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Darvin Ham was also scratched off the list for Mike Brown’s top assistant. The Milwaukee Bucks denied the Knicks’ request to interview Ham for the associate head coach position, The Post has learned. Ham joins James Borrego of the Pelicans and Jay Triano of the Mavericks as candidates under contract who weren’t granted permission to interview with the Knicks.

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Gary Washburn: Milwaukee just wasn't ever really a great fit. Obviously when Portland was looking to move him, he wanted to go to Miami. that didn't work out. There was the Celtic rumors and I know our friend Chris Haynes was like, "No, he ain't going to Boston." I've been told that that's a little different now and that he's open to new teams and obviously he wants to win a championship. The only thing he does not have in his career is a title. He's top 75.

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NBA TV: "Giannis loves Milwaukee, Milwaukee loves Giannis." @Bucks President Peter Feigin says they're in a good place with their superstar 🤝

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The Oklahoma City Thunder unveiled its full 2025 preseason schedule on Thursday, featuring six games—two at home and four on the road. The Thunder opens preseason play on Oct. 5 against the Charlotte Hornets in Charleston, South Carolina, followed by a back-to-back matchup with the Dallas Mavericks in Fort Worth on Oct. 6. Oklahoma City returns to Paycom Center for its home preseason debut on Oct. 9, once again hosting Charlotte. The team will then travel to face the Indiana Pacers on Oct. 11 and the Milwaukee Bucks on Oct. 14, before closing out exhibition play at home against the defending champion Denver Nuggets on Oct. 17.

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Myles Turner: ‘Free agency is crazy because, you know, you view yourself one way and then you hope that others view you that way as well across the league. But then you might value yourself a certain way and demand a certain amount of number or a certain number. And then the rest of the league, you know, might be cap space or, you know, there's only a mid-level exception. ‘We can only offer you this.’ So, you know, it's a tough world of emotion, to say the least.’

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Myles Turner: This basketball thing, this money, it's amazing, bro. Like chat, I promise you. Kyrie Irving: Yeah we don’t take it for granted, it’s amazing. Turner: But bro, there is just so much more out there. You are nothing without your health. You're nothing without your wellness. You're nothing about you're nothing without the love that surrounds you. And I think that's something I've internalized. I love nature. I really enjoy hiking and being outdoors. I'm more of a mountains over beach kind of guy.

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Giannis Antetokounmp "I used to go to church here." "How many times? Like every Sunday?" Gianni "Every Sunday. And every Saturday, we gathered together and played board games, ping pong, chess. Then on Sunday, we’d go to church, and after that, we’d eat a snack. I’m very religious."

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Keith Smith: As part of agreeing to move his contract guarantee back with the Milwaukee Bucks, Andre Jackson Jr. got his deal partially guaranteed for $800K, a league source told @spotrac . Jackson's contract will become fully guaranteed on opening night of the 2025-26 season.

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Myles Turner in his welcome video to Bucks fans: “Good news, I don’t hate yall no more”

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Ben Golliver: Bucks coach Doc Rivers on communication with Giannis Antetokounmpo amid trade speculation this summer: “We were communicating a lot. It was about next year, and it was about winning.”

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Tony East: "There was alignment issues, as far as me and them," Myles Turner says of negotiations with the Pacers when I asked. Wouldn't elaborate beyond that.

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Tony East: Myles Turner: "I know it's going to take getting used to, seeing me in this Bucks green."

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Myles Turner posted a long, heartfelt goodbye to Indiana and the Pacers organization on Instagram Thursday night. Below is the entire goodbye in its entirety: 10 years. One jersey. One city. It’s hard to put into words what the past 10 seasons and past 10 years of my life has meant to me… From a teenager out of Bedford, Texas to the MAN and player I am today, Indy has been home through it all. You watched me grow up—on and off the court. Just like you I put my hard hat on clocked in & clocked out every single day… Throughout the years I put my personal pride & ego to the side and sacrificed many parts of myself and my livelihood for the betterment and advancement of this organization. I NEVER took the easy way out, I took the criticism on the chin, bit my tongue to complain and just kept my head down and grinded through it all and in the end… it was ALL so worth it!

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Doc Rivers on Giannis Antetokounmpo playing point guard “When I brought it up with Giannis— he thought I lost my mind.”

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