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All are bargaining prices, the Bucks have 9 operations in a day and leave their names, and the cut of Lillard has caused dissatisfaction with players

10:27am, 2 July 2025Basketball

The free agent market has been opened for now, and the Milwaukee Bucks have been rated as the team with the largest number of single-day operations in history by many media in the league. So far, they have completed 9 operations in one day. Let’s take a look at it in detail:

renewed the contract with Torrion Prince for 2 years and $7.1 million, with a three-point shooting percentage of 43.9% last season, ranking third among the league players.

and then signed Kevin Porter Jr., the team's substitute main ball handler, last year, for $11 million, for $44 million, for the starting lineman Portis, 22, for $7.5 million, for averaging 18 points in the playoffs. Gary Trent Jr., who averaged 18 points in the playoffs for $107 million, signed with Miles Turner, who played for the Pacers last season, for a contract of $17.2 million, for a 2-year contract of $113 million. He paid in five years and $22.5 million a year.

2-year contract signed Gary Harris.

Use Connaughton + 2 future second round picks as trading chips and get Misic with the Hornets.

used two years to partially guarantee the contract, leaving Sims, who averaged 1.8 points and 3.7 rebounds last season.

Of these nine operations, 5 of them signed were far lower than the market price. For example, Porter Jr. and Gary Tren, who were expected to have an annual salary of tens of millions, ended up receiving an average salary of US$5.5 million and US$3.25 million respectively.

, and the three-year contract renewal of Portis, with an average salary of about $14.7 million, is definitely a "bad price" for this space forward with an average of 16.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game in the playoffs.

However, among these operations, the operations that can truly improve the overall strength of the Bucks are good. We can see five players, Porter, Portis, Trent, Sims and Prince, who played for the Bucks last season. The team got their contracts. Although the price was very favorable, it actually only retained the team's lineup structure last season.

For operations like signing Gary Harris and getting Misic for trading, the new players have not improved much for the Bucks. Whether there is even a chance to play depends on the team's arrangements before the team starts next season.

So what really has an impact on the Bucks is signing Turner and cutting Lillard. It has to be said that it is indeed a big surprise to be able to sign Turner for $107 million in four years. Turner averaged 15.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2 blocks in the regular season last year, shooting 48.1% from the field and 39.6% from three-point shooting percentage, which was very good.

Last year, the Bucks' starting center Lopez signed with the Clippers for $18 million in two years, so the Bucks can find Turner, who is very suitable for partnering with Antetokounmpo, which is definitely a big reinforcement.

The last transaction left is really hard to understand. In order to free up salary space, the team directly cut off the team's second core. This operation may not have happened in the history of the league. So at the first time the operation happened, former NBA star Cameron Anthony sighed three times on social media: There is no loyalty in the sports circle, it is just a routine operation, and he shakes his head.

Not only Anthony, it is reported that Anthony himself is very dissatisfied with Lillard's cut. Although the two have only partnered together for two seasons, the team successfully won the NBA Cup championship last year and established a deep friendship between the two.

However, Lillard's side seems to be relatively dull in being slashed. Lillard's agent team even said optimistically that this is a good time for Lillard to recover, observe the next team and accompany his family.

Regarding the occurrence of this layoff, some media asked the Bucks, did they never expect that after a season, Antetokounmpo, one All-Star player, would be led by Antetokounmpo? If the Bucks are the same for players, then who else would be willing to join the Bucks? The Bucks were determined to help Antetokounmpo win the championship, but they quietly replaced his teammates from Middleton, Lopez, and Lillard to Kuzma, Porter Jr. and Trent. If this continues, maybe the team may not see Antetokounmpo's name before the start of next season. Do you think the Bucks’ approach is appropriate? Welcome to like, follow, and leave a message to discuss!

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