There is no need for Antetokounmpo to pretend! Lillard was laid off, and he could not have been unaware of it!

The Bucks management can be said to be doing everything they can to keep Antetokounmpo. The team directly used the extension clause to directly cut Lillard's contract with a total price of over US$100 million in two years left, and will generate more than US$20 million in dead money in the account every year.

The reason why the Bucks are so crazy is to create enough space for the cap to sign free agent Miles Turner directly.

After all, Antetokounmpo's style of playing has a very high demand for the space-type fifth position. The Bucks' last space-type fifth position was Brooke Lopez, who no longer had the ability to start in the playoff team and was directly let go by the management.

The team cannot be without a center. In order to meet Antetokounmpo's needs, it has carried out such seemingly crazy but actually reasonable operations.

But after the operation was completed, Antetokounmpo sent a whitewash announcement to the media team to give a taste of 300 taels of silver here. Antetokounmpo asked reporters to claim that he was completely unaware of the Bucks' operation to cut Lillard and was frustrated by the operation.

The intention of Antetokounmpo's operation is understandable. After all, Lillard can be said to have returned from the front line for the playoffs, which greatly shortened the due recovery cycle. The final Achilles tendon injury is hard to say that it has nothing to do with the early comeback. The Bucks are a bit unkind to cut Lillard off.

But the problem is that Antetokounmpo's whitewashing press can only deceive children. A reporter soon added a report saying that Antetokounmpo played a crucial role in recruiting Turner, and both sides attached great importance to this cooperation.

The Pacers are unlikely to pay luxury taxes when Halliburton's season reimbursement. Therefore, Turner either renews the Pacers' contract at a low price or leaves the team freely. The Pacers cannot cooperate with the next company to sign first and then exchange, because the team's salary space is not allowed.

And can Antetokounmpo not know the Bucks’ salary space? The Bucks only have a full middle class to use. If you want to sign Turner directly, you must process Lillard's contract to create enough salary space.

Therefore, Antetokounmpo does not need to pretend to behave. He had known for a long time that Lillard would be laid off!