It definitely feels like Milwaukee Bucks middle Myles Turner is not all that bummed that head coach Doc Rivers stepped down from that position earlier this spring.
As shared by ESPN, Turner claimed in the course of the newest version of the “Game Recognize Game” podcast that Rivers “did not nice anyone” for displaying up late to movie periods, conferences, and different required get-togethers after Turner signed a four-year, $108.9M contract to affix the Bucks final offseason. Turner additionally recommended that famous person Giannis Antetokounmpo was ready “to indicate up each time he desires” in the course of the marketing campaign.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had no guidelines underneath Doc Rivers?
“I believe that this type of simply got here with the territory that — and as soon as I noticed what was happening, I used to be like, ‘Hey man, extra energy to you. They ain’t going to nice you. S—, do what you do,'” Turner mentioned about Antetokounmpo’s antics.
Antetokounmpo reportedly requested a commerce earlier than the 2025-26 season obtained underway, and he later blasted teammates this previous January for “not enjoying onerous” and for “being egocentric.” Milwaukee completed the marketing campaign with a document of 32-50, and lots of believe the Bucks will commerce Antetokounmpo to the workforce of his choosing this coming summer time.
“It was loopy, dawg,” Turner mentioned about what he skilled throughout his first season with the Bucks. “Guys have been an hour late to the airplane. It obtained to the purpose the place I knew to not present up till an hour after they mentioned the airplane was taking off. It was loopy.”
Myles Turner challenges new coach Taylor Jenkins following Bucks’ Doc Rivers period
In late April, the Bucks finalized a deal to rent former Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins as Rivers’ alternative. Per ESPN, Jenkins is the winningest coach in Grizzlies historical past with a 250-214 document from the autumn of 2019 by March 2025.
“Some other workforce I have been on, guys obtained fined. And there was a way of order and a way of understanding,” Turner added in the course of the podcast. “So yeah, you are late to the airplane? High quality. You are late to remedy? High quality. You are late to movie? High quality. However I personally didn’t expertise that final yr for the primary time in my profession. So we’ll see what Taylor Jenkins does, our new coach.”
Barring a stunning improvement, it looks as if Jenkins will not have to fret about conserving Antetokounmpo pleased as soon as the Bucks get again collectively for preseason coaching periods.