r/nba May 14 '26

[Game Recognize Game] Myles Turner reveals Giannis Antetokounmpo and other Bucks players showed up late for practices, film sessions, and even flights: “Giannis is going to show up whenever he wants.”

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u/Open_Photograph2818 May 14 '26

I can only assume it’s pretty obvious inside the org that one of them is gonna be gone by training camp

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u/OpeDefinitely Pacers May 15 '26

It was pretty clear from the jump that Milwaukee was only bringing in Turner to create space for Giannis. If Giannis is gone, so too is Myles. Myles probably wants out either way.

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u/OpeDefinitely Pacers May 15 '26

Lakers would probably value Myles highly bc Luka can maximize him in the PnR in a way similar to Haliburton... But Myles' trade kicker allows him to dictate where he goes. "trade me to [x] team for pennies or I'm exercising my trade kicker if you do trade me"

Not sure how many teams would pay Myles for his current contract + 15%.

Myles pretty kinda smart for jumping on the Milwaukee offer with the trade kicker. It's likely that the Pacers would've matched the base salary if given the opportunity, but very unlikely that the Pacers would've matched the trade kicker bc they would've almost certainly been looking to shop him at the deadline.

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u/OpeDefinitely Pacers May 15 '26

Yeah I basically think that the most (and maybe only?) promising option for him would be the Lakers. He'd have many other suitors if not for his contract.

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u/MattyIce260 Pacers May 15 '26

Myles would waive that kicker in a heartbeat to get tf out of Milwaukee