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Miles Turner jumps to the Bucks and will form a "super double tower" with Antetokounmpo

8:12am, 3 July 2025【Basketball】

Heavy poaching! According to NBA "revelation king" Shams Charania, center Miles Turner, who just followed the Pacers to reach the finals, joined the Milwaukee Bucks for 4 years, with $107 million. This includes 15% of the trade margin and the last year (28-29 season) is the player option.

This is undoubtedly the most important free agent signing since the start of the game.

Before this, both the Pacers and Turner expressed a strong desire to promote a contract renewal. As the team's main center forward, Turner has reached the division finals with the team for two consecutive years. This year, he became a black man and rushed to the finals, and even almost knocked the Thunder down.

And Turner played a huge role in this journey. He joined Siakam in the first round to strangle Antetokounmpo, and in the second round, he even suppressed the Allen Mobley combination of the First Cavaliers in the East.

Turner averaged 13.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game in the playoffs, and was able to average 1.3 three-pointers with a shooting percentage of 37.8%.

It can be said that he is the best "3D front" in the East after Lopez got old.

However, Halliburton's injury in the finals changed everything.

Originally, the Pacers had made up their minds to retain the team that reached the division finals for two consecutive years even if they paid taxes. However, Harry's Achilles tendon rupture is destined to be unable to maintain the competitiveness of the team in the next 25-26 season. If he still renewed the contract with Turner at a high price, it would undoubtedly be too extravagant.

In the end, the Pacers gave up further negotiations with him. The Bucks' 4-year $107 million offer was not high, but this was also something that the Pacers were unable to compete.

But for the Bucks, it's all worth it.

Such a heavy contract not only quickly made up for the vacancy of Lopez's departure, but also made an important weight for leaving Antetokounmpo.

The Bucks have renewed their contract with another 21-year champion Portis, so at least they can guarantee that the team will still have Antetokounmpo Turner Portis, the top inside group in the Eastern Conference, and there is still hope and possibility of winning the championship.

So, will Antetokounmpo leave again? Let's wait and see.