


Myles Turner has agreed to a four-year deal to join the Milwaukee Bucks, who waived nine-time All-Star Damian Lillard to make the acquisition happen, a person with knowledge of the moves told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Turner is agreeing to a deal that ends with a player option, after spending the entirety of his first 10 seasons with the Indiana Pacers, which went to the NBA Finals this past season. And the remaining $112.6 million owed to Lillard will be paid out over the next five seasons via the NBA’s stretch provision.
ESPN, which first reported the plan by the Pacers and Bucks, said Turner agreed to a contract worth $107 million.
Lillard ruptured his Achilles tendon while playing for Milwaukee in Round 1 against Indiana. Lillard also is likely to miss most, if not all, of the coming season.
Turner has averaged 14.1 points and 6.8 rebounds in his 10 seasons with the Pacers, who had a decision to make this summer about whether to surpass the luxury tax threshold with the knowledge that Haliburton likely cannot play this coming season.
The Bucks also shipped guard Pat Connaughton and two second-round draft picks to the Hornets in exchange for point guard Vasa Micic. The Hornets will get Milwaukee’s second-round picks in 2031 and 2032.
Soccer: Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé could make his Club World Cup debut Tuesday against Juventus in the round of 16 after being listed among coach Xabi Alonso’s substitutes. Mbappé missed the first three games of the tournament with an illness. Alonso said Monday it was possible Mbappé could play in his first Club World Cup match in the knockout round, and the French star arrived with the team several hours before the game.
WNBA: Indiana G Caitlin Clark was ruled out of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup final against Minnesota with a strained groin in her third straight absence.