The Milwaukee Bucks Just Shocked the NBA
It’s currently July 1st and I’m sitting around trying to figure out what to record for my next video and one thing just came up at 10:12 in the morning. I check my phone and all of a sudden Miles Turner has signed a 4-year $17 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. Now, I considered making this video about why this year’s Oklahoma City Thunder team should have been the greatest team of all time. Then I was like, never mind. I can’t yap about that for long enough. And then I transition into talking about how the Brooklyn Nets are absolutely destroying their own franchise. And then this slowly turned into Miles Turner just broke the bank for the Milwaukee Bucks, signing for about 26 million, $27 million a year on average. That’s unheard of. Miles Turner is really, really valuable to a team. But Miles Turner also had one of the most lackluster NBA Finals runs that I’ve ever personally watched. Game one and game two were different stories than games three through seven because Miles Turner in games three through seven looked like a traffic cone and barely played any defense. Known for blocking shots, Miles Turner blocked a total of two shots in game six and then dropped five blocks, which is a impressive feat in game three. But Miles Turner also can’t grab rebounds. Miles Turner is the first player in NBA history that I’ve seen stand 6’1 with a 7 foot4 wingspan that is absolutely awful at grabbing rebounds. His career high came 7 years ago on December 23rd in which he achieved 17 rebounds. He also achieved the same number on March 7th of 2019. But when it comes down to it, Miles Turner highest career average in rebounds I want to say is in the sixes. No, 7.5. 2022 to 2023, Miles Turner was grabbing seven and a half boards game. But for someone with his size and his stature, he should be grabbing more. But the Milwaukee Bucks just broke the bank for him. And why is that? Why did the Milwaukee Bucks feel the need to break the bank for Miles Turner? Well, currently their lineup is projected to look like this. Kevin Porter Jr. at point guard, Gary Trent Jr. at shooting guard, Kyle Kosma at small forward, Kosett Koopa at power forward, and now Miles Turner at center. But here’s my thing that I want to propose. What is stopping the Milwaukee Bucks from a trading Kyle Kosma for a valuable guard or b playing the tallest lineup that the NBA has seen? I’m talking Kevin Porter Jr. at point guard, Kyle Kosma at shooting guard, Giannis at small forward, Bobby Poris at power forward, and Miles Turner at center. Now, would this be physically possible? I believe so. I think Giannis Antakumbo can easily keep up with most threes in the league. I think he has the athleticism, the lateral movement, and also the length to keep up with just about anybody. Bobby Portoris honestly feels more natural in a power forward position and now Miles Turner can lock down the center role while also playing on the perimeter. The Milwaukee Bucks though have one glaring problem and that is their point guard. Their point guard situation is one of the worst in the league. I mean this rotation is led by Kevin Porter Jr., Ryan Rollins, and Andre Jackson Jr. I mean Kevin Porter Jr. played very well in his time in Milwaukee last season. He averaged like 11 three and he shot like 40% from three. Those are good numbers, but it’s going to be different over the course of an 82 game season. That’s different. He spent like 20 games with Milwaukee. Now he has to spend quadruple that. Can he produce at the same amount? I have no idea. But what I do know is that the addition of Miles Turner next to Giannis Anettakmpo after losing Brook Lopez is the perfect acquisition. Miles Turner is one of the best stretch bigs in the NBA. He knows how to shoot the ball at a high clip, constantly shooting well over 35% from the three in recent years. In fact, since 2022, he shot over 35% from three all three seasons. And this past season, he actually had his best year shooting the three-pointer at 39.5%. So, in perspective, Miles Turner is a 29-year-old center who now is getting paid $27 million basically to play next to Giannis. And for me, this move signifies that the Milwaukee Bucks are still looking to contend. Now, the truth is is that this cannot be a contending team this year. They’re a move away. They need a different kind of player. They need a different kind of star at the guard position. This lineup just won’t work. So, I came up with this trade. Now, looking at this trade, it may not look like a lot for Kobe White, but honestly, I I find it hard to question or I guess I find it easy to question is the correct term of the English language I’m looking for is how much the Bulls can realistically get for Kobe White. He’s an expiring contract. I don’t know if he wants to stay in Chicago and whoever trades for him is going to have to pay him. Remember Josh Giddy and Alex Guso was a one for one swap. This is this is going to be about the same. I think that two first round picks, Kyle Kosma, a second round pick to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Kobe White and Javon Carter makes plenty of sense if the Bulls don’t want to trade Kobe White. Now, of course, these two picks aren’t that valuable with the 2027 first round pick is a swap between the Pelicans and the Bucks. The Bulls would get the lesser of the two, but honestly, it could turn out to be pretty good depending on, you know, injuries and all that. And then, of course, the 2031 pick is top eight protected. You could honestly lower the protection to top three or top five, but I think that protecting this pick makes sense for both sides because Kobe White is going to be demanding a lot of money and this could end up being a one-season rental. Now, what I just learned in this entire Miles Turner sweep stakes is that he actually had room to the room to sign Miles Turner came from waving Damen Lillard. Damen Lillard is now a free agent who was injured with a torn Achilles. He’s free to go wherever. Miami, here we come. I mean, his dream is literally coming true. he can finally play for the Miami Heat. But now after acquiring Kobe White, here is what the Milwaukee Bucks rotation I believe would be. I think you would start Kevin Porter Jr. at point guard, Kobe White at shooting guard. I think Torian Prince could maybe steal that starting small forward spot along with Andre Jackson Jr. maybe or you could do my idea and go big. Jiannis had a koopa at small forward, Bobby Poris at power forward, Miles Turner at center, and then of course you would sub out one of Bobby Portoris or Miles Turner early into basketball games in order to create a good solid rotation. But that’s just me. I do think that the Milwaukee Bucks are one trade away from making a splash in the NBA playoffs like they’ve been looking to do for these last couple of seasons. They need to realize that their time to win is running out. Yasako is very keen on winning a championship and staying in Milwaukee. If he wasn’t, he would have asked out already. But Jiannis Antakmpo can’t be expected to wait around forever. He’s the one of the best players in the league and in my opinion is the best player in the league. And I know that Joic stands will get on me for that. But honestly, I don’t care. I believe what I believe. And I think that Giannis is the best player in the NBA. And I think it’s very close. I think Yonas and Yonas Joic and Giannis are the two best players. And then there’s a gap for number three. Now, do I believe that the Milwaukee Bucks all of a sudden are title contenders with this Miles Turner signing? No. Honestly, I think if anything, they’re still in the same spot. They still don’t have a reliable guard option. They need a reliable guard option. They need to trade Kyle Koosma for a guard option. They maybe need to go after Chris Paul. I would love it if the Milwaukee Bucks just said, “Hey, Chris Paul, come play with Giannis.” And then you would have Chris Paul, Kevin Porter Jr. running your guard rotation. That seems like a good fit. But do they have the money for that now? Probably not. I think Chris Paul is basically guaranteed to go to the Clippers, maybe even the Lakers. But one thing is for sure, Chris Paul would be a perfect fit in Milwaukee. There’s so many other names that could fit well in Milwaukee, but it’s hard to acquire good point guards for the Milwaukee Bucks. Why? Because they don’t have the picks to trade. They don’t have the money. They don’t have the players to trade. They don’t have the money to sign anybody now. It’s a very weird spot. But Miles Turner is the perfect fit next to Janosko. and he will stretch the floor for one of the best players, if not the best player in the NBA and one of the best players of all time. This frees up the middle for Giannis. This gets a younger Brook Lopez archetype in there after he left for LA. You’re basically getting a more athletic and younger Brook Lopez for a lot more money, don’t get me wrong, but he is worth the money. Whether or not he underperformed in the playoffs or not, he is worth the money. And I know Miles Turner is upset that he had to leave the Pacers. He has said publicly multiple times about his desires to stay with the Indiana Pacers until he retired. I mean, think about all the Lego sets he has to move now. Miles Turner wanted to be a Pacer until he retired, but the Pacers apparently were scared to go into the second apron. And the Pacers, since that Tyrese Hallebertton injury that completely changed the trajectory of their team, it looks like they might enter a little bit of a retooling period in which we see players like Miles Turn, in which we could see players like TJ McConnell get dealt, in which we could see players like Pascal Seakum get on the trade block. they could build a younger, better core around Tyres Hallebertton for when he comes back next NBA season because he’s not going to come back this entire year. There’s going to be a year for this team where Tyrese’s Hallebertton is not involved in anything. And that’s because they just don’t have the facilities to bring anyone in, but also don’t have the facilities to contend this year. But somehow the New Orleans Pelicans gave them back their own first round pick. So there’s no incentive for the Pacers to care about this season. Why not just tank? Get a good draft pick and make it in the top 10 maybe even and then just figure it out, you know? Get a good young rookie next to Tyrese Hallebertton for the next season and you’ll have it figured out. I like this trip for both sides. I think Damen Lillard getting waved is a strong bold move by the Bucks. That is $120 million that you’re going to have to pay out over the course of the next 5 years. But to be honest, I think it’s a good move because Damen Lillard was really adding nothing to this Milwaukee Bucks team. He’ll go play somewhere that he actually wants to be and everything’s going to work out. But that’s my take. Miles Turner to the Bucks has been the biggest move of free agency so far.
The Milwaukee Bucks just made the most shocking move of the NBA offseason! Damian Lillard — once seen as the missing piece for a championship run — has been waived after just one season in Milwaukee. But that’s not all… in a bold pivot, the Bucks signed defensive anchor and floor-spacing big man Myles Turner, sending shockwaves across the league.
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KPJ is a better fit at the pg then Dame was. If you didn't watch Bucks basketball, maybe you don't know this. KPJ and Rollins had more success at point because it opened up the game. The Bucks played totally different when one of the two was running the point. They are faster, more athletic and has a better chemistry with Giannis. The numbers though a small sample size, the lineups with Giannis, Trent, KPJ and Green was the 2nd best lineups in the league, if we go by the numbers. I think they should still go after CP, to run the point, but they definitely have a squad with Dame and Brook now out. The team is definitely better, even if most can't see it yet.
Dame and Brook were two black holes on the Bucks. But had to go, so that they can get younger, faster, more athletic at those positions. I would say Dame more so then Brook, because Brook could come off the bench. Dame on the other hand, was way too undersized, had no chemistry with the team and struggled to do the basic duties as a point guard. It was ugly basketball to watch. The young guys on the team were playing more impactful minutes in that position. Dame's stock value was falling fast. I think this move worked out for everyone in the end. Everyone should be happy.