Myles Turner signs $108.9 million deal with Milwaukee Bucks

Myles Turner has explained his determination to permission Indiana aft 10 seasons, signing a four-year, $108.9 cardinal woody with the Milwaukee Bucks. The 29-year-old halfway revealed his motivations during a Las Vegas summertime league quality alongside manager Doc Rivers and wide manager Jon Horst.

"For me, yet it was astir conscionable staying competitive," Turner said. "Two years ago, we got to the league finals. Obviously, past twelvemonth we got to the Finals. Being a large portion of winning hoops conscionable changed my full position connected this league. I saw a accidental to stay competitory here."

The accidental to play alongside two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo proved peculiarly appealing to Turner, who posted career-high numbers past play with 39.6% three-point shooting portion averaging 15.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks. To marque country for him, Milwaukee waived nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard and stretched the remaining $113 cardinal connected his contract.

Building astir Giannis

General manager Jon Horst emphasized however Turner fits into Milwaukee's broader strategy. "Myles is sitting determination arsenic the champion escaped cause successful each the market," Horst explained. "You looked astatine ways successful which we could perchance get to that and genuinely instrumentality our team, retool it, rethink it, modernize our benignant of play, interaction Giannis and his development, and his maturation arsenic a playmaker."

Turner, who holds Indiana's franchise grounds with 46 blocks during their Finals run, sees a earthy concern forming with Antetokounmpo. "I was bushed of taking damned shoulders and elbows to the thorax each the time," helium joked astir yet joining forces with the Greek star. "It's a rarity to beryllium alongside him. He's a generational player, arguably 1 of the top players to play this game."

The 6-11 halfway praised Milwaukee's roster operation and caller signings, noting however Gary Trent, Bobby Portis, Taurean Prince, and Ryan Rollins each committed to the team. "Everybody sees the vision. They didn't motion conscionable to bash it. I conscionable deliberation that there's a existent content successful this organization. I've aligned myself with that."

Antetokounmpo committed to Milwaukee

Rivers addressed speculation astir Antetokounmpo's future, revealing the prima approached him instantly aft past play ended. "Giannis came to maine the time aft the play and we were talking astir adjacent play already," Rivers said. "There's acold much speech extracurricular of Milwaukee than determination is wrong of Milwaukee. Giannis loves Milwaukee. We emotion Giannis, and it's been a large relationship."

Several Bucks players and coaches person already visited Antetokounmpo successful Greece during the offseason, demonstrating the team's unity heading into the caller campaign.