decisions.</p><p>“I’ll say this because it’s always like funny to me seeing situations like that,” Hart said. “And it’s like, we’ll never really know all of the facts… if you base everything on reports and what was allegedly, it’s like for NBA players we have such a small window for our lives to make the most money we can and so in a certain aspect we have to be kinda selfish in that regard.”</p><h2><b>Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart reflect on Myles Turner’s Bucks deal</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Myles-Turner-pointing.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>He continued, “You have a team that you’ve been with for a long time where you have a great relationship and then they offer you a substantially less amount of money than another team is. A lot of times you’re either going to go with the money or… oh, these people value me more or these people believe in me more.”</p><p>Turner’s deal with the Bucks includes a player option in the final year and a 15% trade kicker, signaling the franchise’s long-term investment in the veteran center. To make room for the contract, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-milwaukee-ditches-damian-lillards-113-million-contract-make-room-myles-turner">Milwaukee waived Damian Lillard and stretched the remainder of his $113 million</a> salary, a bold decision that general manager <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-gm-explains-why-myles-turner-is-worth-damian-lillard-dead-money">Jon Horst later defended as a necessary step</a> in maximizing Giannis Antetokounmpo’s championship window.</p><p>Hart concluded his thoughts by addressing the perception of loyalty in the NBA.</p><p>“I think it’s funny because people obviously looked at that and were like oh, he should’ve just took the money and been loyal, but the flipside of it is a lot of times the teams are never loyal to what the players are.”</p><p>Turner’s move to Milwaukee marks a major shift in the Eastern Conference landscape, and as Brunson and Hart noted, it serves as a reminder of the complex factors that drive player movement — even after a Finals run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jalen Brunson shares honest reaction to ‘weird’ Myles Turner-Bucks deal

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A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks are standing firm on their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-milwaukee-slammed-reckless-damian-lillard-strategy-myles-turner">decision to waive Damian Lillard in order to sign Myles Turner</a>, with general manager Jon Horst offering detailed insight into the strategy behind the high-stakes move.</p><p>In an interview with Eric Nehm of The Athletic, Horst <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6496242/2025/07/16/bucks-jon-horst-myles-turner-giannis-offseason-interview/" rel="noopener">acknowledged the complexity</a> of parting ways with Lillard, a nine-time All-Star, just two years after acquiring him. But he emphasized the front office’s belief in Turner’s value — both immediate and long-term — as justification for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-milwaukee-ditches-damian-lillards-113-million-contract-make-room-myles-turner">absorbing Lillard’s stretched $113 million salary across five years</a>.</p><p>“I think every decision, every move that you make, has risk and reward, so there’s nothing unique about that in this case,” Horst told Nehm. “We looked at the opportunity to acquire a highly productive, elite free agent, who is in the prime of his career, and who is an incredible fit next to Giannis, as an opportunity for these next two seasons in particular, instead of what would have been Dame on our books at a full salary, as really opportunistic, more than anything.”</p><h2><b>Bucks GM says Myles Turner was worth the cost to maximize Giannis Antetokounmpo’s prime</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Bucks-Pacers.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-poaches-pacers-107-million-milwaukee-free-agency">Milwaukee signed Turner, 29, to a four-year, $107 million deal</a> that includes a player option in the final season and a 15% trade kicker. The veteran center joins the Bucks after spending a decade with the Indiana Pacers, where he developed into one of the league’s premier rim protectors and floor-spacing bigs.</p><p>To create the cap space required for Turner’s deal, the Bucks waived Lillard and stretched his contract — an aggressive move that raised eyebrows across the league. Horst addressed the financial ramifications directly.</p><p>“The carry for the following three years, there’s no question that if you want to call it an impediment or another hurdle, that’s fine,” Horst said. “But we were dealing with a really big hurdle and complication that we had to figure out how to deal with now, and the now matters more than anything.”</p><p>He added that the franchise remains focused on capitalizing on the championship window around Giannis Antetokounmpo, who signed a three-year extension last fall.</p><p>“Maximizing Giannis’ prime, our opportunities to win — I feel like that’s our responsibility always,” Horst said. “So it was really a now versus future decision.”</p><h2><b>Jon Horst views Turner’s production as worth the cost of Damian Lillard’s stretched deal</b></h2><p>Lillard averaged 24.9 points and 7.1 assists in 58 games during the 2024–25 season but struggled with injuries, including a torn Achilles during Milwaukee’s first-round playoff loss to Indiana. While the financial burden of his stretched contract remains, Horst pointed to Turner’s four years of expected production as a counterbalance.</p><p>“That being said, Myles is an incredible player in the prime of his career for four years,” Horst said. “So four of those five years, we have Myles Turner, so it wasn’t like we just did something now and then we have to take four years of risk beyond this year and four years of carry without any production.”</p><p>He concluded that the ripple effects of the decision will benefit the team in ways that extend beyond Turner’s presence.</p><p>“There (are) other things that we did, there (are) other moves that we made, other players we’re able to acquire because of this move now that I believe will outweigh the carry of the 20-plus million dollars that we have,” Horst said.</p><p>The Bucks continue to reshape their roster following back-to-back early playoff exits, with Turner’s arrival viewed as a cornerstone move in their latest effort to contend.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks GM explains why Myles Turner is worth Damian Lillard’s dead money

<!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-makes-guarantee-kyrie-irving-after-leaving-pacers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner makes guarantee to Kyrie Irving after leaving Pacers');   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/2025/06/Pacers-center-Myles-Turner-33-and-Indianaguard-Tyrese-Haliburton-0-celebrate.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner makes guarantee to Kyrie Irving after leaving Pacers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-13T10:02:01-07:00">July 13th, 10:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-13T10:02:01-07:00">July 13th, 10:02am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-new-contract-more-initially-reported">Bucks made a surprising free agency signing</a> this offseason, acquiring Myles Turner on Day 2 of the period. Many thought that Turner was going to stay with the Indiana Pacers, especially after the team made it all the way to the NBA Finals to face the Oklahoma City Thunder, pushing them to seven games.</p><p>Turner spoke at his introductory press conference about why he <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRASCabqB0M&amp;t=588s" rel="noopener">decided to make the move</a> to the Bucks, but he also spoke to Kyrie Irving about the decision on his live stream.</p><p>“At the end of the day, bro, it’s not a Cinderella story, you know what I mean? I think that’s what how people are trying to form this and though I think the way I viewed it is I wanted to be thankful, for just the people that rock with me the entire time, my 10-year journey in Indiana, but also let them realize that at this time I didn’t made the best decision for my family made the best decision for me and myself going into my prime, and this is how I saw fit,” Turner said.</p><p>Irving and Turner then continued their conversation, and the center made a promise to the Mavericks’ guard.</p><p>“Wait, so there’s a better version of Myles Turner,” Irving asked.</p><p>“Absolutely, I’m evolving,” Turner said.</p><p>Turner does have the chance to keep improving his game, especially if Giannis Antetokounmpo decides to stay with the Bucks.</p><h2><b>Myles Turner leaves Pacers to sign with Bucks </b></h2><p>Everybody thought that Turner would be back with the Pacers in free agency, but it seemed like the team didn’t want to go into the luxury tax to pay him. With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-confirmed-miss-2025-26-season-achilles-injury">Tyrese Haliburton out for next season</a> because of his Achilles injury, they won’t be as competitive as they would want to, and that may have been another reason for not signing him to an extension.</p><p>Turner is now with the Bucks, where he has the chance to be a dominant force alongside Antetokounmpo. There have been questions on whether the Bucks star would return to the team or request a trade, but signs are pointing to him seeing it through with the franchise he’s been with for his entire career.</p><p>The question now is whether what they have on the team will be enough to compete for a championship, or will they continue to get eliminated early in the postseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Myles Turner makes guarantee to Kyrie Irving after leaving Pacers

<!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/nba-rumors-what-rivals-saying-giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks-future-myles-turner-signing'); 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That skepticism spiked after a now-viral moment during a livestream with YouTuber IShowSpeed, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/bucks-news-giannis-casually-admits-hes-probably-staying-milwaukee">where Antetokounmpo hesitated just long enough</a> before expressing his love for Milwaukee to fuel fresh questions about his satisfaction with the franchise’s direction.</p><p>Those doubts didn’t stop the Bucks from going all-in this offseason. In a dramatic financial move, Milwaukee waived and stretched Damian Lillard, taking on a record-setting $22.5 million in dead money over multiple seasons, to create enough cap space to land Turner, the Indiana Pacers’ longtime anchor and a two-way presence on both ends of the floor.</p><p>The move was orchestrated behind the scenes as Turner vacationed in Hawaii, with word from agent Austin Brown that the Bucks were a surprise suitor. It shocked the league and signaled Milwaukee’s intent to win now, with or without Lillard, and keep their two-time MVP engaged for the long haul.</p><h2><b>Bucks remain locked in on Giannis Antetokounmpo</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>At Friday’s introductory press conference in Las Vegas, Turner called the opportunity “a blessing.” At the same time, head coach Doc Rivers and general manager Jon Horst made clear this move was about building around Giannis Antetokounmpo, not bracing for life without him.</p><p>“Giannis came to me the day after the season and we were talking about next season already,” Rivers told reporters Friday. “So there’s far more talk outside of Milwaukee than there is inside of Milwaukee. Giannis loves Milwaukee. We love Giannis, and it’s been a great relationship. We’ve had some of our young guys in Greece already playing with him. I think we had six or seven guys go [to his country and] several coaches. So we are communicating a lot. It’s about next year and it’s about winning.”</p><p>To reinforce that connection, the Bucks even sent several players and coaches to Greece this summer to work out with Antetokounmpo, a gesture meant to reaffirm their commitment to him on and off the court.</p><p>The Bucks aren’t finished in terms of their roster, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/bucks-news-cole-anthony-sign-with-milwaukee-contract-buyout-grizzlies">bringing in Cole Anthony</a> after his Memphis Grizzlies buyout. Milwaukee is also expected to re-sign Giannis’ brother, Thanasis Antetokounmpo. But one thing is clear overall: Milwaukee is betting big that Turner’s arrival will help silence the noise and keep Giannis Antetokounmpo exactly where they want him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: What rivals are saying about Giannis’ Bucks future after Myles Turner signing

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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">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Myles Turner is the Indiana Pacers’ all-time leader in blocks and ranks in the top-10 for most rebounds and games played. He spent 10 seasons with the franchise and was a core member of the team that just came within one win of seizing the city’s first NBA championship. If one stops there, this man remains a fan favorite who will always have a special bond with Indy. But the narrative has dramatically shifted with just one stroke of the pen.</p><p>The veteran center signed a four-year, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-new-contract-more-initially-reported">$108.9 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks</a>, leaving the Pacers for their biggest rival in the game today. Naturally, the move crushed Indiana residents and supporters. While plenty of people will still show their appreciation for No. 33, he could expect a chorus of boos when the Bucks roll into Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the first time next season. Though, Turner <a href="https://x.com/ohnohedidnt24/status/1944140146758029461?s=46&amp;t=vnLDgTn4yNZudl1UzUUjJA" rel="noopener">says he was already an enemy</a> in the eyes of many fans.</p><p>“Even my time there (in Indy), there was a lot of people that wanted me off the team and now they got what they wanted and now they’re complaining still,” the two-time NBA blocks king told NBA TV broadcasters Jared Greenberg and Channing Frye while watching Milwaukee’s Summer League matchup versus the Cleveland Cavaliers, per the Oh No He Didn’t X account.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Myles: "Even my time there (in Indy), there was a lot of people that want to be off the team and now they got what they wanted and now they're complaining still" 😂<a href="https://t.co/JLuxbGl9SD">pic.twitter.com/JLuxbGl9SD</a></p><p>— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) <a href="https://twitter.com/ohnohedidnt24/status/1944140146758029461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-myles-turner-dwight-howard-playoff-block">Turner’s rim-protecting excellence</a> and 3-point shooting ability makes him a coveted big man in the modern NBA, which is why the Bucks pursued him so aggressively in free agency. But he could still be a polarizing player. The near-7-footer averages 6.5 rebounds for his career, something that will surely disgust old-school hoops fans. Furthermore, he has been inconsistent in the playoffs.</p><p>Although Turner played a vital role in Indiana knocking off the No. 1-seeded Cavs in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, he struggled profusely against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals — averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 boards and 1.4 blocks in the seven-game series, while shooting 37.7 percent from the field and 21.4 percent from long range. If he was just decent, the Pacers could have had a parade.</p><p>That is not to diminish everything the 29-year-old has done for the organization and community, however.</p><h2><b>Myles Turner, Pacers will be forever linked</b></h2><p>Tyrese Haliburton is rightfully the face of Indiana, but the team would not have enjoyed this sensational two-year run without the two-way impact that Myles Turner provided. The franchise could face significant adversity without him, even after Haliburton returns from his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/tyrese-hailubrtons-pacers-legacy">gut-wrenching Achilles injury</a>.</p><p>There will come a time when the city moves on from the former lottery pick’s defection. His comments about wanting to “stay competitive” will delay that process a bit, but plenty of fans will open up their hearts to Turner once more. They may have to wait until after he stops wearing a Bucks jersey, though.</p><p>A large chunk of the public will call him a sellout for taking the biggest offer he could get. Others will applaud him as a business man. Turner will <a href="https://x.com/mrbuckbucknba/status/1944140596462919757?s=46&amp;t=vnLDgTn4yNZudl1UzUUjJA" rel="noopener">let everyone say what they wish</a>, as he turns his attention to Milwaukee.</p><p>“You’re gonna think whatever storyline you want with this and we have this heated rivalry,” he said, via the MrBuckBuck X account. “No matter what I say, it’s gonna get twisted into whatever they want it to be for the narrative. There was no love lost.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Myles Turner on leaving the Pacers for the Bucks: "You're gonna think whatever storyline you want with this and we have this heated rivalry. No matter what I say, it's gonna get twisted into whatever they want it to be for the narrative. There was no love lost." <a href="https://t.co/kX5KtYZqh7">pic.twitter.com/kX5KtYZqh7</a></p><p>— MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrBuckBuckNBA/status/1944140596462919757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The NBA may have just gotten extra incentive to pair the Pacers and Bucks together on Christmas Day when it fills out the schedule for the 2025-26 campaign. In any case, both parties have much to focus on during the remainder of the offseason.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-goodbye-indiana-free-agency">Myles Turner penned an emotional goodbye</a> to the place he called home since 2015. He posted 14.1 points, 2.2 blocks, a 49.9 field goal percentage and a 36.2 3-point percentage in 642 regular season games with Indiana. Now, he will try to build a meaningful connection with the people of Milwaukee, the same individuals who could not stand him just a couple of months ago. Life, huh?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Myles Turner gets real on 2025 return to Indiana with Bucks

<!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-indiana-signs-promising-center-21-million-extension-after-myles-turners-departure');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers sign promising center to $21 million extension after Myles Turner’s departure');   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/Indiana-Pacers-center-Isaiah-Jackson.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pacers sign promising center to $21 million extension after Myles Turner’s departure</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-11T13:41:17-07:00">July 11th, 1:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-11T13:41:17-07:00">July 11th, 1:41pm</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">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indiana Pacers’ offseason has been one of the more dramatic ones in the NBA. The Pacers lost Tyrese Haliburton to a torn ACL in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. In the aftermath of the injury, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-poaches-pacers-107-million-milwaukee-free-agency">Indiana chose to let starting center Myles Turner walk in free agency to the Milwaukee Bucks</a>. Pacers general manager Chad Buchanon will replace him with Jay Huff and Isaiah Jackson.</p><p>Huff was a free agent addition after his time with the Memphis Grizzlies came to an end. Jackson, however, has spent his entire career in Indiana. The Pacers signed the young center to a <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1943761575967699242" rel="noopener">three-year, $21 million contract</a>, according to Shams Charania. Jackson was buried in the depth chart behind Turner and Tony Bradley last season. His team is excited to see what he can become.</p><p>At 23 years old, Jackson still has a ways to go before he hits his prime. While he did not receive much playing time in Rick Carlisle’s rotation, his development has intrigued the Pacers’ coaching staff. Buchanon now has three centers on his roster that could help fill the hole left by Turner.</p><p>Indiana brought Huff in on a manageable deal earlier this offseason. However, the fact that Buchanon and the team’s owners would <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-indiana-labeled-cheap-for-myles-turner-decision-espn-insiders">not go into the luxury tax to pay Turner has bothered experts</a> since they lost him to the Bucks. Compared to teams throughout the league, the Pacers are a smaller market and are unwilling to pay taxes to keep their team together.</p><p>Jackson gives Indiana a young replacement that could grow into Turner’s shoes. He is not the 3-point shooting threat that Turner was. However, he gives Haliburton a consistent lob threat to target around the rim. Jackson’s new contract is a show of faith from his organization that he is a part of a core that will be waiting for Haliburton when he returns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers sign promising center to $21 million extension after Myles Turner’s departure

<!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-sends-message-to-fans-i-dont-hate-yall-no-more');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Myles Turner sends message to fans, ‘I don’t hate ya’ll no more’');   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_e508e0.jpg"><figcaption>Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Myles Turner sends message to fans, ‘I don’t hate ya’ll no more’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-11T11:21:08-07:00">July 11th, 11:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-11T11:21:08-07:00">July 11th, 11:21am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One of the biggest signings of the NBA free agency was when former <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-brian-windhorst-indiana-blast-disgusting-myles-turner-outcome">Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner decided to leave</a> and sign with their rival, the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pacers had just played in a Game 7 of the NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-indianas-front-office-breaks-silence-on-challenging-myles-turner-decision">Pacers and fans had to go through it</a> when this became a reality.</p><p>Now that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-signing-official-no-pacers-sign-trade">signing has become official</a>, Turner <a href="https://x.com/Bucks/status/1943712772703019166" rel="noopener">left a message</a> for his new fan base.</p><p>At the end, Turner says: “Good news, I don’t hate y’all no more. It’s love.”</p><p>Turner will quickly become a fan favorite in Milwaukee, as he was in Indiana. The Pacers and Bucks do not like each other. We saw that throughout history, and the last two playoff matchups continued to show it. I’m sure most Bucks fans did not like Turner, but always respected his game. He is a valuable center with the ability to dominate on both sides of the floor by draining three-point shots and blocking opposing attempts at the basket. Turner is an elite rim protector.</p><p>During the postseason, Turner averaged 13.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.0 blocks, 1.4 assists, and 0.5 steals per game. In the regular season, the big man averaged 15.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 2.0 blocks, and 0.8 steals per game. Adding those numbers in place of Brook Lopez will seriously benefit the Bucks. Lopez is 37 years old and won’t produce at the level he once did. Lopez signed with the Los Angeles Clippers this offseason. At only 29, Turner can be the Bucks’ center for a good portion of his career.</p><p>Milwaukee still has some work to do if they want to build a championship contender. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-doc-rivers-breaks-silence-on-damian-lillard-release">Damian Lillard is no longer there</a>, and it is not a foregone conclusion that Giannis Antetokounmpo will remain a Buck for the future. According to Brian Windhorst, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-rumors-brian-windhorst-claims-5-or-6-teams-ready-to-strike-after-giannis-comments">five or six teams could pull the trigger for Giannis</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Myles Turner sends message to fans, ‘I don’t hate ya’ll no more’

<!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-shares-true-feelings-myles-turner-departure');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Andrew Nembhard shares true feelings about Myles Turner’s departure');   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/Indiana-Pacers.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pacers’ Andrew Nembhard shares true feelings about Myles Turner’s departure</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-10T21:39:35-07:00">July 10th, 9:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-11T10:54:52-07:00">July 11th, 10:54am</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">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Andrew Nembhard finally shared his thoughts on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pacers-news-rick-carlisle-reveals-reason-myles-turner-left-bucks">Myles Turner leaving the Indiana Pacers</a> for the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><p>Turner left the Pacers after 10 years, having helped them in multiple playoff runs. His final year ended in the NBA Finals, getting Indiana there for the first time since 2000. However, their incredible postseason came to an end after losing Game 7 to the Oklahoma City Thunder.</p><p>As Turner is now with the Bucks, Nembhard <a href="https://x.com/RomeovilleKid/status/1943475376623096195" rel="noopener">gave his thoughts</a> while the NBA’s Summer League is going on, per The Athletic’s James Boyd. He was surprised by the news but wishes his former teammate the best of luck.</p><p>“It was a little shocking when it first happened. Obviously, I loved my time with Myles, and it was great being his teammate…I’m excited to see his success over there,” Nembhard said.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Andrew Nembhard, Pacers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Minnesota-Timberwolves-guard-Anthony-Edwards-5-dribbles-the-ball-while-Indiana-Pacers-center-Myles-Turner-33-and-guard-Andrew-Nembhard-2.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Andrew Nembhard has been Myles Turner’s teammate for three years. This makes the former’s reaction towards the latter’s exit from the Pacers reasonable.</p><p>Turner represented Indiana throughout 642 regular-season games in his career. He averaged 14.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, and 1.3 assists per game. He shot 49.9% from the field, including 36.2% from beyond the arc, and 77.1% from the free-throw line.</p><p>Turner provided stability in the team’s frontcourt throughout the abundance of change over the years, from Paul George to Victor Oladipo to now Tyrese Haliburton. As the last player from the 2015-16 squad, Turner now leaves to begin a new chapter of his NBA career.</p><p>In the meantime, Nembhard and the Pacers are regrouping as they go through a difficult situation. Haliburton will miss the entire 2025-26 season as he rehabs a torn Achilles, hurting the squad’s potential for the campaign.</p><p>It does bring chances for players to step up. With Turner out, Obi Toppin can step up as the starting center alongside Pascal Siakam. With Haliburton absent, TJ McConnell can bring sparks to the offense while he shares ball-handling duties with Nembhard.</p><p>Indiana may not be in the championship mix, but their playoff chances would remain strong as they continue to possess plenty of talent.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2024-25 SEASON STATS
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